#Climate change ‘clearly’ fuelled Australia bushfires: inquest

“#Climate change ‘clearly’ fuelled Australia bushfires: inquest” The report warned that Australians may have to come to terms with ‘new extreme’ conditions Australia’s devastating 2019-2020 bushfires were “clearly” fuelled by climate change, a government inquiry reported Tuesday following some of the largest forest fires ever recorded worldwide. With this year’s fire season already underway, authorities…

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#Study identifies first step to beating water scarcity

“#Study identifies first step to beating water scarcity” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed the locations and industries in the U.S. where efforts to improve water consumption would have the greatest benefit for economic activity and the environment. The study, led by researchers from Virginia Tech, used a spatially detailed database of water…

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#NASA tracking Tropical Storm Laura near Cuba

“#NASA tracking Tropical Storm Laura near Cuba” On Aug. 24 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Storm Laura centered north of the Cayman Islands. Credit: NASA Worldview As Tropical Storm Laura continues to move through the Caribbean Sea NASA satellites are providing forecasters with visible, infrared and microwave…

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#Advanced biofuels show real promise for replacing some fossil fuels

“#Advanced biofuels show real promise for replacing some fossil fuels” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Biofuel and bioenergy systems are integral to scenarios for displacing fossil fuel use and producing negative emissions through carbon capture and storage. But the net greenhouse gas mitigation benefit of these systems has been controversial, due to concerns around carbon losses…

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#Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius

“#Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius” The larger section has been sunk to a depth of 3,180 metres. The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in pristine waters off Mauritius, has been successfully sunk in the open ocean, the national crisis committee said Monday. The…

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#Unconventional farming methods could help smallholders fight back against climate change

“#Unconventional farming methods could help smallholders fight back against climate change” Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from Ghana shows less popular methods of biochar application are more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield. The article, “Method of biochar application affects growth, yield and nutrient uptake of cowpea” was published in the De Gruyter…

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#COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security

“#COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say experts at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and Northwestern University in the U.S. In a comment article published in Nature Sustainability, the…

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