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1### [Climate Change to Push Species Over Abrupt Tipping Points](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230518120800.htm)
1### [21st Century Economic Growth Will Be Slower Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm)
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3May 18, 2023 - Climate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, finds a new ...
3June 23, 2023 - The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt to climate change in the coming decades, according to ...
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7### [Extremely Hot Days Are Warming Twice as Fast as Average Summer Days in North-West Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230517122123.htm)
7### [When Is Migration Successful Adaptation to Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230616161906.htm)
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9May 17, 2023 - New study analyzed data on near-surface air temperatures recorded for North-West Europe over the past 60 years. The findings show that the maximum temperature of the hottest days is increasing at ...
9June 16, 2023 - A new study has put forward three criteria for evaluating the success of migration as adaptation in the face of climate change: well-being, equity and ...
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13### [Assessing Emotions in Wild Animals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230517122134.htm)
13### [Change Food Choices to Increase Chances of Tackling Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230615183221.htm)
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15May 17, 2023 - A new study examines indicators of mental wellbeing in wild animals to improve conservation ...
15June 15, 2023 - Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of human-made ...
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19### [About 13,000 Years Ago, the Water Outflow from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean Was Twice That of Today's](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230516115529.htm)
19### [10-Year Countdown to Sea-Ice-Free Arctic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230615105329.htm)
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21May 16, 2023 - About 13,000 years ago, a climate crisis caused a global drop in temperatures in the northern hemisphere. This episode of intense cold, known as the Younger Dryas, also caused severe aridity across ...
21June 15, 2023 - Research team predicts Arctic without ice by the end of 2030s if current increasing rate of greenhouse gas emission ...
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25### [The Number of the World's Farms to Halve by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230516115544.htm)
25### [Preserving Forests to Protect Deep Soil from Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220546.htm)
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27May 16, 2023 - New research shows the number of farms globally will shrink from 616 million in 2020 to 272 million in 2100, posing significant risks to the world's food ...
27June 14, 2023 - An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The findings have ...
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31### ['Improved' Cookstoves Emit More Ultrafine Particles Than Conventional Stoves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230511164619.htm)
31### [Researchers Find High Risk to Amphibians If Fungal Pathogen Invades North America](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230614220543.htm)
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33May 11, 2023 - Improved cookstoves, which are widely used for cooking in developing countries, produce twice as many harmful ultrafine air pollution particles (PM0.1) as conventional stoves, according to a new ...
33June 14, 2023 - New research indicates the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) could be devastating to amphibian biodiversity if introduced to North ...
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37### [Small Wildlife Surveys Can Produce 'Big Picture' Results](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230509122016.htm)
37### [Why Certain Fish Are Left Off the Hook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608195707.htm)
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39May 9, 2023 - Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire ecosystems, new research ...
39June 8, 2023 - A new study found that while a piece of legislation designed to foster the sustainability of marine fisheries is sometimes blamed for being too stringent -- leading to what some politicians call ...
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43### [Cleanup of Inactive Gulf of Mexico Wells Estimated at $30 Billion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230508190604.htm)
43### [Without Fully Implementing Net-Zero Pledges, the World Will Miss Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608195634.htm)
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45May 8, 2023 - A new article examines the cost to plug 14,000 wells that are inactive, have not produced for five years and are unlikely to be reactivated in the Gulf of Mexico region, which is the epicenter of ...
45June 8, 2023 - Without more legally binding and well-planned net-zero policies, the world is highly likely to miss key climate ...
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49### [Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production Responsible for $77 Billion in Annual US Health Damages, Contributes to Thousands of Early Deaths, Childhood Asthma Cases Nationwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230508114018.htm)
49### [Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 'an All-Time High' -- And It Is Causing an Unprecedented Rate of Global Warming, Say Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608121013.htm)
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51May 8, 2023 - A new study found that air pollution from the oil and gas sector in the United States has substantial adverse impacts on air quality, human health, and health costs. The findings show that the ...
51June 8, 2023 - Human-induced warming, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, reached an average of 1.14°C for the most recent decade (2013 to 2022) above pre-industrial levels. This is up from 1.07°C ...
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55### [Single Approach on Wild Horses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230505141610.htm)
55### [Air Quality Stations Have Collected Vast Stores of DNA by Accident, a Potentially 'Game-Changing' Discovery for Tracking Global Biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181255.htm)
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57May 5, 2023 - Because contrasting societal views have created an approach that simultaneously manages horses on the range as wildlife, livestock and pets, current U.S. government programs are incapable of ...
57June 5, 2023 - The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to ecosystems around the globe. And yet, quantifying those losses at a large scale hasn't been ...
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61### [Prolonged Power Outages, Often Caused by Weather Events, Hit Some Parts of the U.S. Harder Than Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230501164012.htm)
61### [Lessons from 'The Blob' Will Help Us Manage Fisheries During Future Marine Heatwaves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181242.htm)
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63May 1, 2023 - New research found that Americans already bearing the brunt of climate change and health inequities are most at risk of impact by a lengthy power ...
63June 5, 2023 - In early 2014, a great anomaly descended upon the seas: A patch of warm water that manifested in the Gulf of Alaska. Scientists called it 'The ...
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67### [Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Are Leading to More Fishing Vessels Chasing Fewer Fish, Resulting in Adverse Environmental and Societal Impacts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230501112122.htm)
67### [Whales Not to Be Counted on as 'Climate Savers'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230605181347.htm)
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69May 1, 2023 - A recent study quantified the number of harmful fisheries subsidies that support fishing in the high seas, domestic and foreign waters and found that between 20 and 37 per cent of these subsidies ...
69June 5, 2023 - Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to ...
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73### [The Reasons Why Insect Numbers Are Decreasing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230427173601.htm)
73### [Forest Protection and Carbon Dioxide Stored in Biomass](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230601160050.htm)
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75Apr. 27, 2023 - Researchers are investigating the causes and consequences of the worldwide insect decline as well as considering potential ...
75June 1, 2023 - A study has found that worldwide protected forests have an additional 9.65 billion metric tons of carbon stored in their above-ground biomass compared to ecologically similar unprotected ...
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79### [Researchers Explore Techniques to Successfully Reintroduce Captive Birds Into the Wild](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230427114529.htm)
79### [Study Identifies Boat Strikes as a Growing Cause of Manatee Deaths in Belize](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230601155728.htm)
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81Apr. 27, 2023 - Studies show that some species may require breeding in captivity within the next 200 years to avoid extinction. This reality places heavy importance on the reintroduction practices used to ...
81June 1, 2023 - The endangered Antillean manatee faces a growing threat from boat strikes in Belize, according to a new study that raises concerns about the survival of what had been considered a relatively healthy ...
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85### [Twilight Zone at Risk from Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230427114507.htm)
85### [Protecting Large Ocean Areas Doesn't Curb Fishing Catches](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230531145225.htm)
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87Apr. 27, 2023 - Life in the ocean's 'twilight zone' could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research ...
87May 31, 2023 - In the first-ever 'before and after' assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico's Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of US and Mexican researchers found ...
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91### [Global Research Reveals Countries Where Record-Breaking Heatwaves Are Likely to Cause Most Harm](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230425111140.htm)
91### [Fairy Tales Offer Accessible Ways to Communicate Energy Research in the Social Sciences to Help Tackle Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230531101550.htm)
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93Apr. 25, 2023 - A new study has highlighted under-prepared regions across the world most at risk of the devastating effects of scorching ...
93May 31, 2023 - A team of researchers has been developing accessible and creative means of communicating sustainability research from the social sciences for policymakers and the wider public. Using fairy tale ...
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97### [New Tools Capture Economic Benefit of Restoring Urban Streams](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230424162859.htm)
97### [Saved from Extinction, Southern California's Channel Island Foxes Now Face New Threat to Survival](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530203043.htm)
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99Apr. 24, 2023 - An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a suite of tools to estimate the total economic value of improving water quality in urban streams. The work can assist federal and state ...
99May 30, 2023 - Starting in the 1990s, Island Fox populations began to dwindle due to an outbreak of canine distemper and an increase in attacks by golden eagles. Some islands saw their population drop to as low as ...
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103### [Most People Feel 'Psychologically Close' to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230421112646.htm)
103### [Reusable Packaging Revolution Is Close](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125450.htm)
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105Apr. 21, 2023 - When spurring action against climate change, NGOs and governmental agencies frequently operate on the assumption that people are unmotivated to act because they view climate change as a problem that ...
105May 30, 2023 - A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to ...
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109### [The Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Crisis Can't Be Approached as Two Separate Things](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230420141621.htm)
109### [Hidden in Plain Sight: Windshield Washer Fluid Is an Unexpected Emission Source](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125420.htm)
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111Apr. 20, 2023 - Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosystems through agriculture, fishing and industry, sparked an unprecedented loss of biodiversity that ...
111May 30, 2023 - Exhaust fumes probably come to mind when considering vehicle emissions, but they aren't the only source of pollutants released by a daily commute. Researchers report that alcohols in windshield ...
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115### [Water Arsenic Including in Public Water Is Linked to Higher Urinary Arsenic Totals Among the U.S. Population](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230420134547.htm)
115### [Philosophy Aligns With Economics on How to Value Future Generations in Climate Policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230530125419.htm)
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117Apr. 20, 2023 - A new study shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water ...
117May 30, 2023 - A survey of philosophers finds they broadly agree with economists on the best way of valuing the environment of the future in policy decisions made now -- although for different ...
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