The Arctic in Free Fall
According to Jarvis Cocker, author at The Guardian who wrote The Iceman Cometh, “of the Arctic sea ice, 75% has been lost over the past 30 years. Last year saw sea-ice levels plummet to the second-lowest since records began.

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This alert from the Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) examines the long-term direct and indirect impacts of invasive alien species. Here is an excerpt from …

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The UN Convention to Combat Desertification defines desertification as land degradation, which is the “reduction or loss in arid, semi‐arid, and dry sub‐humid areas, of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain‐fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest, and woodlands resulting.

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This alert from the Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) This is an excerpt from the introduction: “We appreciate the letters by Pouliot and colleagues (2020) …

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This alert from the Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) examines the collapse of food webs as a result of global change stressors. The following is …

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This article examines the causes of insect extinctions, such as overexploitation, climate change, and pollution, and its impacts, such as loss of biomass and biodiversity. …

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