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10 August 2022
Climate Change Conclusion: Time for Bold Action
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Due to the increasingly visible consequences of climate change, governments are finding it difficult to downplay the warnings of scientists. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Aug 10 2022 (IPS) With climate change bringing about increasing numbers of human deaths and untold suffering, and rising economic, social, and environmental consequences worldwide, it’s time
10 August 2022
Women Have Always Trailed Men in Research Output: How COVID Made the Situation Worse
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Having younger or multiple dependants at various educational stages and the demands of home schooling had a negative impact on the outputs of women academics. Credit: Bigstock By External SourceAug 9 2022 (IPS) The under-representation of women in research is well documented. Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this inequality and disrupted
10 August 2022
Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch
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Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Trillions of dollars may be misallocated to deal with the wrong climate threats around the world because the models used by central banks and regulators aren’t fit
9 August 2022
Drivers of social acceptability for bivalve aquaculture in Atlantic Canadian communities
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Research ABSTRACT Aquaculture is a growing sector because of increased global demands for seafood; bivalve aquaculture production is also increasing in specific regions because of its perceived sustainability and similar environmental interactions across ecosystems. As socioeconomic impacts on prospective sites may differ, this research aimed to perform a high-level scoping of environmental, social, and economic
9 August 2022
White House warns of ‘intensifying impacts of climate change’ as Biden tours flood-hit Kentucky – live
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President and first lady to tour state in which 37 have died Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email On Joe Biden’s visit to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky today he is not just viewing the effects through the lens of a disaster needing federal assistance but also through the lens of
8 August 2022
Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’… And the ‘Bad Indians’
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The female guardians of Venezuela’s Imataca Forest Reserve | An FAO-GEF project, which also aims to increase gender equality in the forestry sector, has continued supporting the Kariña women in actively leading the development of their territories and the conservation of the area’s biodiversity. Credit: FAO By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 8 2022 (IPS) Nothing –or
8 August 2022
Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling
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Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory Senate Democrats passed their climate and healthcare spending package on Sunday, sending the legislation to the House and bringing Joe Biden one step closer to a significant legislative victory ahead of crucial midterm elections in November.
7 August 2022
Using the SECLAND model to project future land-use until 2050 under climate and socioeconomic change in the LTSER region Eisenwurzen (Austria)
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Publication date: November 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 201 Author(s): Claudine Egger, Christoph Plutzar, Andreas Mayer, Iwona Dullinger, Stefan Dullinger, Franz Essl, Andreas Gattringer, Andreas Bohner, Helmut Haberl, Veronika Gaube
7 August 2022
Spider crabs swarm in shallow waters on Cornish beach
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Rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis create unusual phenomenon in St Ives Thousands of venomous crabs converged on the beaches of Cornwall due to rising sea temperatures caused by the climate crisis. The migratory creatures swarmed in the shallow water in St Ives, shedding their shells before returning to depths of up to 300ft.