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| 1 | ### [21st Century Economic Growth Will Be Slower Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Massachusetts Drinking Water May Contain Unsafe Levels of Manganese](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710180506.htm) | |
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| 3 | June 23, 2023 - The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt to climate change in the coming decades, according to ... | |
| 3 | July 10, 2023 - A new study has found that concentrations of manganese in a Massachusetts community's drinking water often surpassed the maximum recommended levels of manganese stated in current guidelines. The ... | |
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| 7 | ### [When Is Migration Successful Adaptation to Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230616161906.htm) | |
| 7 | ### [Global Cooling Caused Diversity of Species in Orchids, Confirms Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710180446.htm) | |
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| 9 | June 16, 2023 - A new study has put forward three criteria for evaluating the success of migration as adaptation in the face of climate change: well-being, equity and ... | |
| 9 | July 10, 2023 - Research shows global cooling of the climate 10 million years ago led to an explosion of diversity in terrestrial ... | |
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| 13 | ### [Change Food Choices to Increase Chances of Tackling Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230615183221.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Addressing Justice in Wildfire Risk Management](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710133059.htm) | |
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| 15 | June 15, 2023 - Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of human-made ... | |
| 15 | July 10, 2023 - The unequal distribution of wildfire risk in our society is influenced by various factors, such as social vulnerabilities and intersecting forms of inequality, including gender, age, ethnicity, or ... | |
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| 19 | ### [10-Year Countdown to Sea-Ice-Free Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230615105329.htm) | |
| 19 | ### [Conservation in Indonesia Is at Risk, a Team of Researchers Who Study the Region Argues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710113228.htm) | |
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| 21 | June 15, 2023 - Research team predicts Arctic without ice by the end of 2030s if current increasing rate of greenhouse gas emission ... | |
| 21 | July 10, 2023 - Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered species. However, scientists studying the ... | |
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| 25 | ### [Preserving Forests to Protect Deep Soil from Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220546.htm) | |
| 25 | ### [Developer Dollars Not Enough to Save Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm) | |
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| 27 | June 14, 2023 - An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The findings have ... | |
| 27 | July 10, 2023 - Financial payments made by land developers to offset their impacts on threatened species may fall short, according to new ... | |
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| 31 | ### [Researchers Find High Risk to Amphibians If Fungal Pathogen Invades North America](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220543.htm) | |
| 31 | ### [Queensland Native Forestry Can Help Achieve Global Environment Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706231337.htm) | |
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| 33 | June 14, 2023 - New research indicates the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) could be devastating to amphibian biodiversity if introduced to North ... | |
| 33 | July 6, 2023 - Research has revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate ... | |
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| 37 | ### [Why Certain Fish Are Left Off the Hook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608195707.htm) | |
| 37 | ### [Policymakers Should Consider Animal Welfare in Decisions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706152651.htm) | |
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| 39 | June 8, 2023 - A new study found that while a piece of legislation designed to foster the sustainability of marine fisheries is sometimes blamed for being too stringent -- leading to what some politicians call ... | |
| 39 | July 6, 2023 - Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to new research. The article notes that animal welfare rarely is considered during policymaking, explains why ... | |
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| 43 | ### [Without Fully Implementing Net-Zero Pledges, the World Will Miss Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608195634.htm) | |
| 43 | ### [Public Support Hydrogen and Biofuels to Decarbonize Global Shipping](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706124608.htm) | |
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| 45 | June 8, 2023 - Without more legally binding and well-planned net-zero policies, the world is highly likely to miss key climate ... | |
| 45 | July 6, 2023 - New research into public attitudes towards alternative shipping fuels shows public backing for biofuel and hydrogen. The study also found that nuclear was preferred to the heavy fuel oil (HFO) ... | |
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| 49 | ### [Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 'an All-Time High' -- And It Is Causing an Unprecedented Rate of Global Warming, Say Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608121013.htm) | |
| 49 | ### [Researchers Calculate Economic Value of Temporary Carbon Reduction With 'Social Value of Offsets' Formula](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230706124546.htm) | |
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| 51 | June 8, 2023 - Human-induced warming, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, reached an average of 1.14°C for the most recent decade (2013 to 2022) above pre-industrial levels. This is up from 1.07°C ... | |
| 51 | July 6, 2023 - A new study identifies how to calculate the economic value of temporarily reducing carbon emissions through carbon ... | |
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| 55 | ### [Air Quality Stations Have Collected Vast Stores of DNA by Accident, a Potentially 'Game-Changing' Discovery for Tracking Global Biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181255.htm) | |
| 55 | ### [Potent Greenhouse Gas Produced by Industry Could Be Readily Abated With Existing Technologies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705105900.htm) | |
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| 57 | June 5, 2023 - The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to ecosystems around the globe. And yet, quantifying those losses at a large scale hasn't been ... | |
| 57 | July 5, 2023 - Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ... | |
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| 61 | ### [Lessons from 'The Blob' Will Help Us Manage Fisheries During Future Marine Heatwaves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181242.htm) | |
| 61 | ### [World's Most Threatened Seabirds Visit Remote Plastic Pollution Hotspots](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230704110939.htm) | |
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| 63 | June 5, 2023 - In early 2014, a great anomaly descended upon the seas: A patch of warm water that manifested in the Gulf of Alaska. Scientists called it 'The ... | |
| 63 | July 4, 2023 - Analysis of global tracking data for 77 species of petrel has revealed that a quarter of all plastics potentially encountered in their search for food are in remote international waters -- requiring ... | |
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| 67 | ### [Whales Not to Be Counted on as 'Climate Savers'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181347.htm) | |
| 67 | ### [Three Things to Know: Climate Change's Impact on Extreme-Weather Events](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230703185543.htm) | |
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| 69 | June 5, 2023 - Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to ... | |
| 69 | July 3, 2023 - Researchers found that the effects of climate change on the intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events, like wildfires, could lead to massive increases in all ... | |
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| 73 | ### [Forest Protection and Carbon Dioxide Stored in Biomass](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230601160050.htm) | |
| 73 | ### ['Critical Climate Solution' or 'Worse Than Coal'? Study Explores Debate Around Divisive Energy Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230627191518.htm) | |
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| 75 | June 1, 2023 - A study has found that worldwide protected forests have an additional 9.65 billion metric tons of carbon stored in their above-ground biomass compared to ecologically similar unprotected ... | |
| 75 | June 27, 2023 - A new study has explored the battle lines of public debate around a controversial energy technology which is heralded as 'critical to combating climate change' by its advocates and branded ... | |
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| 79 | ### [Study Identifies Boat Strikes as a Growing Cause of Manatee Deaths in Belize](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230601155728.htm) | |
| 79 | ### [Ask Us How to Build the Circular Economy, Say Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230627123414.htm) | |
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| 81 | June 1, 2023 - The endangered Antillean manatee faces a growing threat from boat strikes in Belize, according to a new study that raises concerns about the survival of what had been considered a relatively healthy ... | |
| 81 | June 27, 2023 - Governments and companies planning to pursue the circular economy need to involve scientists more directly, states a new ... | |
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| 85 | ### [Protecting Large Ocean Areas Doesn't Curb Fishing Catches](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230531145225.htm) | |
| 85 | ### [New Research Finds That More Than 90% of Global Aquaculture Faces Substantial Risk from Environmental Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164317.htm) | |
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| 87 | May 31, 2023 - In the first-ever 'before and after' assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico's Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of US and Mexican researchers found ... | |
| 87 | June 26, 2023 - Many of the world's largest aquatic food producers are highly vulnerable to human-induced environmental change, with some of the highest-risk countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa ... | |
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| 91 | ### [Fairy Tales Offer Accessible Ways to Communicate Energy Research in the Social Sciences to Help Tackle Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230531101550.htm) | |
| 91 | ### [Study of Earth's Stratosphere Reduces Uncertainty in Future Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164236.htm) | |
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| 93 | May 31, 2023 - A team of researchers has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from the social sciences for policymakers and the wider public. Using fairy tale ... | |
| 93 | June 26, 2023 - New research reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth. A significant source of uncertainty relates to future changes to ... | |
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| 97 | ### [Saved from Extinction, Southern California's Channel Island Foxes Now Face New Threat to Survival](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530203043.htm) | |
| 97 | ### [Worse Than Diesel and Gasoline? Bioenergy as Bad as Fossils If There Is No Pricing of CO2 Emissions from Land-Use Change, Experts Argue](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164226.htm) | |
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| 99 | May 30, 2023 - Starting in the 1990s, Island Fox populations began to dwindle due to an outbreak of canine distemper and an increase in attacks by golden eagles. Some islands saw their population drop to as low as ... | |
| 99 | June 26, 2023 - Demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. A new study ... | |
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| 103 | ### [Reusable Packaging Revolution Is Close](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125450.htm) | |
| 103 | ### [Investing in Nature Improves Equity, Boosts Economy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm) | |
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| 105 | May 30, 2023 - A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to ... | |
| 105 | June 26, 2023 - A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries hardest. But there is hope: investing in ... | |
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| 109 | ### [Hidden in Plain Sight: Windshield Washer Fluid Is an Unexpected Emission Source](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125420.htm) | |
| 109 | ### [21st Century Economic Growth Will Be Slower Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm) | |
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| 111 | May 30, 2023 - Exhaust fumes probably come to mind when considering vehicle emissions, but they aren't the only source of pollutants released by a daily commute. Researchers report that alcohols in windshield ... | |
| 111 | June 23, 2023 - The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt to climate change in the coming decades, according to ... | |
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| 115 | ### [Philosophy Aligns With Economics on How to Value Future Generations in Climate Policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125419.htm) | |
| 115 | ### [Effect of Volcanic Eruptions Significantly Underestimated in Climate Projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623105451.htm) | |
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| 117 | May 30, 2023 - A survey of philosophers finds they broadly agree with economists on the best way of valuing the environment of the future in policy decisions made now -- although for different ... | |
| 117 | June 23, 2023 - Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of ... | |
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