Newsfeed Archives - Page 9 of 235 - WMK [associates]

Twin studies reveal that ‘acceleration’ of sea-level rise under way, leaving southern US cities in even greater peril Coastal cities in the southern US, including Miami, Houston and New Orleans, are in even greater peril from sea-level rise than scientists already feared, according to new analysis. What experts are calling a dramatic surge in ocean

Exclusive: National Energy Action says progress on energy efficiency is too slow and not well targeted at fuel-poor households The government’s home insulation scheme would take 190 years to upgrade the energy efficiency of the UK’s draughty housing stock, and 300 years to meet the government’s own targets to reduce fuel poverty, according to industry

Scientists warn of more marine heatwaves, leading to increased risk of extreme weather The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time high since satellite records began, leading to marine heatwaves around the globe, according to US government data. Climate scientists said preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) showed

Geologists have described the region as the most similar to Mars on Earth. Whether it’s violent sandstorms or ice found on its surface, we get more news from the red planet than from Balochistan. “I still don’t understand how a territory divided by the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan remains so unknown to the

Research ABSTRACT This paper is motivated by the question: how does governance emerge within social-ecological systems (SESs)? Addressing this question is critical for fostering sustainable transformations because it directs attention to the context specific and process intensive nature of governance as arising from the internal dynamics (i.e., interplay of feedbacks and interdependencies between the components)

Judge finds protesters guilty of obstructing highway after incident in South Kensington last October Seven climate activists who glued themselves to the road outside the Natural History Museum in south-west London have been convicted of obstructing a highway. Ambulances, buses, delivery vans and a vehicle carrying a 90-year-old in need of medical assistance were caught

Synthesis ABSTRACT We considered the relationship between street trees and mental health with the aim of developing systems thinking-informed hypotheses to improve the implementation and evaluation of this popular nature-based solution (NBS). We integrated qualitative and quantitative evidence using causal loop diagraming (CLD), and then further analyzed and extended these diagrams with the aid of