Chromatic COF sensors integrated into microneedles provide early warning for plant drought stressScience
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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Chromatic COF sensors integrated into microneedles provide early warning for plant drought stress
Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have developed an innovative method to detect plant dehydration, integrating Covalent Organic Framework (COF) sensors into…

EU committed to conclusion of global agreement on plastic as final negotiations startNews
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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EU committed to conclusion of global agreement on plastic as final negotiations start
It wants the new treaty to address the adverse impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. The Commission is participating in the…

16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agencyNews
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP - Flash floods and a landslide swept four districts of Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend, killing at least 16 people,…

“We should take a more relaxed approach to sleep”News
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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“We should take a more relaxed approach to sleep”
By Peter Rüegg | ETH Zurich Sleep problems have become a widespread issue. In a new popular science book and in an interview with ETH…

‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks beginNews
SourceNovember 25, 2024
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‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks begin
By Sara Hussein and Roland de Courson | AFP Busan, South Korea - A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution…

Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate dealClimate
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate deal
By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations…

Climate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29News
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Climate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29
Baku | 350.org - Billed as the "Finance COP", the UN climate talks fell short of expectations and needs. The most vulnerable countries, already bearing…

“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closingNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing
In the past two weeks, around 40,000 people from all over the world took part in the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Key…

Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National ParkNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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Image of the day: Estonia’s Oldest and Largest National Park
Lahemaa, located in northern Estonia on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, is the country’s oldest and largest national park, spanning over 725…

World approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate dealNews
SourceNovember 24, 2024
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World approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate deal
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy…

Image of the day: Podyjí and Thayatal – Biodiversity Gems on the Czech-Austrian BorderNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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Image of the day: Podyjí and Thayatal – Biodiversity Gems on the Czech-Austrian Border
Many areas along the border between the Czech Republic and Austria are rich in biodiversity and protected under the EU Habitats Directive. One example is…

Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 presidentNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Negotiators from small islands and least-developed nations on Saturday walked out of overtime consultations on a climate deal with COP29…

EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiatorsNews
SourceNovember 23, 2024
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EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to…

Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and CanadaNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada
A powerful storm struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, on 19 November 2024, leaving 290,000 buildings without power…

Tufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonizationNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Tufts University joins pioneering collaboration to advance campus decarbonization
Tufts University - Consortium for Climate Solutions expands renewable energy generation and reduces Tufts’ carbon emissions. Tufts University marked a milestone on its path to…

Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West AfricaScience
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa
Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70 percent of the world…

Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisisScience
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis
In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on urbanising river deltas, which are…

2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling
Association for Computing Machinery - ACM, today, presented a 12-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for their project “Boosting Earth…

COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offerNews
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial $250 billion…

Climate Science Digest: November 21, 2024Science
SourceNovember 22, 2024
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Climate Science Digest: November 21, 2024
Environmental impacts of plastics: Moving beyond the perspective on waste A UFZ team analyses the impacts of plastics on climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental…

Image of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in HondurasNews
SourceNovember 21, 2024
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Image of the day: Tropical Storm Sara causes severe flooding in Honduras
On 15 November 2024, Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Honduras, causing extensive damage and bringing over 50 centimetres of rain to the northern region…

Rising climate-driven hazards put millions of coastal residents at greater riskClimate
SourceNovember 21, 2024
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Rising climate-driven hazards put millions of coastal residents at greater risk
A new study published in Nature Climate Change estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1…

World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29News
SourceNovember 21, 2024
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World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…

What are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?Science
SourceNovember 20, 2024
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What are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?
Through a 20-year experiment, investigators have shown how different trees adjust their strategies for acquiring nutrients through their roots as soil warms with climate change.…
