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Q&A: B.C.’s 2024 wildfire season has started—here’s what to know

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Q&A: B.C.’s 2024 wildfire season has started—here’s what to know

Phys.org April 21, 2024

A prescribed, revitalizing “good fire” gets under way at West Vaseux Lake in the Okanagan to restore...

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Wild and domestic ungulates are key to Mediterranean ecosystem sustainability, finds study

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Wild and domestic ungulates are key to Mediterranean ecosystem sustainability, finds study

Phys.org April 20, 2024

Transhumant flock in the Campos de Hernán Perea (Spain). Credit: Marina Carmen Rincón Madroñero. Researchers from Miguel...

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Weather prediction models can also forecast satellite displacements

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Weather prediction models can also forecast satellite displacements

Phys.org April 20, 2024

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More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash

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More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash

Phys.org April 20, 2024

This photo provided by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a view of an...

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Mapping plant functional diversity from space: Ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration

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• Satellites

Mapping plant functional diversity from space: Ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration

Phys.org April 19, 2024

High-resolution satellite images that captured multispectral data recorded the reflections of light from plant leaves. These data...

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A third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows

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• Satellites

A third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows

Phys.org April 19, 2024

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to scientists from...

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SpaceX tallies 1st of two launches over two days from Space Coast

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SpaceX tallies 1st of two launches over two days from Space Coast

Phys.org April 18, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX launched Wednesday evening the first of a pair of Space Coast rockets...

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More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported

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More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported

Phys.org April 17, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and...

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Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface

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Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface

Phys.org April 17, 2024

A firefighter battles flames during the September 2012 Shockey wildland fire near San Diego. Credit: Dept. of...

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Climate-change-driven cold snaps threaten marine life

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Climate-change-driven cold snaps threaten marine life

Phys.org April 16, 2024

Anatomy of a killer cold event. a, Map of southern Africa showing key coastal locations and the...

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