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Monday, April 27, 2020

University of Melbourne - Big data reveals we're running out of time to save environment and ourselves (Phys.org, 24 April 2020)

Title:
Big data reveals we're running out of time to save environment and ourselves

By:
University of Melbourne

Published:
Phys.org, 24 April 2020

From the article:
"Lead author Dr. Rebecca Runting from the University of Melbourne's School of Geography says that while we currently have an unprecedented ability to generate, store, access and analyse data about the environment, these technological advances will not help the world unless they lead to action."

To read this article:
https://phys.org/news/2020-04-big-reveals-environment.html

To read the scholarly article:
Runting, R.K., Phinn, S., Xie, Z. et al. Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability. Nat Commun 11, 2003 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15870-0