Study Develops Framework for Forecasting Contribution of Snowpack to Flood Risk During Winter Storms

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 5, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In the Sierra Nevada, midwinter “rain-on-snow” events occur when rain falls onto existing snowpack and have resulted in some of the region’s biggest and most damaging floods. Rain-on-snow events are projected to increase in size and frequency in the coming years, but...

Climate Resilient Microalgae Could Help Restore Coral Reefs

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 3, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Coral species exhibit different temperature tolerances. This is in part due to the composition of their microalgae symbionts. With a new method, researchers from Uppsala University were able to predict how individual microalgae might behave under future temperature...

Ukraine: UN-Red Cross operation underway to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 2, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A United Nations and Red Cross (ICRC) operation to evacuate desperate civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is underway, the Spokesperson for the humanitarian affairs office in the country confirmed on Sunday. “A safe...

Fisheries: EU and Norway strengthen cooperation for sustainable fishing in the Northeast Arctic

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Norway and the EU reached a political understanding in relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2. The area concerned includes the waters around the archipelago of Svalbard and the international waters of the Barents Sea. The...

EU and international partners put forward a Declaration for the Future of the Internet

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the European Union, the United States, and several international partners have proposed a Declaration for the Future of the Internet, setting out the vision and principles of a trusted Internet. Partners support a future for the Internet that is open, free,...

Human rights: Belarus journalists win World Press Freedom Prize

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year‘s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the international jury‘s recommendation. The BAJ was formed in 1995 as a non-governmental association of media...