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AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3°C much faster than previously expected

IOP Publishing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3C much faster than previously expected.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

Climate change impacting freshwater fish species, study finds

University of Bristol
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

New research reveals insights on climate-inspired urban design projects

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pair of new studies by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the School of Architecture, shed new light on the potential of climate-inspired architectural and urban design proposals, termed "climatopias," to effectively address climate change challenges.

Journal: Environmental Research Climate

Virtual fences are a pollinator-friendly option for ranchlands

American Geophysical Union
Reports and Proceedings

Fences are an effective stationary method of corralling livestock, but their sharp borders can create sudden changes in native grassland vegetation and the pollinators and birds that live there. Virtual, GPS-based fences may be the nature-friendly future of fencing, creating more natural grassland habitat, finds new research to be presented Monday at AGU’s 2024 Annual Meeting.

Reinventing global cooperation through hackathons

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using collective intelligence to solve a problem: that’s what hackathons are all about. Historically dedicated to developing IT solutions, these events now also focus on global issues, particularly those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the United Nations Library and Archives in Geneva, analysed 5456 hackathons. It shows that 30% of them make a significant contribution to the SDGs, particularly climate change. Moreover, they continually attract new participants and generate long-term collective engagement. These findings, published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, argue in favour of hackathons to achieve the SDGs and, more broadly, to adapt multilateralism, which is currently in crisis, to the challenges of the digital age.

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Reports and Proceedings

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN scientists warned today in a stark new analysis. Some 77.6% of Earth’s land experienced drier conditions during the three decades leading up to 2020 compared to the previous 30-year period, according to the landmark report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Lower-quality public housing is at high risk of flood damage

Society for Risk Analysis
Reports and Proceedings

A new study finds that many Americans residing in lower-quality public housing face a high risk of experiencing flood-related damages as their homes are disproportionately located in areas of high flood risk.

What motivates Americans to eat less red meat?

Society for Risk Analysis
Reports and Proceedings

Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world’s largest consumers of red meat. A new study reveals the demographics of American adults who choose not to eat red meat and finds that environmental concerns may matter more to them than health risks.

Meeting: Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting

How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity?

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

06.12.2024/Kiel. To mitigate climate change, man-made carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions must be reduced as quickly and drastically as possible. Additionally, some of the CO₂ already emitted needs to be safely removed from the atmosphere. One solution is to accelerate and enhance the ocean's natural uptake of CO₂ by increasing its alkalinity. Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) mimics the natural process of rock weathering by adding ground rock, or its dissolution products, directly to the seawater. So far, little is known about the effects of this method on marine life. Now, a study by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has assessed the impacts of a moderate OAE application, showing that the effects on zooplankton are likely minimal and that the food web could remain stable. The results are published today in the journal Science Advances.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Roof greening in major Chinese cities possibly afford a large potential carbon sink

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Chinese scholars (Chao Yang and Qingquan Li) from Shenzhen University, together with more than ten domestic and foreign institutions, used scenario assumptions to estimate the potential carbon sink of roof greening in 102 major Chinese cities, indicating that roof greening in these cities possibly afford a large potential carbon sink and benefits to China's carbon neutrality goals.

Journal: Science Bulletin

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