Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of strokeClimateScience
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
By Helmholtz Munich In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleSatellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate changeClimate
Satellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate change
By University of Reading A brand new satellite that will revolutionise our understanding of the role clouds and aerosol particles play in climate change is…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleNatural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: FedNews
Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed
Washington, United States (AFP) - Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the Federal Reserve…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleShell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategyNews
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleOver 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwaveNews
Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) - Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan's southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleWarming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwideClimateScience
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide
By American Geophysical Union Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleClimate change is a human rights issueClimate
Climate change is a human rights issue
By Kuan-Wei Chen, McGill University and Hoda Asgarian, Bond University, The Conversation In April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of a group of…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleSmall island states win key climate case in UN courtNews
Small island states win key climate case in UN court
By Femke COLBORNE | AFP Berlin, Germany (UPDATED) - The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states who brought…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleNGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleWhaling in Japan: key things to knowNews
Whaling in Japan: key things to know
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Japan launched on Tuesday a new "mothership" for its whaling fleet, aiming to hunt around 200 of the marine mammals this…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleDemise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: reportNews
Demise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: report
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - From camel drivers in the Sahara to nomads on the Mongolian steppe, traditional herders the world over…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleIndia shuts schools as temperatures soarNews
India shuts schools as temperatures soar
New Delhi, India (AFP) - Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleHowler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat waveNews
Howler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat wave
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Howler monkeys are dropping dead in Mexico and authorities said Monday that they were investigating whether extreme heat was killing…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleBrazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews
Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleChanging climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower ShowNews
Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower Show
By Brigitte DUSSEAU | AFP London, United Kingdom - Early springs, droughts and floods are influencing this year's Chelsea Flower Show, which is keener than…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleTrees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our citiesNews
Trees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our cities
By Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University in Melbourne Increasing the amount of nature in our cities can provide many benefits as long as it's done with biodiversity in…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleRecord low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleWhat is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan?Science
What is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan?
By Kyushu University Researchers identify the emission hotspots in the supply chain when building a house in Japan Researchers at Kyushu University have published a…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleClimate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: studyNews
Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Climate change played a key role in last year's record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleExtreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visitsClimate
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits
By American Thoracic Society Daytime heat waves were significantly associated with 19 percent higher odds of children’s asthma hospital visits. For children seeking care at…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleMapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in futureClimate
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
By Mark Smith, University of Leeds and Chris Thomas, University of Lincoln | The Conversation The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleFloods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in futureClimate
Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future
By Marcia Zilli, University of Oxford; Caio Coelho, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), and Neil Hart, University of Oxford | The Conversation A mighty river is flowing out of…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleFresh floods kill 66 in northern AfghanistanNews
Fresh floods kill 66 in northern Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP)(UPDATED) - Fresh floods killed 66 people in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Sunday, after weeks of flooding that has inundated farms…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleFinding Where the Grass is GreenerScience
Finding Where the Grass is Greener
By Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, enhance land surface maps to…
SourceMay 19, 2024
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