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“#Study suggests heat waves of the future could kill millions” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research has found evidence suggesting that if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, future heat waves could kill millions of people across the globe. In their paper published on the NBER…
“#Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world” These linkages enable the flow of benefits, including food, livelihoods and government revenue, from tropical fisheries to extratropical locations. Fish from the tropics sold in temperate-zone markets provides jobs and revenue to tropical nations. That flow of benefits is threatened by the…
“#Italians evacuated over risk of falling Mont Blanc ice” Another section of ice from the Planpincieux glacier threatened to collapse last year Several dozen people have been evacuated in northeastern Italy as a huge chunk of a glacier in the Mont Blanc massif threatens to break off due to high temperatures. The block of ice…
“#Satellites provide crucial data on crops during COVID-19” The graph shows the cumulated area of 2020 harvesting relative to 2019. In Spain, winter cereals are cultivated over almost two million hectares of land, mainly found in the autonomous regions of Castilla and León, Andalucia, Castilla-la-Mancha and Aagón. Thanks to satellite data, the evolution of harvests…
“#’It is not easy’: how science and courage saved the stunning Australian Alps” Credit: National Library of Australia Most people probably associate the Australian Alps with skiing and snow. Others might think of the Man from Snowy River legend or the engineering feats of the Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme. But few people know the region’s history…
“#Researchers examine food supply chain resiliency in the Pacific during COVID-19 pandemic” Credit: Jacob Eurich The COVID-19 pandemic exposes weaknesses in the supply chain when countries go into lockdown. Some are small, such as the toilet paper shortages early on, that, while annoying, were eventually resolved. But what happens when the effects of the pandemic…
“#At least five dead in US as downgraded Isaias reaches Canada” Cars are buried under the remains of a fallen tree in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn New York on August 4, 2020 Tropical storm Isaias left at least five people dead as it pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving winds and heavy rain,…
“#Bay Area coastal flooding triggers regionwide commute disruptions” Credit: Stanford University For decades, the low-lying neighborhoods along the San Francisco Bay have experienced coastal flooding and the subsequent traffic disruptions. But a new computational model by Stanford researchers reveals that, due to the nature of road networks in the region, commuters living outside the areas…
“#Protecting Indigenous bush foods and medicines against biopiracy” Nangai, a fruit found in Vanuatu used by Indigenous peoples in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, is sought by cosmetic companies for its oil. Credit: Daniel Robinson The use of Indigenous knowledge and resources—including bush foods and bush medicines—is increasingly on-trend. Cosmetics, pharmaceutical giants and large food…
“#Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80 percent more air pollution” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, finds a first of…