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Hottest year on record drives global water disasters
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Hottest year on record drives global water disastersNews

Hottest year on record drives global water disasters

A year of unprecedented heat in 2024 disrupted global water systems, exacerbating floods, droughts, and storms worldwide. A report by The Australian National University (ANU),…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article
Climate change threatens apple production in key U.S. regions
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Climate change threatens apple production in key U.S. regionsScience

Climate change threatens apple production in key U.S. regions

The future of apple production in America’s most productive regions faces increasing challenges due to climate change, a new study published in Environmental Research Letters…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article
Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappears
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Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappears

The Arctic’s pressure ridges, towering formations created when sea ice floes collide and stack, are rapidly shrinking in frequency and size as multiyear ice declines.…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article
Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold
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Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter coldClimate

Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold

By Michael Mathes | Washington, United States | AFP (Updated) - A powerful winter storm hammered the United States on Sunday, with meteorologists warning millions…
SourceSourceJanuary 5, 2025 Full article
Revolutionizing acetaldehyde production with CO2: A greener path for industry
Revolutionizing acetaldehyde production with CO2: A greener path for industryScience

Revolutionizing acetaldehyde production with CO2: A greener path for industry

Acetaldehyde, a key ingredient in products ranging from plastics to perfumes, has long relied on fossil fuels for its production. However, as environmental concerns mount,…
SourceSourceJanuary 4, 2025 Full article
Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs
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Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songsNews

Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs

Beijing, China | AFP - A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a…
SourceSourceJanuary 4, 2025 Full article
Climate risks to China’s solar and wind energy
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Climate risks to China’s solar and wind energyScience

Climate risks to China’s solar and wind energy

A new study by researchers at Peking University has unveiled a critical challenge to China's renewable energy ambitions: the increasing frequency of compounded low-solar and…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
Bats ride storm winds to save energy on long migrations
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Bats ride storm winds to save energy on long migrationsScience

Bats ride storm winds to save energy on long migrations

Migrating bats across central Europe have been discovered using a surprising strategy to conserve energy: they 'surf' the warm winds of incoming storm fronts. This…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
University of Maryland secures $7.8M to advance renewable energy for ocean monitoring
University of Maryland secures $7.8M to advance renewable energy for ocean monitoringNews

University of Maryland secures $7.8M to advance renewable energy for ocean monitoring

New marine-based microbial fuel cells will overcome the need for batteries and ship-based or shore-based power cables. University of Maryland - UM Researcher Stephanie Lansing…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
Ancient wildfire surges linked to abrupt climate shifts during Ice Age
Ancient wildfire surges linked to abrupt climate shifts during Ice AgeScience

Ancient wildfire surges linked to abrupt climate shifts during Ice Age

Global wildfire activity surged during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age, according to a recent study analyzing ancient methane trapped in…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
Economic divide in climate policies: Food prices hit poor nations harder
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Economic divide in climate policies: Food prices hit poor nations harderClimate

Economic divide in climate policies: Food prices hit poor nations harder

A widening economic divide is shaping how agricultural climate policies influence food prices globally, with stark differences between wealthy and poor nations. A study by…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
Vietnam’s capital blanketed by toxic smog
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Vietnam’s capital blanketed by toxic smog

Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP - Thick smog blanketed Hanoi on Friday, obscuring buildings and leaving nine million residents choking on toxic air as the Vietnamese…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
China says 2024 was its hottest year on record
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China says 2024 was its hottest year on recordClimate

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

By Sam Davies, with Jing Xuan Teng in Shanghai | AFP Beijing, China (Updated) - Last year was China's hottest on record and the past…
SourceSourceJanuary 2, 2025 Full article
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump
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World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump

Paris, France | AFP (Updated) - Revellers across the world ushered in 2025 on Wednesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that…
SourceSourceJanuary 1, 2025 Full article
From brain maps to living bridges: the innovations set to reshape life in 2025
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From brain maps to living bridges: the innovations set to reshape life in 2025News

From brain maps to living bridges: the innovations set to reshape life in 2025

From solar energy beamed from space to genetic brain maps and live self-repairing bridges, research in 2025 is promising. And we may see more changes…
SourceSourceDecember 31, 2024 Full article
Leading healthy, sustainable lives is all fun and games
Leading healthy, sustainable lives is all fun and gamesNews

Leading healthy, sustainable lives is all fun and games

Nishtha Phutela | BML Munjal University in Haryana - By using an engaging format and features such as a scoreboard and rewards, games can help…
SourceSourceDecember 31, 2024 Full article
Number of cyclones not increasing, but intensity is, data shows
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Number of cyclones not increasing, but intensity is, data showsClimate

Number of cyclones not increasing, but intensity is, data shows

Paris, France | AFP - The number of tropical cyclones each year has not risen over the past four decades but their intensity has, according…
SourceSourceDecember 31, 2024 Full article
Three dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador and Chile
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Three dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador and ChileNews

Three dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador and Chile

Lima, Peru | AFP - Three deaths have been blamed on large waves up to 13 feet (four meters) pummeling Ecuador, Chile and Peru, where…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2024 Full article
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cycloneNews

Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a decade…
SourceSourceDecember 29, 2024 Full article
‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters in Brazil: study
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‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters in Brazil: studyScience

‘Alarming’ rise in climate disasters in Brazil: study

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a…
SourceSourceDecember 29, 2024 Full article
Cutting calories isn’t the only way to live healthy
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Cutting calories isn’t the only way to live healthyNews

Cutting calories isn’t the only way to live healthy

Changing the quantity, type and timing of food intake is an effective way to to enhance health and increase lifespan and healthspan. By Divya Tripathi…
SourceSourceDecember 28, 2024 Full article
‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024
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‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024Science

‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024

Paris, France | AFP - From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was…
SourceSourceDecember 27, 2024 Full article
Human activities continue to threaten climate and productivity
Human activities continue to threaten climate and productivityClimate

Human activities continue to threaten climate and productivity

Accelerating changes in terrestrial carbon stores are undermining Earth's ecosystems and jeopardizing climate mitigation efforts. New research reveals that global gross primary productivity (GPP) -…
SourceSourceDecember 25, 2024 Full article
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heatClimate

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory --…
SourceSourceDecember 21, 2024 Full article