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Environment
Indigenous people feel climate policy, bearing the brunt of rising temperatures
Indigenous people are at the forefront of climate change and provide important knowledge and management in the face of threats from climate policy. Credit: Rob Potter/Western Communications With subpolar and Arctic reach of the Northwest Territories (NWT), the climate is warming faster than most other places on Earth. Decades before scientists and governments grasped the threat of rising temperatures, indigenous…
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Earth
Coastal Management Model plays a long game with rising tides
Coastal city setting. Views of the South Street Seaport area in Manhattan, New York affected the setting of the coastal city. Courtesy of Google Maps. (Map Data ©2024 Google). b. Ideal topology of a Manhattan-inspired coastal city with two flood walls (F1 and F2) as adaptive flood protection. Zone 1 below the base of the first flood wall is not…
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Biology
Learning links climate change to rising arsenic levels in paddy fields, increasing health risks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Climate change could have a major impact on arsenic levels in paddy fields, a staple food for millions of people across Asia, revealing a new study from Columbia University’s School of Postal Health. This study shows that rising temperatures above 2°C and rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can lead to higher concentrations of inorganic arsenic (IAS)…
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Biology
Zooplankton studies reveal how rising temperatures can lead to population crashes
Experimental setup to quantify population dynamics along thermal gradients. Credit: Ecology (2025). doi:10.1002/ecy.70030 Researchers at Rice University reveal important links between rising and falling populations of species, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study, published in Ecology and led by Volker Rudolf, revealed that rising temperatures within the population exacerbate competition and ultimately leads to…
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Earth
Rising tides in sand mining: an increasing threat to marine life
Sand mine barge on the Kuala Langat River in Selangor, Malaysia. Credit: Khairil Yusof, Creative Commons In the act of delicate balance between human development and the protection of the vulnerable natural world, sand is oppressing the scales of the human side. On one planet, an international group of scientists are hoping to balance these scales and better identify the…
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Other Sciences
Social Media Double-Edged Sword: Research links both active and passive use to rising loneliness
Credit: PEXELS’ RDNE Stock Project In an age where social media promises to connect us, Baylor University research reveals a calm paradox. Researchers Dr. James A. Roberts, Professor Ben H. Williams Marketing at the Handkers School of Business, co-authors Dr. Philip Young and Dr. Meredith David analysed the research. It followed nearly 7,000 Dutch adults for nine years to understand…
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Earth
Rising temperatures threaten coral reefs – pinpointing where conservation action is most needed
Credit: Ocean Image Bank / Renata Romeo New science from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) maps coral reefs across the Western Indian Ocean, revealing unexpected pockets of climate resilience that could offer hope for conservation efforts in the region I did. By combining AI models and data from 1,000 field studies, researchers identified coral reefs that may be better able…
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Earth
Clouds obscure the relationship between extreme rainfall and rising temperatures
Scaling of precipitation extremes by temperature at the time of observation. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55143-8 Extreme rainfall is typically defined as the heaviest 5% of rainfall in a given region. As global temperatures rise, scientists expect extreme rainfall to increase. Because warm air can hold more moisture. Recent examples of more extreme rainfall have been evident in further…
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