UN launches fund to shield displaced people from climate shocks
The United Nations said Wednesday it was launching a new Climate Resilience Fund aimed at boosting protections for "refugees and displaced communities" threatened by climate change.
The United Nations said Wednesday it was launching a new Climate Resilience Fund aimed at boosting protections for "refugees and displaced communities" threatened by climate change.
Environment
Apr 24, 2024
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For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2024
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There are several factors that play an important role in the development of floods: air temperature, soil moisture, snow depth, and the daily precipitation in the days before a flood. In order to better understand how individual ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2024
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Declining atmospheric sulfur dioxide levels might be related to the global rise in Legionnaires' disease—a severe form of pneumonia caused by inhaling the pathogenic bacteria Legionella. So reports a new University at Albany ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2024
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This year, large businesses in Australia will likely have to begin reporting their environmental impacts, climate risks and climate opportunities.
Environment
Mar 7, 2024
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The sinking of a bulk carrier off Yemen after a Huthi missile attack poses grave environmental risks as thousands of tonnes of fertilizer threaten to spill into the Red Sea, officials and experts warn.
Environment
Mar 5, 2024
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Single-use plastics cause pollution, harm wildlife, deplete resources, pose health risks, and create waste management challenges, necessitating urgent action for reduction and better management. A study in the Global Business ...
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2024
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Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new plant-based inhibitor that can improve the efficiency and stability of fertilizers. The inhibitor, derived from natural ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 22, 2024
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The pāua industry is facing a range of challenges, as business and finance grapple with how to support the ecological role of this taonga species in our marine environment and protect one of our most valuable export commodities.
Environment
Jan 19, 2024
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An oil spill is sloshing tarry ooze onto beaches in the state of Carabobo along Venezuela's western coastline, several environmental groups said on Wednesday.
Environment
Dec 28, 2023
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