#AI model to forecast complicated large-scale tropical instability waves in Pacific Ocean

“#AI model to forecast complicated large-scale tropical instability waves in Pacific Ocean” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Large-scale oceanic phenomena are complicated and often involve many natural processes. Tropical instability wave (TIW) is one of these phenomena. Pacific TIW, a prominent prevailing oceanic event in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, is featured with cusp-shaped waves propagating…

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#Portugal heat wave heightens risk of wildfires

“#Portugal heat wave heightens risk of wildfires” People arriving at the beach walk past a semaphore system that signals how crowded the beach is at any moment, in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. The system uses radar to count people entering the gates to the fenced beach to help beachgoers keep social distancing…

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#Geoengineering’s benefits limited for apple crops in India

“#Geoengineering’s benefits limited for apple crops in India” A map of India, with apple-growing regions in color. Himachal Pradesh is the second-largest apple-producing state in India. Credit: Jyoti Singh Geoengineering—spraying sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere to combat global warming—would only temporarily and partially benefit apple production in northern India, according to a Rutgers co-authored study….

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#Q&A: Coming soon? A brief guide to 21st-century megadisasters

“#Q&A: Coming soon? A brief guide to 21st-century megadisasters” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to calamities, Jeffrey Schlegelmilch thinks big. In his upcoming book, “Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters,” he explores menaces that potentially could change not just lives or communities, but entire societies. He groups these into five categories:…

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#How do you measure innovation in sustainable development?

“#How do you measure innovation in sustainable development?” Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 2015, the United Nations established 17 Sustainable Development Goals as “a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.” The goals range from eliminating poverty and hunger to reducing inequality and tackling climate change. To solve these complex and…

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#How best to burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk

“#How best to burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk” Credit: David Bruce, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC New research into the complexities of prescribed burning across varied landscapes and weather conditions is supporting the critical decisions on how and where to use fire to protect communities. Drawing on cutting edge science around prescribed burning,…

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#Will COVID pandemic’s environmental benefit last?

“#Will COVID pandemic’s environmental benefit last?” (HealthDay)—It has been the sole silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic—cleaner air and water on the planet. But will it continue? A new study says that isn’t yet clear. “The pandemic raises two important questions related to the environment,” said study author Christopher Knittel, from the MIT Sloan School…

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#Network fuels burning desire to understand wildfire

“#Network fuels burning desire to understand wildfire” Western is one of five nodes in the Wildland Fire Research Network, a joint effort between the federal government and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to help understand and predict wildfire risk. Credit: University of Western Ontario Each year since 1990, about 2.4…

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#World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power

“#World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power” Top ten countries by population in 2017 &2100 Credit: The Lancet World’s population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power—new analysis, published in The Lancet forecasts global, regional, and national populations, mortality,…

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