Category: Environment

Green roofs lowered simulated flood hazard at 99 buildings in Naples

A Naples flood model found that adding green roofs to 350 buildings reduced inundated area...

Global synthesis of 423 studies found biodiversity strengthens most ecosystem services

A global synthesis of 423 studies found that higher biodiversity supports most ecosystem functions and...

Heat gaps narrowed as low-income neighbourhoods greened faster across 55 US cities

A 34-year study of 55 US cities found heat disparities generally narrowed as disadvantaged neighbourhoods...

Machine learning mapped eThekwini landslide susceptibility with up to 99.45% accuracy

A new South African study used geospatial data and machine learning to map landslide susceptibility...

30-year forest experiment found heavy thinning produced larger trees without reducing wood carbon

A long-running Australian mountain ash experiment found that heavily thinned stands developed larger trees and...

Global wet and dry patterns diverged sharply by latitude across 21,000 years

Climate simulations and 191 palaeoclimate records reveal strong latitude-dependent wetting and drying since the Last...

Global land water storage fell by 173 cubic kilometres a year as drought buffering changed

Satellite observations from 2002 to 2025 show quasi-global terrestrial water storage declining by 172.62 cubic...

Climate worry was strongly linked to food-related eco-concern among 751 adults

A study of 751 adults found climate change worry was strongly associated with food-related eco-concern...

Methane surveys may need to measure more than 80% of sites in some oil and gas basins

A new study of six US oil and gas basins finds that rare super-emitters can...

North Atlantic phytoplankton blooms were linked to 15–20% higher plant productivity in central Europe

A new study links North Atlantic phytoplankton blooms to warmer ocean surfaces, stronger moisture transport...

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