World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29News
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…
SourceNovember 21, 2024
Full articleWhat are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?Science
What are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?
Through a 20-year experiment, investigators have shown how different trees adjust their strategies for acquiring nutrients through their roots as soil warms with climate change.…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: The EU Space Days live in BudapestNews
Image of the day: The EU Space Days live in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and largest city, is situated along the banks of the Danube River, dividing the city into Buda and Pest. The western side,…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleNew supercomputer advances sustainable researchNews
New supercomputer advances sustainable research
EPFL’s new Kuma supercomputer, which ranks 23rd in the Green500 ranking, illustrates EPFL’s efforts to support cutting-edge research with a low environmental impact. With Kuma,…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleNet zero needs womenNews
Net zero needs women
By Gabriela Fernando, Jessica Walters, Susie Ho, Sarah Gosper | Monash University, Indonesia and Monash University, Australia Recognising the leadership role of women is essential…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USANews
Image of the day: Wildfires on the East Coast, USA
In November 2024, the northeastern US was hit by numerous wildfires, intensified by drought conditions and high winds. The Jennings Creek Fire on the New…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleCOP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’News
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Laurent Thomet | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleClimate change exposure associated with increased emergency imagingScience
Climate change exposure associated with increased emergency imaging
Using data collected over a 10-year period from four emergency departments, researchers at the University of Toronto found that short-term exposure to ambient heat and…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleWorld faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state mediaNews
World faces growing ‘risks and challenges’, Xi tells Macron: state media
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron that the world was facing growing "risks…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleIllegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog miseryNews
Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery
New Delhi, India | AFP - The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, IndonesiaNews
Image of the day: Eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, Indonesia
n 4 November 2024, the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted, impacting seven villages and killing at least ten people. Officials declared a…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleNatural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warmingClimate
Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warming
In a new study1, led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and published in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleUN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’News
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Julien Mivielle | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan (Updated) - The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleDenmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: governmentNews
Denmark’s major parties agree on carbon tax on livestock: government
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleEU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The EU's climate commissioner on Monday said the bloc would take the lead in paying climate finance to poorer countries,…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleGen Z workers: values matter, and so does financial securityScience
Gen Z workers: values matter, and so does financial security
Born from 1995 to 2012, Gen Z is motivated by financial pragmatism, personal achievement, and values-driven work distinctive from older generations. Despite appearances and tongue-wagging…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: The Dhofar Mountains, OmanNews
Image of the day: The Dhofar Mountains, Oman
The Dhofar Mountains in southern Oman are home to the desert cloud forest, a unique ecosystem supporting a rich diversity of wildlife. During the monsoon…
SourceNovember 17, 2024
Full articleSuper Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecasterNews
Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall on the Philippines’ main island Luzon: govt forecaster
Manila, Philippines | AFP - Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding,…
SourceNovember 17, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollutionNews
Image of the day: Punjab, Pakistan faces record-high air pollution
Severe air pollution is a common issue in South Asia in the autumn and winter, occurring when cold air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleTrump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
By Laurent Thomet and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleHow climate change feeds our warsClimate
How climate change feeds our wars
By Luisa Bedoya Taborda and Michele Barnes | The University of Sydney A twin crisis faces the people of Myanmar, but while the war could…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleTens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears PhilippinesNews
Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines
By Cecil MORELLA | AFP Manila, Philippines (UPDATED) - Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleCountries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economyNews
Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economy
Baku, Azerbaijan | WRI (Corrected) – At COP29, countries including UK, Uruguay, Belgium and Sweden committed to increasing the amount of global energy storage sixfold…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
Full articleHow ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food suppliesScience
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies
As the climate crisis alters familiar growing conditions, we urgently need to find ways of protecting the world against famines. Currently, our food system is…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
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