New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, ...
Tag: Geography
As climate changes, small increases in rainfall may cause widespread road outages
New model incorporates topographical data for more accurate forecast of road disruption TROY, N.Y. -- As more rain falls on ...
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships success for University of Liverpool
Credit: University of Liverpool Three University of Liverpool researchers have been awarded prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to pursue ambitious ...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May ...
Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown
Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities are to benefit, ...
The global guide to beach garbage
The Beachcomber's Guide to Marine DebrisCredit: Springer Nature Strolling barefoot on the beach is one of life's great pleasures, but ...
Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns
Credit: Carolyn Gibson, University of Guelph PhD student A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern ...
Diamonds reveal how continents are stabilized, key to Earth’s habitability
The longevity of Earth's continents in the face of destructive tectonic activity is an essential geologic backdrop for the emergence ...
Geography study finds hot days lead to wildfires
University of Cincinnati researchers examined weather factors that contribute to devastating western wildfires; they found that wildfires were most likely ...
Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains
Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...
Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers
Comprehensive new earthquake catalog includes 10 times more quakes than previously identified, with a more detailed picture of stresses and ...
Scientists identify almost 2 million previously ‘hidden’ earthquakes
A closer look at seismic data from 2008-17 expands Southern California's earthquake catalog by a factor of 10Credit: Caltech Pouring ...
Nature: When lightning strikes — the LOFAR radio telescope is watching closely
Lightning still is a poorly understood phenomenon -- LOFAR radio telescope measures so far unknown structures and discharge processes -- ...
Historic logging site shows first human-caused bedrock erosion along an entire river
Credit: Sarah Schanz/Indiana University Geologic time is supposed to be slow, and the most solid object should be bedrock. But ...