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Open access notables Unveiling Unprecedented Methane Hotspots in Chinas Leading Coal Production Hub: A Satellite Mapping Revelation, Han et al., Geophysical Research Letters:

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — Built on wooden stilts and tied to endemic bangkal trees (Nauclea orientalis) are the homes of the Manobo Indigenous tribe, seemingly floating on the waters of the largest freshwater wetland in the Philippines: the Agusan Marsh. The floating village and community depend on the rise and fall of water, being well-adapted […]

A study in the journal Buildings looks at how design discourses and practices can be used to both alleviate the negative effects of (un-)natural disasters and lead to good post-disaster regeneration.