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Habitat loss, not poison, better explains grassland bird decline

This article on Eurekalert.org explains how loss of habitat, rather than pesticide use, is behind the decline of grassland birds…

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Satellite photos show Indonesia’s disastrous forest damage

This news article by the Korea Herald details the effects of deforestation on Indonesia's richly biodiverse rainforests: Satellite images have…

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Climate change and forest fires synergistically drive widespread melt events of the Greenland Ice Sheet

This scientific paper published on the PNAS website discusses how carbon sediment from forest fires looks set to cause increased…

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Exhaustion of cheap mineral resources is terraforming Earth – scientific report

This two-page report in the Guardian discusses the growing decline the world's industries' ability to extract the mineral resources needed…

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Climate change will cost big business dearly, report warns

This article discusses how the economy in the US could be affected by the changing world: The report says the…

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May 2014 was the hottest ever recorded

This article by the Daily Mail illustrates the changing trends of world temperatures: Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth…

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North Atlantic ecosystem being affected increasingly by the changing world

This article by the Plymouth Herald discusses how wildlife habitats in the North Atlantic are being affected by climate change:…

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World’s energy systems vulnerable to climate change

A recent news article illustrates how vulnerable the world's energy systems are to the effects of the changing world: Many…

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US military funding social science research to prepare for future civil disorder

One of the consequences of the effects of the changing world will be civil disorder in many places. It should…

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Drought in California threatens US food supply

The recent drought affecting the US state of California is likely to have an impact on the US food supply,…

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