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CABI study updates safer options for fall armyworm control in Africa

CABI scientists have updated the first major study of potential biological controls that could be used in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm in Africa.
CAB International
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Increasing risk of floods as glaciers recede in Central Andes, South America

A researcher at the University of Huddersfield has examined the rate at which glaciers have been retreating in the Central Andes.
University of Huddersfield
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Migration not seen as solution by those in flood zone

Despite severe, frequent flooding in coastal regions in the Philippines due to climate change, most residents do not consider migration as a short-term solution.
Cornell University
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Examination of social media revealed early warning about COVID-19 outbreaks

An analysis of social media feeds indicates evidence of concerns about cases of pneumonia across a number of European countries before national lockdowns.
Hospital Healthcare Europe
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Simultaneous drought and heat wave events are becoming more common

As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.
Eos - AGU
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Risk of extreme droughts likely to increase in Scotland

Scotland is likely to face an increase in the risk of extreme droughts over the next two decades as a result of climate change.
Nature Scot - Scotland's Nature Agency
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Professor Jin‐Ho Yoon's joint research team identifies link between three typhoons that affected the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020 and wildfires in the western United States

Three typhoons, which caused much damage to the Korean Peninsula in the summer of 2020, affected forest fires in Oregon by changing jet streams with strong energy.
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
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Getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change

Nature‐based solutions can play a key role in helping to tackle the climate and nature crises, while delivering other benefits for people, according to a new paper.
Oxford University
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The Western United States is a hotspot for snow droughts

A new study compares snowpack across the world and offers a tool to help scientists pinpoint where this critical resource is waning.
The Revelator
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Hurricanes and typhoons moving 30km closer to coasts every decade

High-intensity tropical cyclones have been moving closer to coasts over the past 40 years, potentially causing more destruction than before.
Imperial College London

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