Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UNNews
SourceDecember 11, 2024
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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…

Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews
SourceDecember 11, 2024
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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…

US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinctionNews
SourceDecember 11, 2024
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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…

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipientsNews
SourceDecember 10, 2024
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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…

Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talksNews
SourceDecember 10, 2024
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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…

Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvementScience
SourceDecember 10, 2024
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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…

Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?News
SourceDecember 9, 2024
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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…

U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality constructionNews
SourceDecember 9, 2024
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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…

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UNNews
SourceDecember 9, 2024
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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…

2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitorNews
SourceDecember 9, 2024
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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…

Will Trump’s energy policies strain US-EU ties?News
SourceDecember 6, 2024
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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…

Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat: WaterNews
SourceDecember 6, 2024
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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…

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029News
SourceDecember 6, 2024
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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…

Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wellsScience
SourceDecember 5, 2024
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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…

France urges top UN court to ‘clarify’ international climate lawNews
SourceDecember 5, 2024
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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…

‘World on fire’: UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025News
SourceDecember 4, 2024
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‘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…

After floods, Spain records warmest November everNews
SourceDecember 3, 2024
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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…

New AI-powered climate model offers unprecedented speed and efficiencyNews
SourceDecember 3, 2024
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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…

SLB Capturi builds world’s first industrial carbon capture plant at cement facilityNews
SourceDecember 3, 2024
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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…

Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean healthScience
SourceDecember 2, 2024
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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…

Landmark ICJ hearings into climate change openNews
SourceDecember 2, 2024
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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…

Landmark climate case to open at top UN courtNews
SourceDecember 2, 2024
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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…

Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UNNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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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,…

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more timeNews
SourceDecember 1, 2024
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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…
