Environment and ecosystems

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

Young Fijians have been planting thousands of trees to help protect the coastline of their community against rising sea levels and erosion.

The aim of the paper is to address the increasing frequency and severity of destructive wildfire disasters by exploring the concept of defensible space around homes, particularly in wildland and rural-urban interfaces.

A new study has identified a causal link between cleaner air in China and reductions in suicide.

Air pollution on top of extreme summer heat is causing lung problems globally; the situation is dire in India for makers of traditional musical instruments, who work with wood fires.

This study aims to explore how Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) and Nature-Based Insurance Solutions (NbIS) can effectively mitigate the impacts of climate-related hazards in the Philippines and in the region.

The key to cooling ‘urban heat islands’ may lie in the countryside, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) and Southeast University (China).

In Charlotte, North Carolina, flood-prone apartments were converted into a wetland habitat that now helps protect the community from flooding.