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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Senior adults find social robots more engaging, helpful in the completion of their daily lives
#ArtificialEmotionalIntelligence; #SociallyAssistiveRobotsl # SeniorCommunities CMEDIA: Vulnerable or older users perceive Socially assistive robots (SARS) as more engaging, and helpful in helping them to complete everyday activities. In addition to increasing …
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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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Tilting of Earth’s crust governed the flow of ancient megafloods
Enormous volumes of floodwater from the Missoula megafloods once poured over Dry Falls, which stretches 3.5 miles wide and drops 400 feet to a plunge pool now fed by groundwater. …
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New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
A mid-level solar flare that peaked at 8:13 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2015, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Image Credits: NASA/SDO #NASA; #NewSunMission; #EarthSunEnvironment NASA has selected two …
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Memory formation influenced by how brain networks develop during youth
Illustration of the two memory regions in a young person’s brain while they view an image to memorize. Credit: Julian Wong, 2022 #MemoryFormation; #youth In a new, rare study of …
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ILO, IWCA sign MOU to improve occupational safety and health of women in the coffee sector
#ILO; #IWCA; #OccupationSafetyAndHealth; #Women; #CoffeeSector; #GenderSpecific GENEVA (ILO/IWCA News)/CMEDIA: The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes …
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