Achieving Paris climate goals calls for increasing ambition of the Kigali Amendment
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 March 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01310-yThe current ambition for hydrofluorocarbon emissions reduction by the Kigali Amendment is not sufficient to meet...
Florida’s 76,000 stormwater ponds emit more carbon than they store
As Florida and other states become more urbanized, an increasing number of stormwater ponds are built. Florida already has 76,000 such ponds. The newer...
Caribbean coral reefs have been warming for at least 100 years
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Office buildings with infrequent water use may have poor water quality
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Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct
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Stalagmites trace climate history and impact from volcanic eruptions
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How the transition to agriculture affects populations in the present day
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X-ray view of subducting tectonic plates
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Climate change and lithium mining negatively influence flamingos, study finds
Chile's saltwater lake closest to lithium mining activity has lost 10 to 12 percent of its flamingo population in the past 11 years. Although...
Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation
A new study investigates whether protecting and restoring large animal wildlife can help to support climate change goals.
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