Humanity’s impact on the polar ice sheets is slowing Earth’s rotation, posing a challenge for how it matches up with the official timekeeping. Humanity is rapidly waking up to the fact that time is running out to take action to mitigate the effects of climate change. Ironically, climate change itself, primarily caused by the release...
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July 5, 2023July 7, 2023Environment, News
As climate gets hotter, the termites get hungrier, study finds
Here’s something that will send a shiver up the spine of anyone who has battled termites—meaning just about every homeowner in Florida. That finding comes from more than 100 researchers across six continents who measured how fast termites ate blocks of dead wood left outside for at least a year in different regions with varying...