Pulse Taking
‘Long memory’ is a term used in probability analysis. It originated in hydrology to predict flood patterns on the Nile River. But do rivers remember where they once flowed? Floraskin – Huth &...
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A vast dust plume blows off Northern Africa.Photo: NASA/USGS The dust of the Sahara is one of the world’s great transport methods for depositing minerals around the world. An estimated 60 – 200 million...
View ArticleThe Proverbial Drop
Image: Pranav Singh The recent Warsaw Climate Change Conference ended with a couple of modest successes, the main one being that the conversation will continue between nations as to what to do about...
View ArticleInput and Loss
At the UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw this week, a new programme was launched under the auspices of the World Bank: The BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL). The initial funding...
View ArticleGlobal Forest Map
A gorgeous new tool for assessing gain and loss in global forests was released this week by University of Maryland researchers, the result of a five year, broad-based collaborative project. The...
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