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14,000+ Crop Seeds Added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Preservation

14,000+ Crop Seeds Added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Preservation

More than 14,000 seed samples are headed for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week, where they’ll be preserved and protected against climate change, war, and other events that can threaten crops and plant diversity. The latest addition of 14,022 seed samples come from 21 different genebanks around the world, and the latest deposit will […]

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    Collecting Fog Could Help Provide Water in Arid Cities, Study Says

    Collecting Fog Could Help Provide Water in Arid Cities, Study Says

    Researchers have determined multiple ways that harvested fog could help meet water demand in arid cities, particularly those within the driest area on Earth, the Atacama Desert. From providing drinking water to irrigating landscapes to supporting hydroponic gardening, the new research shows promise in fog-harvesting technology. In the study published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, […]

    Most Voters in Eight Western States Support Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands: Poll

    Most Voters in Eight Western States Support Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands: Poll

    In the newest edition of Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll, nearly three-quarters — 72 percent — of respondents from eight states said they supported boosting outdoor recreation and the protection of water, clean air and wildlife habitat by their congressional representatives over maximizing oil and gas drilling on public lands. The 14th annual […]

    Gap Between Water Supply and Demand to Widen as Climate Warms: Study

    Gap Between Water Supply and Demand to Widen as Climate Warms: Study

    Stronger water management efforts will be essential to overcoming the gap between supply and demand as the planet continues to warm, according to a new analysis by Lorenzo Rosa, principal investigator at Carnegie Science, and Matteo Sangiorgio, a researcher at the Polytechnic University of Milan. For the study, the pair of researchers quantified issues of […]

    UK Agency Developing Early Warning System for Major Climate Tipping Points

    UK Agency Developing Early Warning System for Major Climate Tipping Points

    The United Kingdom’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) plans to invest 81 million pounds in the development of an ambitious early warning system designed to detect climate tipping points. The new system will use drones, plankton bloom patterns and cosmic ray detection combined with artificial intelligence and detailed, cutting-edge computer models, reported The Guardian. […]

    Peatland and Mangrove Preservation Could Reduce Land-Use Emissions in Southeast Asia by Half, Study Says

    Peatland and Mangrove Preservation Could Reduce Land-Use Emissions in Southeast Asia by Half, Study Says

    Scientists have found that preservation and restoration for peat swamp forests and mangroves could help lower land-use emissions in Southeast Asia by about 54%. Because the region contributes to about one-third of global land-use carbon emissions, the reduction could also have a big impact globally, with a potential 16% reduction in land-use emissions worldwide. Peatlands […]