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U.S. air quality negatively affected by hundreds of active Canadian wildfires
Tens of thousands of residents have evacuated across Canada as the wildfire smoke makes its way south to the United States.
ByTheEast2d
Lebanon’s climb from ashes demands US$11 billion
US$11 billion. Lebanon’s reconstruction will require not only a huge amount of money, but also a real political commitment ...
IEEE3d
Assimilation of Smap Based Disaggregated Soil Moisture for Improving Soil Evaporation Estimates by FAO-2Kc Model
Abstract: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dual crop coefficient (FAO-2Kc) is one of the widely used formulation to estimate soil evaporation (E) due to its operationality and simplicity. The ...
Canadian wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate; smoke expected to hit the U.S. this weekend
Several Midwestern U.S. states have issued air quality alerts to residents as smoke from Canadian wildfires begins to move ...
SciELO5d
Multiple linear regression and random forest to predict and map soil properties using data from portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF)
Soil analyses; spatial prediction; proximal sensor. On the other hand, carrying out laboratory tests in a large number of samples requires more time and financial resources, as well as chemical ...
Vietnam Agriculture5d
When wildlife leaves the forest, pathogens may enter communities
WOAH’s guidance aims to mitigate disease risks through a One Health approach that balances economic, conservation, and public ...
The Nation Newspaper5d
Smarter way to map, protect Nigeria’s biodiversity, by conservationist
A conservation scientist, Oluwadamilola Ogundipe, has identified smarter ways to map and protect Nigeria’s biodiversity.
Citizen Digital6dOpinion
OPINION: Why Kenya needs a soil data revolution to secure its food future
Kenya’s agricultural potential is widely celebrated, yet beneath this promise lies a hidden crisis. Our soils are under ...