Beyond greenspace and bluespace
Most research on environmental exposure and health outcomes is limited to landscapes dominated by plants and water. A new study broadens the array of natural landscapes and their impact on human health.
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Seismic monitoring may improve early warnings for glacial lake outburst floods
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Seismic stations may provide a real-time, remote monitoring system to give early warnings of glacial lake outburst floods that devastate downstream communities. Global warming is drastically increasing the risk of these floods.
Read MoreWater towers at risk as glaciers recede
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Research provides new insight on mountain glacier-derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally.
Read MoreHimalayan glaciers’ melting has doubled
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Rising temperatures has accelerated the melting of this huge region dramatically since the start of the 21st century.
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: JIM KARNER
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“We do the recoveries and the collection of meteorites in Antarctica. Forty-one years now we’ve been recovering meteorites and bringing those samples to science.”
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