New research shows climate change impacts on whale habitat use in the warming Gulf...
New research finds climate change is having an impact on how large whale species, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, use habitats...
Air pollution gets worse during winter at airports
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Researchers reveal add-on benefits of natural defenses against sea-level rise
Researchers modeled how investing in environmental conservation and protection can help San Mateo County adapt to rising seas. The findings provide incentives for policymakers...
Soil quality both increases crop production and improves resilience to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01376-8Food demand is increasing, while climate change is impacting the magnitude and stability of crop yields....
Aligning artificial intelligence with climate change mitigation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01377-7The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our society in many ways, and climate...
Enhancing soil quality makes crop production more resilient to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01387-5A study involving over 12,000 observations shows that high-quality cropland soils not only lead to a...
Renewable energy certificates allow companies to overstate their emission reductions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01385-7Many companies purchase renewable energy certificates to report reduced emissions, but this may not lead to...
Renewable energy certificates threaten the integrity of corporate science-based targets
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01379-5Companies commonly use renewable energy certificates to report progress towards emission reduction targets. However, this use...
New CDC study details county-level distribution of seven diseases spread by blacklegged ticks
As surveillance for ticks and the disease-causing germs they spread improves, so does Americans' access to knowledge about where the risk of tickborne disease...
The Southern Ocean as never seen before
With the second version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO v2), an international group of researchers recently presented the best...
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