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Renewable Energy

Hurricanes and power grids: Eliminating large-scale outages with new approach

Large scale-power outages caused by tropical cyclones can be prevented almost entirely if a small but critical set of power lines is protected against...
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Climate Change

Hurricane set to cause ‘catastrophic’ floods in desert areas, says climate scientist

The mountains and deserts of Southern California are expected to see the highest risk for dangerous, even deadly, flash flooding from heavy rain due to Hurricane...
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Climate Change

Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by US if warming continues – Study

Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Computer simulations of regional economic sectors and...
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Waste Management

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...
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Conservation

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....
Sustainable Devpt

Scaling up clean cooking solutions requires affordable finance, pragmatic approach

The lack of access to clean cooking which continues the dependence on traditional cooking fuels has substantial impact to...

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Waste Management

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...
Conservation

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply...