NERC - Planet Earth

There are 40 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Adaptation and mitigation".

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1. Protecting biodiversity in palm oil: News that chocolate, bread and dried fruit all share a common ingredient with household detergents and cosmetics might sound both unlikely and unappetising. However, palm oil is used in each of these and many more everyday products.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Biodiversity, Conservation, Farming, Food, Forests

2. Flood research by numbers: NERC flood science saves lives, homes and businesses. Here are a few fast facts on some of our successes.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Flooding, Hazards, UK, Water

3. How can we work with nature to reduce flood risk?: Our new video explores how using nature to manage flooding can make a real difference to protecting communities.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Environmental change, Flooding, Hazards, Rivers and lakes, UK, Videos, Water

4. Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution: Scientists have discovered that mammals successfully evolved over the years by getting smaller in size.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Animals, Biology, Evolution, Palaeontology

5. Genetic toolkit gives periwinkles seashore advantage: Periwinkles, struggling to survive the seashore battleground, have developed a genetic toolkit to help them adapt to different environments, a new study shows.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Animals, Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Marine life, UK

6. How much time is left to meet the Paris climate agreement?: Dr Phil Goodwin and Professor Ric Williams ran 100 million simulations of carbon emissions and warming to find out.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Atmosphere, Climate, Conservation, Environmental change, Hazards, Pollution, Sustainability

7. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Chris Haughton and Dr Emily Shuckburgh: Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with author and illustrator Chris Haughton to show how scientists measure the impacts of CO₂ over time.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Antarctic, Atmosphere, Climate, Environmental change, Flooding, Hazards, Ice, Sea level change, Sustainability, Videos, Weather

8. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Dan Binns and Professor Ally Lewis: Aardman director Dan Binns teamed up with Professor Ally Lewis to explore the surprising amount of air pollution emitted by the home.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Atmosphere, Climate, Environmental change, Hazards, Sustainability, Videos

9. Hay Trans.MISSION Q&A with Nicola Davies and Professor Ed Hawkins: Poet Nicola Davies teamed up with Professor Ed Hawkins to explore climate and weather in a series of poems set to images.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Arctic, Antarctic, Atmosphere, Climate, Environmental change, Flooding, Hazards, Ice, Sea level change, Sustainability, Videos, Weather

10. Helping species on the move: Meet the software for working out where species will thrive in future, as global warming pushes them north seeking cooler places and key habitat is lost.; Tags: Adaptation and mitigation, Bees, Biodiversity, Climate, Conservation, Environmental change, Insects, Pollinators, Technology, UK

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