News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
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| 1 | Jan. 17, 2024 - Our latest study shows there are racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in air pollution emissions reductions, particularly in the industry and energy generation sectors. The findings provide a ... | |
| 1 | Feb. 29, 2024 - More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) ... | |
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| 5 | Jan. 16, 2024 - Climate change is causing Western U.S. forests to be less effective carbon sinks, even as it boosts the productivity of forests in the Eastern U.S., according to new ... | |
| 5 | Feb. 21, 2024 - There exists a narrative about climate change that says there are winners and losers -- with Russia being one of the countries that stand to benefit from its effects. In a new study, researchers ... | |
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| 9 | Jan. 14, 2024 - Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) ... | |
| 9 | Feb. 16, 2024 - A key step to achieving climate neutrality in the European Union is to rapidly shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies powered by renewable energies, a new study shows. At the same time, ... | |
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| 13 | Jan. 11, 2024 - Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics pose a serious threat to public health and cost the U.S. an estimated $250 billion in increased health care costs in 2018, according to new ... | |
| 13 | Feb. 15, 2024 - Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for viruses called bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes typhoid ... | |
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| 17 | Jan. 11, 2024 - Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints, but researchers have identified ... | |
| 17 | Feb. 14, 2024 - Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in the Amazon, pushing it towards partial or total collapse. New research has identified the ... | |
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| 21 | Jan. 10, 2024 - An international group of researchers finds that conserving about half of global land area could maintain nearly all of nature's contributions to people and still meet biodiversity targets for ... | |
| 21 | Feb. 13, 2024 - Estimates show global greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by at least half in 2030 at a cost of less than $100 per ton of CO2 equivalent. But a new paper shows there are underlying frictions that ... | |
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| 25 | Jan. 9, 2024 - A study has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfill the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Researchers looked at the production ... | |
| 25 | Feb. 7, 2024 - An international team of scientists has created a tool that can aid in increasing climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through ... | |
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| 29 | Jan. 9, 2024 - An international team of scientists has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a 'restorative' pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate ... | |
| 29 | Feb. 7, 2024 - Despite efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, companies are not set up for success, due to conflicting national and sectorial targets and differing availability of abatement options, a ... | |
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| 33 | Jan. 5, 2024 - In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issues a warning that around 2.5 billion ... | |
| 33 | Feb. 7, 2024 - Forests, which cover a third of Earth's land surface, are pivotal in carbon storage and the water cycle, though the full scope of their impact remains to be fully understood. In a new study, ... | |
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| 37 | Jan. 2, 2024 - Human culture has evolved to allow humans to extract resources and helped us expand to dominate the biosphere. But the same evolutionary processes may counteract efforts to solve new global ... | |
| 37 | Feb. 7, 2024 - Researchers report that Japan's policy of banning the sale of new gas vehicles by 2035 may be insufficient to reduce the country's CO2 emissions. The team's analysis showed that to ... | |
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| 41 | Jan. 2, 2024 - A recent study assessed the perspectives of 76 diverse South Florida climate adaptation professionals. A new study explores the expectations and concerns of practitioners from the private sector, ... | |
| 41 | Feb. 6, 2024 - A new study has found similarities between long-term climatic changes in South Australia and temperate agricultural areas in Argentina -- highlighting similarities across these Southern Hemisphere ... | |
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| 45 | Jan. 2, 2024 - Promoting climate-friendly behaviors will be more successful in societies where everyone has the capacity: financially, physically, and time-wise, to make ... | |
| 45 | Feb. 5, 2024 - New research sheds light on tiny plankton, which measure less than 0.02mm in diameter but can make up more than 70% of the plankton biomass found in the ... | |
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| 49 | Jan. 2, 2024 - Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough key micronutrients for the population, according to ... | |
| 49 | Feb. 1, 2024 - Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases as one of the main risks. An international team of researchers has now shown that further spread of the fungal ... | |
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| 53 | Dec. 29, 2023 - Scientists use a 3km high-resolution climate model to reveal expanded extreme rainfall from ... | |
| 53 | Jan. 31, 2024 - A collaborative team of researchers has conducted first-of-its kind research into how global climate change affects African elephants. The work shows that older elephants will have markedly decreased ... | |
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| 57 | Dec. 21, 2023 - How do national policies impact deforestation? Researchers have looked into this question at the global scale and have found that, contrary to common assumptions, national strategies have a ... | |
| 57 | Jan. 31, 2024 - Researchers have outlined ambitious targets to help deliver a sustainable and net zero plastic economy. The authors argue for a rethinking of the technical, economic, and policy paradigms that have ... | |
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| 61 | Dec. 21, 2023 - Research reveals a steady increase in the number of people at risk from tropical cyclones and the number of days per year these potentially catastrophic storms threaten health and livelihoods. The ... | |
| 61 | Jan. 31, 2024 - Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research. The sector, which includes iron and steel, chemicals, cement, and food and ... | |
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| 65 | Dec. 20, 2023 - A major report has put forward solutions to halve nitrogen pollution from agriculture and the food system in Europe, including reducing meat and dairy consumption, fertilizer use and food ... | |
| 65 | Jan. 31, 2024 - New research has estimated that 1454 avoidable deaths (one person every five days) occurred in Australian capital cities in the past 20 years because of fine particle air pollution from extreme ... | |
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| 69 | Dec. 18, 2023 - In a spectacular new study, researchers have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock ... | |
| 69 | Jan. 30, 2024 - First input-output economic analysis of the 2019-20 Australian fires also found 7300 jobs were lost. The study highlights economic vulnerabilities to extremes of climate ... | |
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| 73 | Dec. 18, 2023 - Our understanding of which aquatic species produce sounds just took a big step forward. Scientists have created an inventory of species confirmed or expected to produce sound underwater. ... | |
| 73 | Jan. 29, 2024 - New research reviewed publicly available information for 99 different organizations that coordinate large-scale tree-planting programs around the globe to see if these organizations seemed to be ... | |
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| 77 | Dec. 18, 2023 - A new study of natural capital finds nature's benefits to humanity are expected to decline as climate change shifts ecosystems across ... | |
| 77 | Jan. 29, 2024 - An important question for policymakers worldwide is how to make climate and environmental policies acceptable among the populations. A new study sheds light on the preferences in five East African ... | |
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| 81 | Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
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| 83 | - [Uncertainty in Measuring Biodiversity Change Could Hinder Progress Towards Global Targets for Nature](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240229124536.htm) | |
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| 85 | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | |
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| 87 | - [Does Russia Stand to Benefit from Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240221213839.htm) | |
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| 89 | Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
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| 91 | - [Electrification or Hydrogen? Both Have Distinct Roles in the European Energy Transition](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240216135914.htm) | |
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| 93 | Thursday, February 15, 2024 | |
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| 95 | - [Environmental Monitoring Offers Low-Cost Tool for Typhoid Fever Surveillance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240215142231.htm) | |
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| 97 | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
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| 99 | - [Is the Amazon Forest Approaching a Tipping Point?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240214122558.htm) | |
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| 101 | Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
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| 103 | - [Seeking a Middle Ground for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240213154431.htm) | |
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| 105 | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | |
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| 107 | - [Psychology Study Unearths Ways to Bolster Global Climate Awareness and Climate Action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207195054.htm) | |
| 108 | - [Clarity Needed for Businesses to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Mitigation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120434.htm) | |
| 109 | - [New Study Sheds New Light on Forests' Role in Climate and Water Cycle](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120429.htm) | |
| 110 | - [Japan's Electric Vehicle Transition by 2035 May Be Insufficient to Combat the Climate Crisis, but There Are Solutions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120352.htm) | |
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| 112 | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | |
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| 114 | - [New Study Points to More Climate Extremes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240206151400.htm) | |
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| 116 | Monday, February 5, 2024 | |
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| 118 | - [Small but Mighty -- Study Highlights the Abundance and Importance of the Ocean's Tiniest Inhabitants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240205165852.htm) | |
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| 120 | Thursday, February 1, 2024 | |
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| 122 | - [Climate Change: Fungal Disease Endangers Wheat Production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240201121755.htm) | |
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| 124 | Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | |
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| 126 | - [Climate Change Threatens Older Elephants Most, Jeopardizing African Elephants' Future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240131183534.htm) | |
| 127 | - [Ambitious Roadmap for Circular Carbon Plastics Economy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240131144418.htm) | |
| 128 | - [Decarbonizing the World's Industries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240131144411.htm) | |
| 129 | - [Death Toll Shows Extreme Air Pollution Events a Growing Urban Threat](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240131144509.htm) | |
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| 131 | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | |
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| 133 | - [Black Summer Bushfires in Australia Wiped $2.8 Billion from Tourism Supply Chain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240130200927.htm) | |
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| 135 | Monday, January 29, 2024 | |
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| 137 | - [Do Tree-Planting Campaigns Follow Best Practices for Successful Forest Restoration?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240129182425.htm) | |
| 138 | - [Education and Information Can Increase the Acceptance of Climate Policies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240129122352.htm) | |
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| 140 | Friday, January 26, 2024 | |
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| 142 | - [Achieving Sustainable Urban Growth on a Global Scale](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240126001920.htm) | |
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| 144 | Thursday, January 25, 2024 | |
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| 146 | - [Less Is More: Less Greenhouse Gas, Lower Energy Consumption, Higher Wellbeing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240125150024.htm) | |
| 147 | - [2020 US Rule Dramatically Deregulated Wetlands, Streams and Drinking Water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240125145935.htm) | |
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| 149 | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | |
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| 151 | - [Microplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Endangered Galápagos Penguins' Food Web](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124164506.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Researchers Advocate for Sustainable Logging to Safeguard Against Global Flood Risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124132859.htm) | |
| 153 | - [War in Ukraine Severely Limits Ability to Track Arctic Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124132832.htm) | |
| 154 | - [A Large Percentage of European Plastic Sent to Vietnam Ends Up in Nature](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124132801.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Global Groundwater Depletion Is Accelerating, but Is Not Inevitable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124132724.htm) | |
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| 157 | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | |
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| 159 | - [As a Carbon Offset, Cookstove Emission Credits Are Greatly Overestimated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240123122345.htm) | |
| 160 | - [A New Perspective on the Temperature Inside Tropical Forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240123122210.htm) | |
| 161 | - [Delhi Smog: India's Cities Must Look Beyond Their Limits to Clean Up Air Pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240123122150.htm) | |
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| 163 | Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
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| 165 | - [Food from Urban Agriculture Has Carbon Footprint 6 Times Larger Than Conventional Produce, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240122140408.htm) | |
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| 169 | - [The Heat Is On: Scientists Discover Southern Africa's Temps Will Rise Past the Rhinos' Tolerance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240117183759.htm) | |
| 83 | 170 | - [US Air Pollution Rates on the Decline but Pockets of Inequities Remain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240117143748.htm) |
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| 87 | 174 | - [Climate Change Threatens Global Forest Carbon Sequestration, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240116131840.htm) |
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| 246 | 333 | - [Plastics Treaty Must Tackle Problem at Source](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231109121527.htm) |
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| 250 | 337 | - [A Fifth of European Red List Flora and Fauna Species May Be at Risk of Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231108164156.htm) |
| 251 | 338 | - [Feral Horses and Peatland Carbon Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231108115148.htm) |
| 252 | - [Southern Alaska's National Forests Key to Meeting Climate, Conservation Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231108115145.htm) | |
| 253 | - [Experts Predict 'catastrophic Ecosystem Collapse' Of UK Forests Within the Next 50 Years If Action Not Taken](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231108115142.htm) | |
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| 255 | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | |
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| 257 | - [Deep Decarbonization Scenarios Reveal Importance of Accelerating Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231107172622.htm) | |
| 258 | - [Maps Reveal Biochar's Potential for Mitigating Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231107131939.htm) | |
| 259 | - [Africa's Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Are a Global Problem, Says New Research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231107131915.htm) | |
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| 261 | Monday, November 6, 2023 | |
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| 263 | - [Energy Transition: A Super-Model to Guide Policy Makers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231106134858.htm) | |
| 264 | - [Threatened Sharks and Rays Caught Off Cyprus](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231106134839.htm) | |
| 265 | - [Food Waste Prevention in Europe Can Generate Major Footprint Savings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231106134836.htm) | |
| 266 | - [Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231106134823.htm) | |
| 267 | - [Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231106134758.htm) | |
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| 269 | Friday, November 3, 2023 | |
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| 271 | - [Large Herbivores Such as Elephants, Bison and Moose Contribute to Tree Diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231103141411.htm) | |
| 272 | - [Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231103141438.htm) | |
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| 274 | Thursday, November 2, 2023 | |
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| 276 | - [AI Trained to Identify Least Green Homes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231102135145.htm) | |
| 277 | - [Buzz Around New Centralized Pollination Portal for Better Global Bee Data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231102134644.htm) | |
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| 279 | Monday, October 30, 2023 | |
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| 281 | - [Microplastics' Shape Determines How Far They Travel in the Atmosphere](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231030194604.htm) | |
| 282 | - [Cultural Adaptation to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231030194540.htm) | |
| 283 | - [Window to Avoid 1.5°C of Warming Will Close Before 2030 If Emissions Are Not Reduced](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231030141245.htm) | |
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| 285 | Thursday, October 26, 2023 | |
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| 287 | - [Study Shows Simple Diet Swaps Can Cut Carbon Emissions and Improve Your Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231026131443.htm) | |
| 288 | - [Marine Protected Areas and Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231026131428.htm) | |
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| 290 | Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | |
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| 292 | - [New Method to Analyze Implications of Large-Scale Flood Adaptation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231025162931.htm) | |
| 293 | - [UK Air Pollution Regulations Will Reduce Deaths, but Do Little to Protect Ecosystems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231025110656.htm) | |
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| 295 | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | |
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| 297 | - [Adapting to Climate Change: Individuals Take Action While Governments Plan](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231024234054.htm) | |
| 298 | - [Bitcoin Mining Has 'very Worrying' Impacts on Land and Water, Not Only Carbon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231024234041.htm) | |
| 299 | - [Climate Report: 'Uncharted Territory' Imperils Life on Earth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231024110647.htm) | |
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| 301 | Monday, October 23, 2023 | |
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| 303 | - [Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting 'unavoidable'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023123815.htm) | |
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| 305 | Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
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| 307 | - [Urgent Action Needed to Address Climate Change Threats to Coastal Areas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231019111159.htm) | |
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| 309 | Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | |
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| 311 | - [Researchers: There Is a Need for More Accurate Accounting of Nitrous Oxide from Agricultural Crop Residues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231018115704.htm) | |
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| 313 | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | |
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| 315 | - [Research Finds Water Quality in Gulf of Mexico Improves When Adding Social Costs to Carbon Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231017123420.htm) | |
| 316 | - [World May Have Crossed Solar Power 'tipping Point'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231017123409.htm) | |
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| 318 | Monday, October 16, 2023 | |
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| 320 | - [Wildfires Threaten Environmental Gains in Climate-Crucial Amazon](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231016122746.htm) | |
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| 322 | Friday, October 13, 2023 | |
| 323 | ||
| 324 | - [Second Report on the Status of Global Water Resources Published](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231013150755.htm) | |
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| 326 | Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
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| 328 | - [Flagship Individual Animals Can Boost Conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231012111739.htm) | |
| 329 | - [Close Connectivity Within the North Atlantic Current System Identified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231012111720.htm) |