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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
As climate change intensifies, managing water systems from extreme floods and droughts to groundwater sustainability has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing communities worldwide, with direct consequences for public safety, food systems and economic stability.
No matter how fast a species under threat can move, escape can only be successful if the new destination can meet its needs.
A new study reveals how responsive the Greenland ice sheet is to climate change – more so than models predict.
Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the western United States.
The research originated in a project aimed at developing biofuels for ships but has since evolved into an environmentally friendly method for wood preservation.
Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study.
