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Millions of people around the world live on river deltas and are vulnerable when those rivers shift direction. A new study shows why and where these events, called avulsions, happen.
New modelling shows how tectonic plate movements, carbon-rich deep-sea sediment, and mountain weathering have regulated Earth’s climate.
Some Niger Delta residents are less concerned about oil-induced hazards and risks, or floods and erosion. They are more worried about a lack of sanitation amenities.
As sea levels rise, this natural form of beach replenishment might be an important factor in offsetting some of the damaging effects of climate change on beaches.
If the world overshoots its climate targets, drought could cause dryland areas to expand by a quarter and encompass half the Earth’s land area, threatening lives and livelihoods.
Around 17% of the mainland coastline is affected.
The presence of roads, even inside protected areas, may pose a significant threat to species.
The Maldives is facing coastal erosion, overdevelopment and a tide of plastic pollution.
Around the world, fragile coastal ecosystems are under intense pressure, and understanding and managing their complex interactions requires an integrated and interdisciplinary approach.
Healthy soils are vital for food, biodiversity, and a healthy planet, but this below-ground world is often overlooked. The launch of the State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity Report highlights this.
Almost a century ago, New Zealand and Australia were at the forefront of an environmental crisis that forewarned of humanity’s global impact – erosion. It left its mark on culture.
Because the forecast for rainfall in the Rift Valley basin is a rising trend, the lake levels look set to rise even more in the future.
There’s growing interest in making the US food system more resilient and flexible, but soil – the origin of nearly everything we eat – is often left out of the picture.
Our study explores the factors which cause glacial erosion.
Sand may seem abundant when your toes are buried in it, but it’s becoming scarce along many coastlines around the world.
Dumping millions of cubic metres of sand on the beach stops people from dealing with the reality of coastal erosion.
‘Building back better’ refers to making communities more disaster-proof and resilient after they take a hit. But instead, some US owners are building back bigger homes in vulnerable places.
Thousands of years of history tells the same story over and over: you ignore soil at your peril.
A new report predicts that one-third of the ice in the Himalayas will melt, even if we contain global warming to 1.5C. So what does that mean for the flood-prone valleys below?
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Geophysics, University of Sydney
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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PhD student - Spatial science and geomorphology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Senior fellow, King's College London
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Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Lecturer in Marine and Fisheries Sciences, University of Ghana
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Scientist, Bournemouth University
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
