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New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019

Frontiers

The study shows that one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019 was due to fires, which is higher than previous estimates. We have been producing the global forest loss map and updating it annually since 2013, but we did not attribute drivers of forest loss. Global forest fires 2001-2019 map. Mapping forest loss.

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Action: 2019 Budget

Smith Enviorment

July 9, 2019. The 2019 legislative session got off to a very slow start. of the 2019 budget bill reallocates those funds for a number of projects unrelated to PFAS. The project, restoration of Little Alamance Creek in Burlington, was completed in 2012-2013. fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including GenX. Section 12.13

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Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?

Real Climate

1 Average number of named storms by day of the year in the historical record from 1851–2019 (dark blue line). But it emphasizes an important point about the relationship between SST and hurricane behavior in general: The hurricane response to SST changes depends on what caused the SST changes ( Emanuel and Sobel 2013 ).

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Water-mediated intercalation mechanisms in transition metal oxides

Physics World

From 2013–2015, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, US. She received her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, US, in 2013 and BS at the University of Arizona, US, in 2007, both in Materials Science and Engineering.

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My Kind of Town

Legal Planet

Judging from a 2019 report , the drivers of lake level variability are still not well understood. In 2020, the lake level hit a record high, after having hit a record low in 2013. That record lasted just one year: In May 2019, 8.25 As the NY Times reports, “Chicago’s historic average for precipitation for May, 4.49

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Losing Justice Hobbs, Western Water Expert and Valued Mentor

Legal Planet

I learned more about the depth and breadth of Justice Hobbs’ dedication when I clerked for him during the 2012–2013 Colorado Supreme Court term. . It gave me an initial window into his commitment to gearing his life and work toward making a positive difference in the lives of others. He took seriously—and delighted in—his role as a mentor.

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'Badly Broken' Bayer postpones split to improve performance

Corp Watch

Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013). Monsanto: A Corporate Profile (Food & Water Europe, April 2013) Monsanto vs. the World: The Monsanto Protection Act, GMOs and our Genetically Modified Future by Jason Louv (Ultraculture Press, 2013).