Cities in Global South must prepare for climate migrants

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 25, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

By 2050, millions of people will seek refuge from the effects of climate change in crowded cities. What can we do to prepare? Vittoria Zanuso is the executive director of the Mayors Migration Council, a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on...

West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Disappear by 2300

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 25, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the first clear projection of how carbon emissions may drive the loss of a large portion of Antarctica’s ice sheet over the next 300 years. The future of Antarctica’s glaciers after 2100...

All-night lights change the behavior of fish, even into the next generation

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 24, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Scientists have shown that light pollution—especially light in the blue spectrum—can alter the behavior of fish after only a few nights, and have knock-on effects for their offspring. The team studied how female zebrafish responded after being exposed to artificial...

Germany’s wind and solar 2030 targets almost compatible with 1.5°C limit – report

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 24, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Germany would need to deploy around 400 GW of wind and solar by 2030, while the relative share of each technology will depend on how various factors develop in the future, said the institute (current 2030 targets: 215 GW solar PV, 115 GW onshore wind, 30 GW offshore...

Extreme Polar Light Environment of the North and South Poles Sustains Biodiversity

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 24, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth’s Polar regions creates conditions that result in circumpolar hybrid zones around the North and the South Poles. These extreme conditions increase the synchrony of reproductive...

Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 23, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most. “Children in Burundi are bearing the...