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Low-Carbon Concrete in a Changing Climate: Why Local Weather Can Determine Durability
Low-Carbon Concrete in a Changing Climate: Why Local Weather Can Determine Durability Concrete is central to modern infrastructure. It is also a major focus of construction-sector decarbonisation because producing the cement used in concrete releases substantial quantities of carbon dioxide. One response is to develop concretes that use lower-carbon cement systems. But reducing the carbon…
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Underwater Drones Reveal Hidden Coral Habitat: Why Marine Baseline Surveys Need to Look Deeper
Underwater Drones Reveal Hidden Coral Habitat: Why Marine Baseline Surveys Need to Look Deeper For more than half a century, coral structures reported off the coast of Benin remained largely unresolved. Marine surveys conducted in the 1960s had identified what appeared to be a deep reef barrier more than 50 metres below the surface. But…
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Extreme Heat Is Spreading Beyond Traditional Heat Seasons: Why Monitoring Calendars Need to Change
Extreme Heat Is Spreading Beyond Traditional Heat Seasons: Why Monitoring Calendars Need to Change Extreme heat is becoming more frequent. But a new global study asks a different question: Is extreme heat also arriving at different times of the year? The answer appears to be yes. Researchers examining 45 years of climate data found that…
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Peatland Water Levels and Warming: Why Hydrology Controls Carbon Loss
Peatland Water Levels and Warming: Why Hydrology Controls Carbon Loss Water level is often treated as a hydrological measurement. In peatlands, it is much more than that. A new international study led by researchers at the University of Münster shows that the depth of the water table helps determine not only how much carbon dioxide…








