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The effects of climate change on cybersecurity

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Awareness, climate change, cooling, cybersecurity, datacenters, energy consumption, Global Warming, supercomputers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:55:13 +0000

We explore the relationship between climate change and cybersecurity, two of the major issues of our time. Does cybersecurity actually contribute to global warming? Or can climate change illicit an uptick in cybercrime? We take a look.

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US corn yields get boost from a global warming 'hole'

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Climate, Endangered Plants, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Food and Agriculture, Global Warming, Nature

The global average temperature has increased 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 100 years. In contrast, the Corn Belt of the U.S., one of the most agriculturally productive regions of the world, has experienced a decrease in temperatures in the summer during the growing season. Known as the 'US warming hole,' this anomalous cooling phenomenon, which occurred in tandem with increasing rainfall, was responsible for boosting corn yields by 5 to 10 percent per year, according to a new study.

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The shelf life of pyrite

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Early Climate, Early Mammals, Environmental Awareness, Fossils, Global Warming, Oceanography, Origin of Life

What exactly triggers the increase in carbon dioxide concentrations that causes the transition from a glacial stage to a warm stage is not fully understood. Scientists have developed a new model in which the weathering of pyrite, a common mineral containing sulfur, plays a key role.

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A win-win for forests and small-holder dairy farming in East Africa

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Cows, Sheep, Pigs, Environmental Policy, Food and Agriculture, Forest, Global Warming, Rainforests, Soil Types

The native Napier grass could hold the key to improving diets, boosting farming yields and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in East Africa. Growing and using Napier as a nutrient rich animal fodder on the farm, could also reduce pressure on forests, according to new research.

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Imperfect diamonds paved road to historic Deep Earth discoveries

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Early Climate, Earth Science, Fossils, Geology, Global Warming, Graphene, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Origin of Life

Researchers have explored how carbon moves between Earth's interior, surface and atmosphere; how much deep carbon exists, in what forms (including vast microbial life); where carbon came from; and how life began.

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Fungi could reduce reliance on fertilizers

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Climate, Environmental Issues, Food and Agriculture, Fungus, Geochemistry, Global Warming, Organic

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, 'climate smart' varieties of crops, according to a new study.

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Ground failure study shows deep landslides not reactivated by 2018 Anchorage Quake

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geography, Geology, Global Warming, Landslides, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis

Major landslides triggered by the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska earthquake responded to, but were not reactivated by, the magnitude 7.1 Anchorage earthquake that took place 30 November 2018, researchers concluded in a new study.

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Climate change could hasten deterioration of US bridge infrastructure

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Climate, Construction, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Thermodynamics

Scientists are studying the toll climate change may take on aging US infrastructure, which includes over 600,000 bridges. A new study links the potential impacts of climate change with the structural integrity of thousands of bridges transecting America's highways and towns. The analysis demonstrates a need to rethink the nation's priority order of bridge repair, as climate change looms and infrastructure funding remains limited.

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A roadmap to make the land sector carbon neutral by 2040

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Environmental Policies, Environmental Policy, Forest, Global Warming, Land Management, Resource Shortage, Sustainability, Urbanization

Land is critical to human livelihoods and wellbeing, while actions related to land use also play an important role in the climate system. Researchers have developed a new roadmap outlining actions on deforestation, restoration, and carbon cuts that could lead to the land sector becoming carbon neutral by 2040 and a net carbon sink by 2050.

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Scientists tout ocean protection progress, give road map for more

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Ecology, Ecosystems, Environmental Awareness, Geography, Global Warming, Oceanography, Water

World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, scientists reported today at the Our Ocean Conference.

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