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People walk on the Royal Roads University campus in Colwood, near Victoria, British Columbia. Universities can co-operate with local governments and organizations to develop ways to make communities more resilient to climate change. (Royal Roads University)

Universities have a vital role to play in tackling climate change

Universities must develop an intentional, place-based approach to research and teaching that’s organized around a region’s unique and specific problems.
An interim peace deal between Iran and the United States signals the end of dire straits for one of the world’s most critical maritime route, but it could be months before traffic flows return to normal. Wikimedia

The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening but Europe’s food chain suppliers cannot afford to be complacent

As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a new study reveals what the agri-food industry’s priorities should be to overcome such an unprecedented logistical challenge.
Predictive pyrogeography-powered software and real-time models offer fire responders considerable benefits for understanding where and how wildfires will spread, via mapping based on wind conditions, topography, temperature and the dryness, density and types of foliage that serve as fuel. Apiguide/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Analysing wildfire behaviour can help detect risk zones earlier and support fire‑smart strategies

Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter crisis response and post-fire restoration.
ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond, left, and other oil company heads testify about energy pricing and profits at a Congressional hearing in November 2005. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it

At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you’re being spun for corporate profit.

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