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#Increases in greenhouse gas, particulate pollution emissions drive regional drying around the globe

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“#Increases in greenhouse gas, particulate pollution emissions drive regional drying around the globe” LLNL scientists and collaborators used fingerprinting — the process of separating the relative roles of natural and human influences on global climate — to identify how greenhouse gas and particulate pollution emissions drive regional drying around the globe. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National…

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#50 dead in Japan floods as rescuers ‘race against time’

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“#50 dead in Japan floods as rescuers ‘race against time’” Many have seen their homes destroyed Emergency services in western Japan were “racing against time” Tuesday to rescue people stranded by devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 50, as the country braced for more torrential downpours. Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its…

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#Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU

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“#Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU” Siberia and the Arctic Circle are prone to large year-on-year temperature fluctuations, but the persistence of this year’s warm spell is very unusual Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden Siberia, with last month in a dead heat for the warmest…

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#Deep undersea earthquake widely felt in Indonesia, no damage

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“#Deep undersea earthquake widely felt in Indonesia, no damage” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A deep undersea earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Tuesday, but no injuries or serious damage were reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 6.6 magnitude and was centered about 94 kilometers (58 miles)…

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#Microplastic pollution harms lobster larvae, study finds

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“#Microplastic pollution harms lobster larvae, study finds” Accumulated microplastic fibers are visible under this larval lobster’s carapace. New research shows that microplastic fiber pollution impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development. Credit: Madelyn Woods Microplastic fiber pollution in the ocean impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development, according to new research….

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#NASA finds wind shear battering tropical storm Edouard

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“#NASA finds wind shear battering tropical storm Edouard” On July 6 at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC), the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite gathered temperature information about Tropical Storm Edouard’s cloud tops. MODIS found a small area of powerful thunderstorms (red) where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit…

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#Nitrogen pollution policies around the world lag behind scientific knowledge

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“#Nitrogen pollution policies around the world lag behind scientific knowledge” Credit: CC0 Public Domain National and regional policies aimed at addressing pollution fueled by nitrogen lag behind scientific knowledge of the problem, finds a new analysis by an international team of researchers. Its work, which appears in the journal Nature Sustainability, reveals how governmental regulations…

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#Coconut confusion reveals consumer conundrum

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“#Coconut confusion reveals consumer conundrum” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Coconut oil production may be more damaging to the environment than palm oil, researchers say. The issue of tropical forests being cut down for palm oil production is widely known, but the new study says coconut oil threatens more species per ton produced than palm or…

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#Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal

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“#Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal” How has the Chagres River ecosystem changed since pre-Panama Canal times. Credit: Ian Cooke/Cooked Illustrations Humans have manipulated and managed rivers with dams for millennia. The number of river dam projects is predicted to rise sharply in the future, especially in the tropics where demand for…

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#Closing the gap: Citizen science for monitoring sustainable development

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“#Closing the gap: Citizen science for monitoring sustainable development” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Citizen science could help track progress towards all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An IIASA-led study, for the first time, comprehensively analyzed the current and potential contribution of citizen science data to monitor the SDGs at the indicator level. Huge amounts…