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What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
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What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrongClimate

What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong

By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University in Melbourne Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
The global clean water crisis looms large
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The global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience

The global clean water crisis looms large

By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
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Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate

Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg

By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
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Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?Climate

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

By Joseph Winters | Grist Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050Climate

Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050

By Nina Raffio | University of Southern California The region’s sandy coastlines are vanishing at an alarming rate. It’s a warning sign for coastal communities worldwide,…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storageClimateScience

Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage

By Utrecht University A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers has revealed seaweed forests to be significant contributors to oceanic carbon storage. Their…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
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…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Satellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate change
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Satellite 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…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide
Warming 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…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Climate change is a human rights issue
Climate 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…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
Record 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…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits
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Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visitsClimate

Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits

Daytime heat waves were significantly associated with 19 percent higher odds of children’s asthma hospital visits. For children seeking care at a California urban pediatric…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
Mapping 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…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern
Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concernClimate

Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern

By Valérie S. Langlois and Diana Castañeda-Cortés | The Conversation As incidence of cancer increases globally, the use of cancer drugs is also growing at…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
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How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplanktonClimateScience

How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper findsClimateScience

Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds

By Wayne Coles A paper published in the CABI Reviews journal has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators – such…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditionsClimateScience

Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions

By University College London Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warnsClimateNews

Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns

By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand (UPDATED) - Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian votersClimate

Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters

By: Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal; Titto Idicula, St.Olavs Hospital, NTNULocation: Thiruvananthapuram | Source: 360info Unprecedented climate change disasters — prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet
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Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planetClimate

Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet

Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its impacts are felt at a very local level. Take, for example, dust. Dust can have a huge…
SourceSourceApril 26, 2024 Full article
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress testClimate

The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

By Rebecca Willis | The Conversation The Scottish government’s decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it’s…
SourceSourceApril 25, 2024 Full article