Tag: climate change
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NATURE: Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica
Vegetation is spreading at an alarming rate in a region of the continent where temperatures are soaring.
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NATURE: How a ‘billion oysters’ could protect the New York coastline from climate change
Advocates argue that restoring the oyster reefs that once armoured shorelines could help to buffer against extreme storms.
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NATURE: Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air travel.
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NATURE: How to change people’s minds about climate change: what the science says
Telling people about the consensus among scientists can help, study finds, but researchers think that personal conversations are needed, too.
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NATURE: Extreme heat is a huge killer — these local approaches can keep people safe
Extreme heat is a serious public-health threat: on average, it kills more people in the United States than any other weather event, including hurricanes, floods and extreme cold. The effects of scorching temperatures are exacerbated in cities, where buildings and roads soak up warmth. As Earth’s warming climate intensifies the problem, scientists are investigating evidence-based…
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