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Why we find extreme weather so fascinating
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Why we find extreme weather so fascinatingClimate

Why we find extreme weather so fascinating

By Will de Freitas | The Conversation When climate change leads the news, it’s often down to a hurricane, heatwave or flood. And, judging by…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
How satellite images help to protect forests
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How satellite images help to protect forestsClimateNews

How satellite images help to protect forests

Earth seen from space: ETH spin-off askEarth facilitates access to satellite images for environmental and climate monitoring. It supports businesses in combatting deforestation. Hundreds of…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEAClimateNews

Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA

Paris, France (AFP) - The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Is climate change keeping patients from vital doctor appointments?
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Is climate change keeping patients from vital doctor appointments?Climate

Is climate change keeping patients from vital doctor appointments?

Patients 65 and older, those with chronic conditions, had strongest association with missed appointments linked to climate change. By Drexel University Temperature extremes, becoming increasingly…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2024 Full article
Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centers
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Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centersClimate

Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centers

By Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Credit: HumanIC project | CC0 The European scientific project HumanIC, in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2024 Full article
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climateClimateScience

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

By DOE/US Department of Energy The Science Polyphenols are a diverse group of organic compounds produced by plants. These compounds are often toxic to microorganisms.…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2024 Full article
Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air
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Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and airClimate

Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air

By Courtney Sakry | Virginia Tech College of Engineering Hosein Foroutan is on a mission to reduce the uncertainty regarding climate change. While many people…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirmsClimateScience

Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms

By University of Massachusetts Amherst A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestockClimateNews

Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT | AFP Flemming, Denmark - At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect farm…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material
Scientists have created a new hybrid material containing sodium carbonate and nanocarbon to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid materialClimate

Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material

Chiba University - Industrial emissions are one of the main sources of climate change-inducing carbon dioxide (CO2). While adopting renewable and clean energy alternatives is…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can help
Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can helpClimate

Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can help

By Crystal Chokshi, Mount Royal University | The Conversation Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives?…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Rethinking the Blue Economy: a network to assess impact on coastal communities
Rethinking the Blue Economy: a network to assess impact on coastal communitiesClimateNews

Rethinking the Blue Economy: a network to assess impact on coastal communities

By European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Oceans cover 70% of earth’s surface and the earth has around 620.000 kilometers of coastline. This is…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models
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UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate modelsClimateScience

UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models

By University of California - Irvine As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planetClimateScience

Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet

By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation
If the Earth continues to warm up, climate change will have a greater impact on the Earth's rotational speed in the future than the Moon has done so far
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotationClimate

How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation

Climate change surpasses the moon’s influenceThe Earth's axis of rotation is shiftingPhysical laws combined with artificial intelligenceImportant for space travel Climate change is causing the…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
Weather satellite passes bake and shake tests with flying colours
Weather satellite passes bake and shake tests with flying coloursClimateNews

Weather satellite passes bake and shake tests with flying colours

By European Space Agency (ESA) As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
An inclusive path to dealing with climate disaster
An inclusive path to dealing with climate disasterClimate

An inclusive path to dealing with climate disaster

By Eka Permanasari and Welmince Djulete, Monash University Indonesia; Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info Inclusive climate actions must involve…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
How plant cold specialists can adapt to the environment
How plant cold specialists can adapt to the environmentClimate

How plant cold specialists can adapt to the environment

International team of evolutionary biologists investigate genomic underpinnings for the adaptive potential of spoonworts. By Heidelberg University Plant cold specialists like the spoonworts have adapted…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article
Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmets
Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmetsClimate

Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmets

By Dorina Pojani, University of Queensland | 360info™ With proper planning, laws and initiatives, urban commuters can be persuaded to switch from four wheels to two. If…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphere
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Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphereClimate

Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphere

Energy transformersPredatorial plantsDual strategiesAccelerating climate change By Beatrix Beisner | The Conversation - Plankton — tiny organisms that are present in salt and freshwater — account…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxesClimate

High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes

By Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems
Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience

Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems

By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy
Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracyClimateScience

Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy

By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article