A new study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on young Finnish environmental activists, discovering that their activist identities are multidimensional and even contradictory at times. The study has explored how young…
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Young environmental activists' identities are multidimensional and partly contradictory, study finds
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Young people risk drifting into serious online offenses through a slippery slope of high-risk digital behavior
New findings from the University of East London show that online risk-taking is widespread among young people, with behaviors such as digital piracy, accessing risky online spaces or engaging with harmful content having a high potential to lead…
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Handmade learning: Students weave sustainability lessons into rag rugs
Rag rugs, the kind Grandma used to make from worn-out sheets and bits of cloth, may seem like relics from a bygone era, but they hold valuable modern-day lessons.
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Climate adaptation and resilience must account for context and culture
Adaptation to climate risk does not rely solely on emergency protocols or physical infrastructure. It is rooted in a deeper architecture of resilience, encompassing nutrition, mental health, social cohesion and institutional responsiveness. This…
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Small accessible urban parks mitigate heat-related mortality
Sun, Y. et al. Rapid increase in the risk of extreme summer heat in Eastern China. Nat. Clim. Change 4, 1082–1085 (2014).
Yadav, N., Rajendra, K., Awasthi, A., Singh, C. & Bhushan, B….
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The multiple dimensions of geodiversity
For two decades, the concept of geodiversity has gained prominent interest within a broad scientific community spanning multiple disciplines, such as geology, geomorphology, ecology, conservation biology, hydrology, geography, and the social and…
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Atmospheric rivers are associated with nine out of every 10 floods in major global river basins
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are narrow corridors of intense water vapour moving poleward in the lower troposphere1,2 typically associated with a low-level jet stream ahead of the cold front of an…
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