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Warming Climate Intensifies Flash Droughts Worldwide

Sudden onset of drying is a rising problem, particularly acute in south America and Southern Africa.

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Wayne State Researchers Find Connection Between PFAs Exposure in Men and the Health of Their Offspring

Wayne State University researchers are reporting new findings that demonstrate a link between exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in males and health issues in their offspring.

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A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon’s Gray Whales and Their Food

A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows.

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Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits, Cost Savings

Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 

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Researchers Confirm Scale Matters in Determining Vulnerability of Freshwater Fish to Climate Changes

The silver chub isn’t considered sensitive to climate change on a national scale, but context matters.

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How Heatwaves Are Affecting Arctic Phytoplankton

The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. 

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Copper Can’t Be Mined Fast Enough to Electrify the US

Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a University of Michigan study.

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Change Likely to Aggravate Brain Conditions

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a UCL-led team of researchers.

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Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators

A paper published in the CABI Reviews journal has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators – such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies – who are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop yields and food security.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Found to Rain Down on All Five Great Lakes

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” have become persistent pollutants in the air, water and soil. 

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