- Vietnam’s first marine protected area (MPA), Nha Trang Bay, has lost nearly 200 hectares (494 acres) of coral reef since it was established in 2002, according to a new study.
- Major drivers of the coral decline…
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Despite protected status, Vietnam’s corals have declined in 20+ years: Study
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Ghana to expand artisanal fishing zone amid trawler violations
Ghana has announced plans to expand the area in which small-scale fishers can operate, in response to persistent violations by industrial trawlers encroaching into this zone.
The…
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Effects of marine heat waves and cold spells on a polar shallow water ecosystem
This study provides a glance at the potential of disentangling complex relationships between climate change-induced abiotic trends and events with the associated shallow-water community when data of sufficient temporal resolution are available….
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70 Years of observational weather data show increasing fire danger for boreal Europe and reveal bias of ERA5 reanalysed data
The CFFWIS structure
The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System is a widely used tool for assessing forest fire danger. First, it evaluates the moisture content of three fuel layers based on daily (noon) weather conditions4. Each fuel…
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Enhancing greenhouse cucumber production and quality utilizing organic residues as potting media through various cultivation modes and assessing application economics
Materials
The Vitazad Company, based in Cairo, Egypt, provided the F1 hybrid cucumber seeds. Additionally, the hybrid seeds used in this study comply with Egyptian legal requirements. Bright F1 was the cucumber hybrid utilized in this study. The…
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Air temperature estimation and modeling using data driven techniques based on best subset regression model in Egypt
Azari, B., Hassan, K., Pierce, J. & Ebrahimi, S. Evaluation of machine learning methods application in temperature prediction. Comput. Res. Prog Appl. Sci. Eng. CRPASE Trans. Civ. Environ. Eng. 8, 1–12 (2022).
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South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose…
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Broadway Mall rewilding brings native plants and wildlife to New York City
New York City is the most densely populated city in the U.S., but along Broadway, a thoroughfare on the northern half of Manhattan’s west side, a series of small parks, known as…
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How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for
Summer is just getting started, and millions of people are under heat advisories as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern U.S. in June 2025.
For many people, summer is their favorite season, a time for…
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Camera traps and Indigenous knowledge help confirm presence of ‘lost’ echidna species
In November 2023, Mongabay reported on an expedition in which researchers partnered with Indigenous communities and government agencies in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains to capture…
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