Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayScience
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day
Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute…

European resilience partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocksNewsClimate
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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European resilience partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocks
The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) took place during the Valencia Cities Climate Week, bringing together high-level representatives of cities and…

Who’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?Climate
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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Who’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?
By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne China still processes the biggest share of the critical minerals needed for the transition to greener sources of energy but other…

TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fieldsNews
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fields
Paris, France (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday it was withdrawing from two offshore gas fields in South Africa. The company said…

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollutionNews
SourceJuly 28, 2024
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Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution
Paris, France (AFP) - The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers…

Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study findsScience
SourceJuly 27, 2024
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Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study finds
By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North…

Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered EnergyScience
SourceJuly 27, 2024
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Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy
By Iowa State University Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops,…

Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’Science
SourceJuly 26, 2024
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Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’
By Brad Buck | University of Florida Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone…

Rainfall patterns have become more erratic over the past century: Solid evidence of human impactClimateScience
SourceJuly 26, 2024
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Rainfall patterns have become more erratic over the past century: Solid evidence of human impact
Rainfall fluctuates more vigorously. Why? Scientists say it's because of us. By Institute of Atmospheric Physics | Chinese Academy of Sciences Many people around the…

Climate change will bring more turbulence to flights in the Northern HemisphereClimateScience
SourceJuly 26, 2024
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Climate change will bring more turbulence to flights in the Northern Hemisphere
Disruptive clear air turbulence is predicted to increase over most northern mid-latitude regions. By American Geophysical Union A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is…

Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern ChinaClimateNews
SourceJuly 26, 2024
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Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China
By Isabel Kua and Oliver Hotham | AFP Beijing, China - Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday,…

Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warnsClimateNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling…

Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant lifeScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant life
Authorities need to act more aggressively to prevent the accidental introduction of non-native plant species to arctic ecosystems. New, non-native plant species are constantly being…

Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland’s “firn”ClimateScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland’s “firn”
By University of Colorado at Boulder Scientists have known from ice core research that it's easier to melt an ice sheet than to freeze it…

Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hoursClimateNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours
Rabat, Morocco (AFP) - A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal,…

Nitrogen emissions have a net cooling effect. But researchers warn against a climate solutionClimateScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Nitrogen emissions have a net cooling effect. But researchers warn against a climate solution
By University of Sydney An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilisers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on…

Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphereClimateScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphere
By University of Birmingham Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published in Nature.…

Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfallClimateScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Desert in Africa and rainfall from tropical cyclones along the U.S. Gulf…

Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: policeNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: police
Manila, Philippines (AFP) - Relentless rain fuelled by Typhoon Gaemi left at least 20 people dead in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday, as clean-up…

Rice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling methodScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Rice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling method
By Marcy de Luna | Rice University A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T., and W.F. Chao, Professor of Chemistry…

The Olympics are hotter and more humid than everClimate
SourceJuly 24, 2024
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The Olympics are hotter and more humid than ever
By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne The Olympics are now regularly held in conditions too hot and humid for most people to exercise in. How much can…

New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticidesScience
SourceJuly 24, 2024
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New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides
PFAs from pesticide products detected in rivers, streams throughout United States. By Environmental Working Group A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health…

Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutantsScience
SourceJuly 24, 2024
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Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutants
First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color…

How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research showsClimateScience
SourceJuly 24, 2024
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How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research shows
Oregon State University - Using trees as a cost-effective tool against climate change is more complicated than simply planting large numbers of them, an international…
