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Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UN
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Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UNNews

Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP - The cooling weather phenomenon La Niña could appear in coming months, but if it does it will likely be too…
SourceSourceDecember 11, 2024 Full article
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing
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Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews

Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing

By Sébastien VUAGNAT Malibu, United States | AFP- A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's…
SourceSourceDecember 11, 2024 Full article
US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
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US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinctionNews

US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction

Washington, United States | AFP - The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by…
SourceSourceDecember 11, 2024 Full article
FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipients
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FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipientsNews

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipients

The FRONTIERS Science Journalism in Residency Programme has selected ten science journalists to participate in its second round of residencies. The chosen candidates - Marta…
SourceSourceDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talksNews

Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks

By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia | AFP - Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's…
SourceSourceDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvement
Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvementScience

Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvement

Fair pay policies are widely implemented while mental health services and non-discrimination policies are lacking. PLOS - More than half of laws and policies on…
SourceSourceDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?
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Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?News

Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?

AUSTIN, TX, USA - Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world’s largest consumers of…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality construction
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U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality constructionNews

U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality construction

New research shows that lower-quality public housing in the United States is located in areas with high flood risk. AUSTIN, TX, USA – Hurricane Helene…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN
Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UNNews

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN

Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth | Five billion people could be affected by 2100 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Even as dramatic water-related…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitorNews

2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP - The year of 2024 is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold…
SourceSourceDecember 9, 2024 Full article
Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?
Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?News

Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?

OPINION | By Pier Paolo Raimondi, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan Trump’s energy and climate policies, aimed at “dominance,” may widen divides with Europe…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2024 Full article
Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat: Water
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Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat: Water

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP - In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2024 Full article
Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029
Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029News

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Reykjavik, Iceland | AFP - Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the…
SourceSourceDecember 6, 2024 Full article
Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wellsScience

Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells

Undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells are scattered remnants of over a century of drilling, posing risks to water, air, and climate through potential leaks…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2024 Full article
France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate law
France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate lawNews

France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate law

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - France on Thursday urged the United Nations top court to "clarify" international law relating to the fight against climate…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2024 Full article
‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025
‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025News

‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP 'Ruthless''Unconscionable' The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the…
SourceSourceDecember 4, 2024 Full article
After floods, Spain records warmest November ever
After floods, Spain records warmest November everNews

After floods, Spain records warmest November ever

Madrid, Spain | AFP - Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after October ended with its…
SourceSourceDecember 3, 2024 Full article
New AI-powered climate model offers unprecedented speed and efficiency
New AI-powered climate model offers unprecedented speed and efficiencyNews

New AI-powered climate model offers unprecedented speed and efficiency

A climate model developed by researchers in Seattle and San Diego is set to revolutionize climate projections, delivering results 25 times faster than current state-of-the-art…
SourceSourceDecember 3, 2024 Full article
SLB Capturi builds world’s first industrial carbon capture plant at cement facility
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SLB Capturi builds world’s first industrial carbon capture plant at cement facilityNews

SLB Capturi builds world’s first industrial carbon capture plant at cement facility

Oslo, Norway - Facility will reduce emissions by up to 400,000 metric tons of CO2 annually for Heidelberg Materials ― one of the world’s largest…
SourceSourceDecember 3, 2024 Full article
Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean health
Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean healthScience

Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean health

Tiny yet influential, deep-sea viruses play a pivotal role in shaping the global ocean environment and the Earth's biogeochemical cycles. These understudied microbes, concentrated in…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2024 Full article
Landmark ICJ hearings into climate change open
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Landmark ICJ hearings into climate change openNews

Landmark ICJ hearings into climate change open

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - The United Nations' top court kicked off unprecedented hearings Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2024 Full article
Landmark climate case to open at top UN court
Landmark climate case to open at top UN courtNews

Landmark climate case to open at top UN court

By Jan HENNOP The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2024 Full article
Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN
Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UNNews

Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN

By Kelly MACNAMARA Paris, France | AFP - Unsustainable farming and deforestation are threatening the planet's capacity to sustain human societies, the UN warned Sunday,…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
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Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more timeNews

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article