Study Finds Highest Prediction of Sea-Level Rise Unlikely

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 22, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In recent years, the news about Earth’s climate—from raging wildfires and stronger hurricanes to devastating floods and searing heat waves—has provided little good news. A new Dartmouth-led study, however, reports that one of the very worst projections of how high the...

#ActforHumanity and end violence against aid workers on World Humanitarian Day

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 20, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the UN and partners are demanding greater accountability as countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day on Monday. Last year was the deadliest so far, with 280 aid workers killed in 33...

Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Janez

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Sunday, we mark World Humanitarian Day to celebrate the indispensable and tireless life-saving efforts of aid workers worldwide. When disasters strike, crises erupt and conflicts arise, humanitarians are among the first ones on the spot delivering emergency...

Commission sends request for information to Meta under the Digital Services Act

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Friday, the Commission has sent Meta a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Following the discontinuation of CrowdTangle on 14 August 2024, the Commission is requesting Meta to provide more information on the measures it has taken to...

Scientists Find Oceans of Water on Mars. It’s Just Too Deep to Tap

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water — enough to fill oceans on the planet’s surface. The data from NASA’s Insight lander allowed the scientists to estimate that the...

Study reveals urban trees suffer more from heat waves and drought than their rural counterparts

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A recently published study in Ecological Applications details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively impacted by heat waves and drought than trees of the same species in nearby rural forests. The finding, made by researchers at the Advanced Science...