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Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of climate change across several indicators such as surface…

3. ResultsIn reference to our first research question (in what ways can SPD support healthy development across the life course?) we identified four themes: (1) questioning the system not the self; (2) carving out alternative spaces and…

Mexican citizens will go to the polls on 2 June 2024 to elect a new president, a new legislature and thousands of other local government officials. Three candidates – two of whom are women – are contending to…

Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group, testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing examining cyber attacks on health care, and the Change…

Data-Driven Lab Director and Associate Professor Angel Hsu has been selected as one of six US scientists to participate this week to scope an upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities for the…

Credit: NIST John W. Lyons, a chemist who served as director of the National Institute of…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. ‘Historic’ court victory FIRST-EVER RULING: The European Court of Human Rights this week…

I recently sat down with Peter Kilmarx, M.D., acting director of the NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC), to discuss adaptation science, a critical yet often overlooked area in the broader conversation on climate change. As…

1. IntroductionThe impact of current and potential changes in the relationship between forests and society is critical in many parts of the world, especially considering that the value of intensively managed forest plantations for…

To evaluate the effectiveness of the NJLNBB program in improving climate change knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behaviors among fifth-grade students (10–11 years of age), a cluster randomized controlled study design was…

1. IntroductionAtlantic Canada is the easternmost region of Canada, comprising four provinces, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island . This region contains a total population of just over 2.4…

A better understanding of the complex hydrology in arid regions will give environmental managers the information they need to make the best possible decisions. Credit:…

Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, opened the ceremony by thanking Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, for sending her best leaders to U.S.…

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By Glenda Quintini and Guillermo Montt. A range of OECD analysis (see the recent OECD Policy Brief on The Future of Work) has been exploring the relationship between digitalisation, jobs and skills, the magnitude of potential job…

Over 26 million enrolled students in the Philippines are confronted with the multifaceted impacts of climate change, including the possibility of El Nino bringing intolerable heat, more powerful typhoons, and limited access to water for…

Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent” Hamas-led terror attacks of 7 October, António Guterres told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York that nothing could justify the horror unleashed by Palestinian militants that day. “I…

Editor’s Note: This excerpt from Salesforce Futures Magazine explores the diverse applications of personal AI agents. It also reveals why digital companions aren’t just technological marvels helping with basic tasks — they are…

Editor’s Note: This excerpt from Salesforce Futures Magazine explores the diverse applications of personal AI agents. It also reveals why digital companions aren’t just technological marvels helping with basic tasks — they are…

4 April 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today launched a joint programme to support the health…

WASHINGTON – During a livestreamed event on April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor welcomed women in leadership in elected office, labor unions, professional sports and worker advocacy for a fireside chat at the department’s…

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. As reports of antisemitism on college campuses — and lawsuits about it — have…

3.1. Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe Go8 universities can be separated into two distinct groups based on their size: five larger universities with annual populations (EFTSL + FTE) between 50,000 and 65,000, and three smaller institutions…

Melting ice redistributes mass to Earth's equator, slowing its spin rate. Changes in Earth's spin affect its synchronization with atomic clocks.…

South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate change when they approve new developments. In their research, environmental law…

Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very products warming the planet. At issue are plans to build…

1. IntroductionUrbanization embodies a cultural and societal evolution that propels the advancement of urban centers, expands the count and expanse of urban communities, fosters the aggregation of inhabitants in cities and their…

Wildfires, extreme weather, and rising sea levels often seem to grab news headlines, but in my view, less attention is paid to how such climate change-related events can affect human health in immediate and profound ways — and what can…

There are a lot of ways to describe what’s happening to the Earth’s climate: Global warming. Climate change. Climate crisis. Global weirding. They all try to capture in different ways the phenomena caused by our world’s weather…

In some parts of Australia, coastal dunes are retreating from the ocean at an alarming rate, as waves carve up the beach and wind blows the sand inland. But coastal communities are largely oblivious to the changes. Our new research…

New York, NY (June 21, 2022) – The Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI), the research arm of the Ad Council, today revealed the findings of their new quarterly issue pulse study in partnership with Morning Consult, examining the most…

NEW YORK, NY, July 6, 2022 – The Ad Council, the nation’s leading non-profit using the power of communications to drive social change, announced today the re-launch of its premier talent engagement division, Creators for Good. Having…

Within four weeks during late summer 2023, two severe rainfall events thousands of miles apart caused two pairs of dams to collapse, bringing catastrophic floods.Both floods happened in the middle of the night, neither were forecasted,…

INRAE, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux and Université de Bourgogne have analysed trends to come in current and developing winegrowing regions around the world to adapt wine production to climate change.The results of…

3.2.3. PrecipitationDuring an El Niño episode, meteorological conditions in the national territory are affected, causing abnormalities in rainfall and air temperatures, especially on the western slope of the Peruvian Andes .…

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add billions of dollars yearly to the global economy through their…

8.1. Global OverviewOn a global scale, surface air temperatures are rising (Figure 3). As the United Nations (UN) Secretary General said in July 2023, “the era of global warming has ended” and “the era of global boiling has arrived”…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Legislators love bundling things together. It lets them accomplish more with less hassle and attempt to…

by Dr. Kristin Beck, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde Sampling stations for Baltic cod and flounder in the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Emotional reactions to climate change may lead to specific policy preferences, according to a study published in…

IntroductionIn 2024, Holi occurs on March 25. Here we consider how warming trends in India increase the chances of uncomfortably and possibly dangerously hot conditions.Results1. March and April are warming across IndiaEvery region…

Bill Evans, Josh Shulman and Greg Shulman created the Real…

When the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed in moments. Six people are…

When the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed in moments. Six people are…

Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention the vast array of electronics that have become…

2.1. Common Approach in Calcualting ILUC EmissionsAs noted in the Introduction, two sets of data are required to calculate ILUC emissions from a biofuel pathway: (i) estimated land-use changes due to an increase in…

Wes McRae | March 25th, 2024 – Atlanta, GAIn her recent lecture to School of Architecture students and faculty, Sharon Egretta Sutton explained how a community-based education can help aspiring architects become agents of change in the…

The Farmer First Clusters (FFC) initiative provides a mix of solutions to support producers in tackling soy-driven deforestation and native vegetation conversion in four key Cerrado landscapes: Western Mato Grosso, Southern Maranhão,…