progscrape: environment

Forest degradation now causes carbon emissions comparable to deforestation, yet is overlooked by current Amazon protection policies

30 days ago pnas.org amazon environment

Highway construction is intensifying the urban heat island effect, the force behind a widening temperature divide between urban and rural communities.

43 days ago news.northeastern.edu environment

Summers across the midlatitudes, including most of North America and Europe, now last roughly 30 days longer than they did in the 1960s

45 days ago news.ubc.ca environment europe

A Japanese scientist spent decades working on a 1,200 year-old record of cherry blossom flowerings, helping to reveal the effects of climate change

41 days ago theguardian.com environment japan

Warm springs caused by climate change are forcing bees and wasps to hatch earlier, causing summer species to lose up to 34% of their body mass and depleting the vital fat reserves of spring species, especially those in cooler regions, according to a large-scale study of 15,000 insects.

42 days ago besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com environment

In California, Texas and Iowa, cancer rates are 4-8% higher in areas with more industrial animal agriculture

43 days ago sentientmedia.org california cancer environment texas

Global aquaculture is shifting toward less sustainable species as production focuses on finfish like salmon over seaweed and shellfish, according to a UBC study

56 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com environment

Earth’s night light grew 16% since 2014, but satellite data shows a "flickering" planet where developing nations brighten while Europe dims due to energy policies

42 days ago nature.com earth environment europe

Study reports that digital mindfulness intervention is associated with improved sleep efficiency and heart rate variability in adults, based on randomized controlled trial using wearable sleep tracking data

48 days ago nature.com environment trial

While millions care about the environment, only a fraction take action

35 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology