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Refugee camps can wreak enormous environmental damages – should source countries be liable for them?

May 13, 2021

While it may seem that much of the world has been locked down during the past pandemic year, more than 80 million people are currently on the move – unwillingly.

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The Gila River Indian Community innovates for a drought-ridden future

May 13, 2021

Through partnerships and exchanges, the community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources while helping solve broader water supply problems.

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Rivers might not be as resilient to drought as once thought

May 13, 2021

Years after a lengthy drought, some southeastern Australia rivers show no signs of recovering.

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Air Conditioners Might Be One Water Source of Our Urban Future

May 11, 2021

A global water crisis has companies and cities reusing the condensation from air conditioners to water plants, flush toilets and in one case, brew beer.

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UArizona research shows perseverance in Tucson food industry

May 7, 2021

University of Arizona researchers released a new report of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food system right here in Tucson.

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California Is Launching Monitoring Satellites To Hunt Super-Emitters

May 7, 2021

California and partners will launch two satellites by 2023 to spot and monitor plumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane – with dozen more to follow if all goes right. The elimination of these planet-warming greenhouse gases is essential to curbing climate change.

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From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data

May 7, 2021

Marc Johnson saw trouble in the water.

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New normals: The Southwest has grown hotter and drier over the past decade, data shows

May 4, 2021

The Southwest has grown hotter and drier during the past decade, and new climate data from the federal government shows these changes have been dramatic, shifting the long-term averages that represent the region’s “normal.”

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Climate change will be disastrous even after latest world pledges, report finds

May 4, 2021

The recent pledges made by world governments to limit carbon emissions will not be sufficient to meet the goal of keeping global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report concluded. Instead, those nonbinding commitments will result in a rise in the average global temperature to a potentially catastrophic 2.4 degrees Celsius. 

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'A Future That Is Likely Doomed': Why Climate Change Makes Young People Worried About Having Kids

May 4, 2021

Climate change has changed the way a lot of us think about the future, but for what seems like a growing number of young people, it’s changing something fundamental: Their decision to have children.

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