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In the U.S., wildland firefighters are able to stop about 98% of all wildfires before the fires have burned even 100 acres. That may seem comforting, but decades of quickly suppressing fires has had unintended consequences. Fires…

A large part of Palumbi’s work focuses on community engagement. While in Palau, he met with Sharp Sakuma, the governor of the Palauan state of Ngaraard, who is hoping to use Palumbi’s findings in a local reef restoration project.…

by Zuzana Smidova, Estonia Desk, OECD Economics Department International trade plays an important role in the Estonian economy (Figure 1). Around a half of the private sector employment is sustained by foreign demand, twice as much as…

How does your immune system decide between fighting invading pathogens now or preparing to fight them in the future? Turns out, it can change its mind. Every person has 10 million to 100 million unique T cells that have a critical…

The Colorado River is changing. Nobody knows that better than JB Hamby, chairman of the Colorado River Board of California, and Bill Hasencamp, manager of Colorado River Resources for the Metropolitan Water District of…

Rapid Motor Adaptation (RMA) is an artificial intelligence that enables legged robots to adapt intelligently in real time to challenging, unfamiliar new terrain and circumstances.Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the…

How SVR-Attributed Actors are Adapting to the Move of Government and Corporations to Cloud Infrastructure OVERVIEW This advisory details recent tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the group commonly known as APT29, also known…

UN News’s Daniel Dickinson travelled to Madagascar ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 February, to ask people how they are coping.Life is becoming increasingly challenging…

Rapid Motor Adaptation (RMA) is an artificial intelligence that enables legged robots to adapt intelligently in real time to challenging, unfamiliar new terrain and circumstances.Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the…

What GAO Found The digital transformation over the last few decades has changed the economic landscape for local news media—most notably, by reducing the circulation and revenue of many local newspapers. This market disruption is…

Research Highlight How can leaders inspire agility during a crisis? Learn three critical leadership strategies that helped two prominent symphonies transform during the pandemic. Scott Sonenshein…

After months of delay, it appears possible (though far from guaranteed!) that the food and farm bill might finally begin moving forward in Congress. This critical legislation was originally expected to be signed into law by the fall of…

As climate change drives more frequent and intense weather, finding new ways to adapt can be a matter of life or death. A new Stanford-led study reveals a steady increase in the number of people at risk from tropical cyclones and the…

As climate change drives more frequent and intense weather, finding new ways to adapt can be a matter of life or death. A new Stanford-led study reveals a steady increase in the number of people at risk from tropical cyclones and the…

Weather balloons provide vital data for forecasting extreme weather eventsEdward Haylan/Shutterstock The following is an extract from our climate newsletter Fix the Planet. Sign up to receive it for free in your…

Gary Chastagner, a Washington State University professor called "Dr. Christmas Tree" shows an example of a less-desirable tree due to fewer top branches, grown in a…

Average country ranking per theme, by country income level. Normalized difference between each income group mean value per indicator and the global mean for that…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Becoming more dog-friendly could be a gold mine for the hospitality and tourism industry, according to new…

India-based Aumsat Technologies has harnessed satellite-based radar analytics to address the issue of water scarcity. Espacio de Encuentro de las Culturas Originarias focuses on adaptation to climate change at the local level in…

Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies…

The Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to climate change.In just the last few months, it has endured droughts, record-breaking heat, and multiple super typhoons, a bout of extreme weather that experts say will only get worse as the…

Sri Lanka shrinks by 600 hectares a year due to rising sea levels. In the future there are likely to be 21 million climate refugees whose homes have been lost to climate change. Growin Money has helped over 5000 vulnerable Sri Lankans…

The island republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific ocean is running out of time. The island's residents are hard hit by floods, cyclones, coastal erosion and water scarcity. Weather extremes due to climate change is on the rise with sea…

Michael Berkowitz, New York based President of 100 Resilient Cities at Fed Square Melbourne on 10 November 2016 shares his experience on making cities more resilient with great examples and future visions. Other panellists:Professor Lars…

Michael Berkowitz, President of 100 Resilient Cities Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation discusses the 100 Resilient Cities program and why it is receiving take-up across the world, including in Melbourne. Melbourne has been an active…

"How Green Roofs in Copenhagen Create New Opportunities, Climate Adapt Our City and Transform Our Living" by Dorthe RmDorthe Rm, biologist and Project Manager for the City of Copenhagen, is behind the initiative for green roofs in…

A leading authority on conservation issues, especially flora and fauna adaptations to rapid climate change, Professor Primack brings a truly global perspective to Nature's rapid response mechanisms. He discusses changes in the Massachusetts…