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Temporal parallels in hemiboreal wildfires: a historical inquiry into ecosystem dynamics
The anticipated increase in Canadian wildfire disturbances due to anthropogenic climate change will reduce the extent of the southern boreal forest and hamper land use, mirroring transformations observed around 7,000 years ago.
Exploring the advanced material cultures 45,000 years ago in East Asia
An international team has reported Initial Upper Palaeolithic archaeological remains dating to 45,000 years ago from the Shiyu site in northern China. Shiyu is the oldest and easternmost site of its kind. The discovery reshapes our understanding of the timing and routes of human migration in Asia.
How do government climate authorities and citizens interact through social media?
The practice-based study on data from 5 authorities, 10k posts and 5k replies from 2k citizens over a year characterises how climate authorities and citizens interact in social media for climate preparedness and resilience and discusses the suitability of social media for climate communication.