Cost of living crisis drives widespread food insecurityNews
Cost of living crisis drives widespread food insecurity
By Liesel Spencer, Western Sydney University | 360info Worries about putting food on the table face almost half of Australian households. Amid the cost of living…
SourceSeptember 4, 2024
Full articleCoal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time: dataNews
Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time: data
Sydney, Australia (AFP) - Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as…
SourceSeptember 4, 2024
Full article‘Queen of Trash’ in dock in Sweden’s biggest toxic waste scandalNews
‘Queen of Trash’ in dock in Sweden’s biggest toxic waste scandal
By Pia OHLIN | AFP Stockholm, Sweden (UPDATED) - Eleven people went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday, accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in…
SourceSeptember 3, 2024
Full articleFinland’s Lapland sees warmest summer on recordNews
Finland’s Lapland sees warmest summer on record
Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - Finland's far north Lapland region has been hit by its highest recorded summer temperatures, an expert at the nation's Meteorological Institute…
SourceSeptember 2, 2024
Full articleAnti-whaling fight continues from prison, Watson saysNews
Anti-whaling fight continues from prison, Watson says
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT | AFP Nuuk, Denmark - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not…
SourceSeptember 2, 2024
Full articleJapan summer was joint hottest on record: weather officeNews
Japan summer was joint hottest on record: weather office
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Japan this year suffered its joint warmest summer since records began, equalling the level seen in 2023, data from the weather…
SourceSeptember 2, 2024
Full articleWhat we can do about Gen Z’s climate anxietyClimate
What we can do about Gen Z’s climate anxiety
Australians aged 29 and under have grown up in the shadow of climate change, and data suggests this is taking a significant toll on their…
SourceSeptember 1, 2024
Full articleWildfires pushed Canada into top four CO2 emitters in 2023News
Wildfires pushed Canada into top four CO2 emitters in 2023
Ottawa, Canada (AFP) - Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year, according to a…
SourceAugust 29, 2024
Full article12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi mediaNews
12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi media
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Flash floods triggered by torrential rainfall have killed at least 12 people and left more than 20 others missing…
SourceAugust 28, 2024
Full articleThousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears JapanNews
Thousands told to evacuate as ‘extremely strong’ typhoon nears Japan
By Kyoko HASEGAWA | AFP Tokyo - Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people…
SourceAugust 28, 2024
Full articleMuser Press – New Research Articles | Week 35, 2024NewsScience
Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 35, 2024
Darwin and the biological rhythms While the formalization of chronobiology as a scientific discipline occurred in the mid-20th century, the exploration of rhythmic phenomena has…
SourceAugust 28, 2024
Full articleSouth Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: reportNews
South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: report
By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand - A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution,…
SourceAugust 28, 2024
Full articleJapanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages biteNews
Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons, and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice…
SourceAugust 27, 2024
Full articlePolluters should pay for climate damage: Tuvalu ministerNews
Polluters should pay for climate damage: Tuvalu minister
Nuku'alofa, Tonga (AFP) - Low-lying Pacific state Tuvalu on Monday urged emissions-belching nations to stump up for the rising costs of climate damage, saying: "If…
SourceAugust 26, 2024
Full articleCan Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?News
Can Australia repair its standing in the Pacific?
By Wesley Morgan, UNSW in Sydney | 360info Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it's serious about moving away…
SourceAugust 26, 2024
Full articleWhaling: why the practice will not go awayNews
Whaling: why the practice will not go away
By Emilie BICKERTON | AFP Paris, France - The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the…
SourceAugust 24, 2024
Full articleExperts puzzled as Finland pine trees die offNews
Experts puzzled as Finland pine trees die off
Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - Staggering numbers of dead pine trees have been reported in southern Finland this summer, with researchers linking the phenomenon to climate…
SourceAugust 23, 2024
Full articleFarmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?News
Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?
By Luke T. Bayliss and Kairi Kolves, Griffith University Droughts, fires and floods can wreak havoc on farmers’ mental health. With extreme weather set to…
SourceAugust 22, 2024
Full articleUN chief says Pacific territories face climate ‘annihilation’News
UN chief says Pacific territories face climate ‘annihilation’
Apia, Samoa (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that some Pacific territories face "annihilation" from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels.…
SourceAugust 22, 2024
Full articleAustralia green lights world’s ‘largest’ solar hubNews
Australia green lights world’s ‘largest’ solar hub
By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia (AFP) - (UPDATED) Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to…
SourceAugust 21, 2024
Full articleDemand for low-quality credits undermines the voluntary carbon marketClimate
Demand for low-quality credits undermines the voluntary carbon market
By Kyoto University Claims by large corporations of carbon reduction - or even carbon neutrality - may not hold up under close inspection. In a…
SourceAugust 20, 2024
Full articleThe latest buzz – smart hives and dancing robot bees boost sustainable beekeepingScience
The latest buzz – smart hives and dancing robot bees boost sustainable beekeeping
EU-funded researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. By Sofia Strodt | Horizon, the EU Research…
SourceAugust 20, 2024
Full articleUrban street networks, building density shape severity of floodsScience
Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods
Researchers’ new analytical model can assess neighborhood-level hazards globally By University of California - Irvine Cities around the globe are experiencing increased flooding due to…
SourceAugust 19, 2024
Full articleAustralia’s ‘vulnerable’ Sydney faces hotter days, rising seasNews
Australia’s ‘vulnerable’ Sydney faces hotter days, rising seas
Sydney, Australia (AFP) - The picturesque waterways and beaches of Sydney, Australia's "Harbour City", are "vulnerable" to substantial sea level rises unless a greater effort…
SourceAugust 19, 2024
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