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Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed our planetary environment and humanity’s geologic footprint

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:37:01 +0000

Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed our planetary environment and humanity’s geologic footprint Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/18/2022 - 13:37

This is the first time that scientists have documented humanity’s geological footprint on such a comprehensive scale in a single publication.

Jaia Syvitski, former executive director of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System, a diverse community of international experts who study the interactions among the Earth’s surface, water and atmosphere

A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that have pushed the Earth toward a new geological epoch, known as the Anthropocene. Distinct physical, chemical and biological changes to Earth’s rock layers began around the year 1950, the research found.

Read the full article on CU Boulder Today.

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Heat waves could cause 10 times more crop damage than now projected, research finds

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:08:01 +0000

Heat waves could cause 10 times more crop damage than now projected, research finds Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/18/2022 - 13:08

The researchers’ work, recently published in the Journal of the European Economic Association, analyzed a global dataset spanning 1979 to 2016 and found that agricultural losses were up to an order of magnitude larger than standard approaches predicted.

Heat waves, which are projected to become more frequent and intense as the century progresses, could cause as much as 10 times more crop damage than is now projected, a team of researchers led by the �� has found. Researchers in psychology, behavioral economics and related fields are also studying how people perceive climate risks, who responds to them, how social connections enable or inhibit adaptive behavior, and more.

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Heat waves could cause 10 times more crop damage than now projected, research finds

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No Country Immune from the Health Harms of Climate Change

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:05:14 +0000

No Country Immune from the Health Harms of Climate Change Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/18/2022 - 13:05

The threats to human health are multiplying and intensifying due to climate change, and unless we change course, our health care systems are at risk of being overwhelmed in the future.

—Ian Hamilton, executive director of the Lancet Countdown

No country—rich or poor—is immune from the health effects of worsening climate change. Unless we take urgent action, climate change will increasingly threaten global health, disrupt lives and livelihoods, and overwhelm health care systems, according to the 2020 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, published in The Lancet.

Read the full article on CIRES website.

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