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1. Climate Change Impacts on Deserts and Global Dust Levels Studied | Science-Environment
Climate Change Impacts on Deserts and Global Dust Levels Studied
The authors said that most of the growth in oases were from the artificial expansion of oases, which may not be sustainable in the future. They called for improving water resource management, promoting sustainable land use and encouraging water conservation
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Miami is ‘ground zero' for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway
Miami is undergoing a population and development boom.
Meanwhile, city officials, scientists and other experts say it's among the most vulnerable cities worldwide to the impacts of climate change.
That oversized climate risk carries financial implications for residents.
Miami-Dade County officials are working to adapt and make the city livable into the future
3. Hydropower: Can it hold up against climate change? – DW – 04/26/2024
Hydropower: can it hold up against climate change?
Holly Young
7–9 minutes
Reliable, cheap and low carbon — since coming into use over a hundred years ago, hydropower has become a vital clean energy source, today providing more electricity
than all other renewables combined.
But recent power shortages in Ecuador and Colombia have highlighted its vulnerability in the face of climate change
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The Haida get their land back
Serena Renner
10–13 minutes
This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation.
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Bezos Earth Fund's AI Climate Solutions Prize Prioritises Alt-Proteins
Anay Mridul
11–14 minutes
5 Mins Read
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced an AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge, promising up to $100M in grants for solutions leveraging artificial intelligence – and alternative proteins are one of its key focus areas
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