Climate adaptation of households compared internationally
The UN climate conference in Glasgow in 2021 had a clear message: climate adaptation is required of everyone; from governments to individuals around the...
Volcanic fertilization of the oceans drove severe mass extinction
Scientists have discovered that two intense spells of volcanic activity triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which...
Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity
Scientists have now used climate modeling, rather than storm records, to reconstruct the history of hurricanes and tropical cyclones around the world. The study...
Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon
There are more than 300,000 septic systems permitted in six counties adjacent to the 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon (IRL) in Florida. Researchers assessed water...
Ocean plastic is creating new communities of life on the high seas
Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean -- by colonizing plastic pollution. A new commentary reports...
Efforts to restore Indonesian peatlands could save billions in wildfire costs
Plans to restore Indonesian peatlands are a cost-effective strategy for reducing the impacts of peatland fires to the environment, climate and human health, says...
Contextualizing cross-national patterns in household climate change adaptation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01222-3The context and motivation around adaptation are influenced by local culture and institutions. In the United...
Adaptation is context specific
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01233-0Flooding-adaptation studies often ignore unique social, cultural and institutional drivers. Now, research illuminates the drivers that...
From corals to humans, a shared trigger for sperm to get in motion
Coral sperm require a specific pH to move, which identified a signaling pathway that is shared by organisms including humans. The results have implications...
Headwater refuges: Combined effect of drought and fire on stream communities
Life is water, and water is life. This truism certainly applies to the Pacific coast, where streams and rivers function as the region's arteries....
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