A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species that’s becoming rare in the wild.
The yet-to-be-named…
Category: 9. Environment
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Iconic Brazil nut crop plunges after extreme drought, skyrocketing prices
- Communities in the Amazon reported severe cuts of up to 80% of Brazil nut crops, with some territories collecting “not even a single nut.”
- The nut tree, which can live up to 800 years, is crucial for forest…
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Inside Panama’s gamble to save the Darién
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
In the dense, humid expanse of the Darién Gap…
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Scientists describe three new frog species from Peruvian Andes
Peruvian scientists have identified three new-to-science frog species in the Andes, highlighting the mountains’ wealth of biodiversity, according to a recent study.
The three…
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Indonesian civil society urges probe after payout for mine recovery that never happened
- The former head of the East Kalimantan provincial mining agency is facing corruption charges, after he allegedly disbursed a guarantee payment used for environmental restoration to a company in East Kalimantan…
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Community patrolling reduces crime numbers in the Amazon, study shows
A study conducted in the Brazilian Amazon has found that community-based volunteer patrolling efforts in two protected areas were associated with an 80% reduction in recorded…
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Enhancing seasonal predictability of the East Asian summer monsoon via optimized multi-model ensembles
Model and observational data
We use hindcast data from 10 coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation models (CGCMs) participating in the APEC Climate Center (APCC) multi-model ensemble (MME) framework. The common hindcast period is…
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Geoarchaeology reveals development of terrace farming in the Northern Apennines during the Medieval Climate Anomaly
Doherty, S. J. et al. Lessons learned from IPCC AR4: scientific developments needed to understand, predict, and respond to climate change. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 90, 497–514. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008BAMS2643.1 (2009).
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Exploring the impact of three meteorological factors and their specific effect sizes on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admission in Qingyang, China
Summary of COPD hospital admissions and meteorological indicators in Qingyang city
Figure 1 presents the time series analysis of COPD hospital admissions, meteorological variables, and air…
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Climate change risks on key open marine and coastal mediterranean ecosystems
Balzan, M. V. et al. Ecosystems. In Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean Basin—Current Situation and Risks for the Future, Plan Bleu, UNEP/MAP, Marseille, France, First Mediterranean Assessment Report (2020).
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