Major changes in outlook and societal structures are needed to address the global crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a recent United Nations report says. Its…
Category: 9. Environment
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Fishing cats misunderstood, misidentified in Nepal’s Kapilvastu
- Fishing cats in Nepal are often misunderstood and mistaken for leopards or blamed for fish losses, leading to retaliation and conflict with fish farmers.
- Surveillance measures like CCTV and myths have fueled fear…
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‘Snow-white’ monkeys of Sri Lanka draw in tourists
For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for…
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An interview with orangutan conservationist and advocate Gary Shapiro
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
Orangutans, with their expressive eyes and…
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration as fuel gauge
The Brundtland Report9 defines sustainable development as a pathway that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. While this definition might imply eternity, a realistic…
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A novel integration of Hodrick–Prescott filter (Hp-filter) and wavelet transform (WT) with optimize support vector machine (PSO-SVM) in predicting solar radiation
The model development process in this research was accomplished by bringing together three distinct but complementary materials: the application of a machine learning algorithm, specifically the Support Vector Machine; the use of Discrete Wavelet…
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Exploring the nexus of industrial production and energy consumption on CO2 emissions in Bangladesh through ARDL bounds testing insights
In the investigation, the researchers thoroughly examined the data to analyze the nature of the factors, utilizing both EDA methods and time series plots for a comprehensive understanding. Table 2 shows the summary statistics regarding the…
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The effects of climate change on EO/IR propagation using CMIP6 global atmospheric forecasting simulations
NOAA-NCEI-ISD, “Global hourly – integrated surface database.” Available at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/integrated-surface-database (2022/03/01).
N. G. S. F. Center, “Aeronet – aerosol robotic network.” Available…
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First evidence of Limoniidae (Diptera: Nematocera) in French amber from Oise
The family Limoniidae (Diptera, Nematocera) is among the most diverse groups of flies in the modern fauna. With over 10,000 described species, it represents the largest family within the suborder Tipulomorpha and one of the largest among all…
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There is no six-year periodicity in tidal forcing
Lin, J. & Qian, T. Switch between El Nino and La Nina is caused by subsurface ocean waves likely driven by lunar tidal forcing. Sci. Rep. 9, 13106 (2019).
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