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A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month.This post was originally published […]

Air pollution causes health problems and is attributable to some 50,000 annual deaths in the United States, but not all air pollutants pack the same punch.This post was originally published on this site

The head of Japan’s meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax,” urging people not to worry because even the most advanced science […]

Harnessing ocean currents to boost fuel efficiency of vessels, or tracking whales using sensor data and AI—startups at Paris trade fair Vivatech have been showing off the latest innovations aimed at protecting the environment.This post […]

Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought.This […]

A team of planetary scientists, ecologists, and marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K., has found evidence suggesting that parts of the world’s oceans have already passed what […]

Forest fire prevention and control agencies in São Carlos, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, will soon have help from the sky to detect fires more quickly and combat them before […]

Forest fires are a fundamental force in Earth’s dynamics with a direct impact on human health, food security, and biodiversity. From air quality to landscape configuration and resource availability, the consequences of fire have influenced […]

Extended drought and warm weather are damaging South Australia’s marine ecosystems, and periodic flooding of the River Murray poses another major risk.This post was originally published on this site

A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound—but it could come at an environmental cost.This post was originally published on this site