A city’s ability to safeguard the public in the event of a flood could be greatly improved by using scientific practices for emergency plans and involving decision-makers in the process.
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Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the growing season.
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Scholars want to better understand why citizens are divided when it comes to climate change, often along political lines.
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With emissions already at a record high, the build-up of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere could be larger than last year due to a slower removal by natural carbon sinks.
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Future generations could be faced with an environmental ‘time bomb’ if climate change is to have a significant effect on the world’s essential groundwater reserves.
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A rapid rise in temperature on ancient Earth triggered a climate response that may have prolonged the warming for many thousands of years.
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Researchers found striking disparities in mortality rates from lung, prostate and colon cancer between urban and rural areas.
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Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new analysis.
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Researchers have come up with a way to more sustainably produce ammonia using atoms of molybdenum as a catalyst for electrochemical conversion.
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Researchers say increasing the time gas molecules come in contact with shale oil would greatly increase oil yields in unconventional oil extraction in shale regions.
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Biologists have discovered three new species of groundwater salamander in Central Texas, including one that they say is critically endangered.
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A group of researchers argues that well-designed policy can help biochar live up to its soil-saving potential.
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520 million years ago, animals had just started to diversify on Earth.
Only a few but precious biotas containing these animals are preserved until today as fossils.
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