UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat
#Wildfire, #WildfireThreat New York: Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due to the climate crisis and changes in land use, according to …
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Building a pollution-free planet by accelerating digital transformation for the environment: UNEP
#UNEP; #environmentalsustainability; #DigitalTransformation; #PollutionFreePlanet CMEDIA: The UNEP Digital Transformation subprogramme focuses on accelerating environmental sustainability by applying data, digital technologies, and solutions to UNEP’s key activities, products, and services and ultimately delivers …
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Canada announces new international climate finance funding for nature-based solutions
#Canada; #ClimateChage; #SubSaharanAfrica; #IndigenousCommunities; #Biodiversity Ottawa/CMEDIA: During participating today in a virtual panel discussion called “ “Partnering for Climate: Increasing Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions,” Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development …
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Research uncovers key insight for restoration of globally important kelp forests
The seafloor at this San Nicolas Island monitoring site exhibits an incredible diversity of invertebrates and algae. While urchins are present at these sites, they were not observed to form …
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Global study finds the extent of pharmaceutical pollution in the world’s rivers
#PharmaceuticalPollution; #worldRivers A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied. …
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Adapting to climate change ‘happening worldwide’, essential
Destruction and flooding caused by Hurricane Iota left thousands of people homeless across Nicaragua. © UNICEF/Inti Ocon/AFP-Services #ClimateChange; #Adaptation; #UN; #UNICEF; #WMO; #COP26; #UNDPR The impacts of climate change are …
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Forecasting landslides from space
The predictions from this model can also continue to monitor and manage the future of climate change-induced geohazards – like landslides and avalanches. Credit: www.physics.org/News #EarthScience; #Environment; #LandSlides; #Space Landslides …
Read More Eco-Anxiety – a Real, Often Frightening Thing
by Debra Atlas #EcoAnxiety; #ClimateChange; #GoodGriefNetwork The idea of climate change affecting people’s well-being may seem like science fiction. Yet the evidence of climate change has barreled full force into …
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Canada and Indigenous partners collaborating to build healthy and resilient ecosystems
North and Arctic climate change. Image credit: Wikimedia commons #Canada; #IndigenosPartners; #ClimateChange; #Ecosystems; # NorthandArcticclimatechange; #PolarKnowledgeCanada; # SmartICEtechnology; #Remotemonitoring technology Ottawa/CMEDIA: Indigenous and northern communities across Canada’s North, are leaders …
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The first-ever study looks at glacial lakes, dams in Alaska, and the potential for flooding
#Colorado; US; #Alaska; #GlacialLakes; Dams; #Flooding Colorado (United States)/Brianna Rick, a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences at Colorado State University, has been conducting research in Alaska for several …
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