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When a tree is surrounded by many similar individuals, its mortality increases, which is probably caused by specialized pathogens or herbivores. This effect occurs in forests all over the world, but is more pronounced in rare tropical tree species, which could contribute to the astonishing tree species diversity of tropical forests.

From Phys.Org

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-overcrowding-tree-mortality-higher-biodiversity.html

The jeans industry uses harmful chemicals to dye denim with indigo, but an alternative process can achieve the same thing with 92 percent less environmental impact

From New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418509-greener-way-to-dye-denim-could-cut-the-environmental-impact-of-jeans/

Africa’s forested areas – an estimated 14 % of the global forest area – are continuing to decline at an increasing rate – mostly because of human activities to convert forest land for economic purposes.

From Environmental News Network

https://www.enn.com/articles/74127-how-is-deforested-land-in-africa-used

Denialism highest in central and southern US, with Republican voters less likely to believe in climate science.

From The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/14/americans-believe-climate-change-study

For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74 – 95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of 158 mph or greater).

From Environmental News Network

https://www.enn.com/articles/74067-in-a-warming-world-climate-scientists-consider-category-6-hurricanes

A group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming. However, compact, faster-moving storms are more likely to be sensitive. These findings suggest an improved method to project the strength of typhoons under global warming conditions. Their report was published in Geophysical Research Letters.

From Environmental News Network

https://www.enn.com/articles/74025-global-warming-has-a-bigger-effect-on-compact-fast-moving-typhoons

You can’t see it, but it’s in the air, threatening our health — it could even creep inside your home when all the doors and windows are shut.

PM2.5, also known as fine particulate matter, is a type of pollution that is estimated to cause nearly nine million premature deaths globally each year, according to one study. That’s nearly three times more than previous estimates.

From “The Cool Down” via Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/startling-data-links-common-environmental-043000442.html

An international group of leading scientists call for an urgent change in the governance of urban expansion as the world’s cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates.

Source: Yale University

From Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240126001920.htm