The study assesses the direct effects of climate change by 2060, including extreme events, on the productivity of regional crop farming and livestock in Greece, and the broader socio-economic effects on the agri-food and other sectors. Different approaches (i.e., agronomic models, statistical regression models, and equations linking thermal stress to livestock output) were combined to…
Wildfires can be considered as a natural part of many ecosystems, but their frequency and heightened risk have been notably influenced by climate change. This amplified threat poses a significant concern that necessitates further study on the properties and behavior of smoke particles. The 2023 was a year of intense wildfires worldwide with Greece experiencing…
Pamela Hallock, a biogeological oceanographer and Distinguished University Professor at the USF College of Marine Science (CMS), has spent her career studying the ocean. She leads the Reef Indicators Lab at CMS and is no stranger to the impacts of human activities on marine environments. Still, she couldn’t help but notice a bright spot in…
Today coastal erosion is usually exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change and results in the loss of income and cultural norms, as well as in the loss or degradation of ecosystem … >>> Tourlioti, P.N., Portman, M.E., Tzoraki, O., Pantelakis, I. Ocean & Coastal Management 210,105705 (2021) Recent related articles in this category
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