News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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+### [How Fishing Communities Are Responding to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210708135348.htm)
+### [July Was Earth's Hottest Month on Record: NOAA](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210813164802.htm)
+July 8, 2021 - What happens when climate change affects the abundance and distribution of fish? Fishers and fishing communities in the Northeast United States have adapted to those changes in three specific ways, ...
+Aug. 13, 2021 - July 2021 was the world's hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental ...
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+### [Oil Spill in Canadian Arctic Could Be Devastating for Environment and Indigenous Peoples, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210707112247.htm)
+### [Crop Insurance and Unintended Consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210813152036.htm)
+July 7, 2021 - As melting sea ice brings more ships through the Northwest Passage, new research shows that Canada must prepare for the costs and consequences of an Arctic oil ...
+Aug. 13, 2021 - A new study suggests that crop insurance serves as a disincentive for farmers to adopt climate change mitigation measures on their ...
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+### [Securing Decent Living Standards for All While Reducing Global Energy Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210629191733.htm)
+### [Touted as Clean, 'Blue' Hydrogen May Be Worse Than Gas, Coal, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210812161902.htm)
+July 5, 2021 - Fundamental changes in our economies are required to secure decent living standards for all in the struggle against climate breakdown, according to new ...
+Aug. 12, 2021 - 'Blue' hydrogen -- an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas -- is being lauded as a clean, green energy to help reduce global warming. ...
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+### [Unchecked Climate Change Will Cause Severe Drying of the Amazon Forest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622091628.htm)
+### [La Niña Increases Carbon Export from Amazon River](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729183513.htm)
+June 22, 2021 - Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new ...
+July 29, 2021 - When La Niña brings unusually warm waters and abnormal air pressure to the Pacific Ocean, the resulting weather patterns create an increase in the carbon export from the Amazon River, new research ...
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+### [Aviation's Contribution to Cutting Climate Change Likely to Be Small](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622091604.htm)
+### [Measuring Conservation in a Way That Counts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210729083431.htm)
+June 22, 2021 - Although the emissions targets for aviation are in line with the overall goals of the Paris Agreement, there is a high likelihood that the climate impact of aviation will not meet these goals, ...
+July 29, 2021 - Conservation science and policy could be saving more biodiversity by shifting to measurements and decisions based on preventing the loss of ecosystems and species within protected ...
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+### ['Urban Green Space Affects Citizens' Happiness'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622095313.htm)
+### [Climate Adaptation at the U.S. Department of Defense and Beyond](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728124321.htm)
+June 22, 2021 - A recent study revealed that as a city becomes more economically developed, its citizens' happiness becomes more directly related to the area of urban green ...
+July 28, 2021 - New research identifies climate change challenges faced by U.S. Department of Defense facilities, and solutions that might serve as a model for other large ...
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+### [Managed Retreat: A Must in the War Against Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210618091642.htm)
+### [Earth's Vital Signs Worsen Amid Business-as-Usual Mindset on Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728105720.htm)
+June 18, 2021 - Climate change will shape the future of coastal communities, with flood walls, elevated structures and possibly even floating cities used to combat sea level rise. New research has found that managed ...
+July 28, 2021 - Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for the Earth, a coalition of researchers says the updated vital signs "largely reflect the consequences ...
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+### [A New Rapid Assessment to Promote Climate-Informed Conservation and Nature-Based Solutions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210617163701.htm)
+### [Meeting Global Climate Targets Will Lead to 8 Million More Energy Jobs Worldwide by 2050](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210726102150.htm)
+June 17, 2021 - A new article introduces a rapid assessment framework that can be used as a guide to make conservation and nature-based solutions more robust to future ...
+July 26, 2021 - Researchers created a global dataset of job footprints in 50 countries and used a model to investigate how trying to meet the Paris Agreement global climate target of staying well below 2°C would ...
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+### [Excess Nitrogen Puts Butterflies at Risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210617133804.htm)
+### [New Measure of Tropical Forest Vulnerability to Help Avoid 'Tipping Point'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210723121508.htm)
+June 17, 2021 - Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via the air and has an impact on vegetation -- to the ...
+July 23, 2021 - Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under threat as a result of changes in land use and climate. Now, researchers have developed a new way to keep tabs ...
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+### [Public Concern on Human Health Impact of Plastic Pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210616220603.htm)
+### [The Impact of Climate Change on Kenya's Tana River Basin](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210723105222.htm)
+June 16, 2021 - The new study found that both Europeans and Australians were highly concerned about the human health impact of marine plastic pollution, ranking it top of 16 marine-related threats in terms of cause ...
+July 23, 2021 - Many species within Kenya's Tana River Basin will be unable to survive if global temperatures continue to rise as they are on track to do - according to new research. A new study outlines how ...
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+### [Developing Countries Pay Steep Economic and Health Costs Because of High Car Air Pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210616113844.htm)
+### [Visualizing a City's Energy Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722113106.htm)
+June 16, 2021 - Some of the world's most vulnerable cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, finds a new ...
+July 22, 2021 - Researchers used the City of Pittsburgh to create a model built upon the design, materials and purpose of commercial buildings to estimate their energy usage and ...
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+### [Human-Driven Climate Change Only Half the Picture for Krill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210615132218.htm)
+### [Fully Renewable Energy Feasible for Samoa, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722113037.htm)
+June 15, 2021 - New research about the fate of krill -- one of the most abundant species on Earth -- during this century has important implications for not only the Antarctic food web, but for the largest commercial ...
+July 22, 2021 - The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a new study has ...
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+### [Untapped Rice Varieties Could Sustain Crop Supplies in Face of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210615132132.htm)
+### [New Study Confirms Relationship Between Toxic Pollution, Climate Risks to Human Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210721172700.htm)
+June 15, 2021 - Local rice varieties in Vietnam could be used to help breed improved crops with higher resilience to climate change, according to a new study. Researchers are aiming to identify varieties that can ...
+July 21, 2021 - In a new study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions, nontoxic emissions and people's vulnerability to them, researchers found a strong and statistically significant ...
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+### [Small Streams in Agricultural Ecosystems Are Heavily Polluted With Pesticides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210615132129.htm)
+### [Climate Change Threatens Food Security of Many Countries Dependent on Fish](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114402.htm)
+June 15, 2021 - Pesticides safeguard agricultural yields by controlling insects, fungi, and weeds. However, they also enter streams and damage the aquatic communities. In a nationwide monitoring program, scientists ...
+July 20, 2021 - Analyses by an international team from the UK and Canada and led by scientists reveal that climate change is the most pervasive threat to the supply of essential micronutrients from marine fish ...
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+### [Ways to Tackle Water Security Challenges in World's Drylands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210615132125.htm)
+### [Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Fate of Coral Reefs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114356.htm)
+June 15, 2021 - To counter the effects of climate change on drylands, a new study suggests that global access to water should be managed in a more integrated ...
+July 20, 2021 - An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is issuing recommendations for new commitments and actions by the world's policymakers to ...
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+### [New Research Finds 1M Early Deaths in 2017 Attributable to Fossil Fuel Combustion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210614185604.htm)
+### [A Machine Learning Breakthrough: Using Satellite Images to Improve Human Lives](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114322.htm)
+June 14, 2021 - An international team of researchers has determined what sources contribute to pollution and the health effects they have on global, regional and smaller ...
+July 20, 2021 - New machine learning technology has devised a machine learning system to tap the problem-solving potential of satellite imaging. The low-cost, easy-to-use technology could bring satellite image ...
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+### [Biodiversity 'Hotspots' Imperiled Along California's Streams](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210614153950.htm)
+### [The Climate Impact of Wild Pigs Greater Than a Million Cars, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210719153519.htm)
+June 14, 2021 - A study of woodland ecosystems that provide habitat for rare, endangered species along streams, rivers throughout California reveals some ecologically important areas are inadvertently benefiting ...
+July 20, 2021 - By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars, according to new ...
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+### [A Better Understanding of 'Wet Markets' Is Key to Safeguarding Human Health, Biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210611085619.htm)
+### [Epicenter of Major Amazon Droughts and Fires Saw 2.5 Billion Trees and Vines Killed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210719191611.htm)
+June 11, 2021 - The term 'wet market' is often laced with negative undertones, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the majority of these markets -- like the one featured above in Taipei, ...
+July 19, 2021 - Triggered by the 2015-16 El Niño, extreme drought and associated mega-wildfires caused the death of around 2.5 billion trees and plants and emitted 495 million tons of CO2 from an area that makes up ...
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+### [Study of Hurricane Harvey Flooding Aids in Quantifying Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210610135649.htm)
+### [Global Satellite Data Shows Clouds Will Amplify Global Heating](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210719153522.htm)
+June 10, 2021 - Researchers used a hydraulic model to consider the degree to which human-caused climate change may have affected flooding in Houston in 2017 during Hurricane Harvey. Resources were used to quantify ...
+July 19, 2021 - A new approach to analyse satellite measurements of Earth's cloud cover reveals that clouds are very likely to enhance global ...
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+### [Improved Climate Resilience Through Better Seasonal Forecasts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210610135616.htm)
+### [Renewable Energy OK, but Not Too Close to Home](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210719120340.htm)
+June 10, 2021 - Lack of water, floods, or crop losses: As a result of climate change, pronounced periods of drought and rainfall are causing human suffering and major economic damage. Precise seasonal forecasts can ...
+July 19, 2021 - When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board. They're less keen, however, having these new energy infrastructures built close to ...
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