Environment

Environment coverage from Kuopio Finland Wire.

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  Midterms are bad for incumbents – and even worse when energy prices are high

  As Democrats and Republicans look at the overwhelming results of the 2026 midterm election, it’s worth remembering what has become a political axiom in America: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Democratic strategist James Carville famously said…

  SyndicatedMichael A. Mische, Associate Professor of the Practice of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California4 Nov 20266 min read

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  Cities are sinking – but citywide averages hide the real problem

  Cities worldwide are sinking at alarming rates, but that doesn’t mean the ground is sinking at the same rate everywhere. Some neighbourhoods may be far more affected than others close by, with serious consequences for their residents.

  SyndicatedEmma Colven, Senior Lecturer in Environment and Society, King's College London15 Oct 20264 min read

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  Africa’s rhinos often get the spotlight – but Indonesia’s two rhino species are far closer to extinction

  Small, hairy and cheekily charismatic.

  SyndicatedMichelle Campbell-Ward, Associate Professor, Wildlife and Avian Medicine, University of Sydney5 Oct 20264 min read

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  Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months?

  In 2003, in the deep forests of Bossou in Guinea, a chimpanzee mother did something that reshaped how we view animal minds. Jire carried the the lifeless body of her one-year-old infant Jimato for some 68 days.

  SyndicatedThomas A. Püschel, Associate professor, University of Oxford29 Sept 20264 min read

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  Why Europe wants to boost its Arctic presence

  EU leaders gathered in northern Finland recently for a summit focused on reaffirming the importance of the Arctic region to European security.

  SyndicatedKlaus Dodds, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Europe; Middlesex University29 Sept 20264 min read

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  Neoliberalism is in retreat. Viktor Shvets blames the boomers – but it’s not that simple

  The title of global strategist Viktor Shvets’ book, The Twilight Before the Storm, aptly describes our current situation. On the one hand, Western societies are in the twilight of the long era of neoliberalism, dating back to the 1970s and…

  SyndicatedJohn Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland28 Sept 20266 min read