Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coastNews
Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coast
Miami, United States (AFP) (UPDATED) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, killing at least four people and threatening southeastern US states with heavy…
SourceAugust 6, 2024
Full articleForecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
By Jamie Hansen, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health | Stanford University In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to…
SourceAugust 5, 2024
Full articleHow unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disasterClimate
How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster
By Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal in Thiruvananthapuram | 360info The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid…
SourceAugust 5, 2024
Full articleSeismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noiseNewsScience
Seismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noise
By California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface…
SourceAugust 5, 2024
Full articleEV transition worries French car industry workersClimateNews
EV transition worries French car industry workers
By Béatrice JOANNIS | AFP Vouziers, France - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry…
SourceAugust 4, 2024
Full articleHow the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level riseClimateScience
How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise
Effects will depend on how much global warming is controlled, study finds. By Tatyana Woodall | Ohio State University The rising earth beneath the Antarctic…
SourceAugust 3, 2024
Full articleExposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview SurveyClimate
Exposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview Survey
The link between climate change and mental health has become increasingly apparent, with more than one in five Californians affected by climate events reporting negative…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 3, 2024
Full articleCombined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant speciesScience
Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
By Alan Williams | University of Plymouth Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output…
SourceAugust 2, 2024
Full articleScientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozoneClimate
Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone
Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
SourceAugust 2, 2024
Full articleHeat claims over 175,000 lives annually in Europe: WHONews
Heat claims over 175,000 lives annually in Europe: WHO
In a dire warning issued yesterday, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, highlighted the escalating threat of extreme heat in the…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 2, 2024
Full articleHealthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcareClimate
Healthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare
Growing use of AI reveals the need for global sustainability initiatives. By Osaka Metropolitan University Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed…
SourceAugust 2, 2024
Full articleTipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversedClimate
Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed
By Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Human-made climate change can lead to a destabilisation of large-scale components of the Earth system such as…
SourceAugust 2, 2024
Full articleJapan’s youth and climate changeClimateScience
Japan’s youth and climate change
Study highlights need to improve awareness of climate change’s effects and potential solutions amongst 12- to 14-year-olds. By University of Tokyo Students in Japan are…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleClimate change intensifies and prolongs cyclones: international studyClimateScience
Climate change intensifies and prolongs cyclones: international study
Climate change means that tropical cyclones in Southeast Asia are developing faster, lasting longer and endangering more coastal communities, finds joint international study. By Nanyang…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleJapan requests extradition of anti-whaling activist Watson: DenmarkNews
Japan requests extradition of anti-whaling activist Watson: Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - Denmark's justice ministry on Thursday said it had received Japan's extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was detained in…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleUnderwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelvesScience
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves
By University of East Anglia Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleReclaimed by floods, wildlife returns to Romania’s Danube DeltaNews
Reclaimed by floods, wildlife returns to Romania’s Danube Delta
By Ani SANDU | AFP Mahmudia, Romania - Tour guide Eugen Grigorov steered his boat past half-underwater combine harvesters and last year's flooded crops in…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleScientists Set Sail to Study Greenland Glaciers from UnderwaterClimateScience
Scientists Set Sail to Study Greenland Glaciers from Underwater
By University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin has embarked on a mission to explore the underwater edges of Greenland’s coastal…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full article‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meatNews
‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
Paris, France (AFP) - An ambition from Paris Olympics organisers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly Games has run into…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleStudy finds many cocoa products contaminated by heavy metalsNewsScience
Study finds many cocoa products contaminated by heavy metals
Dark chocolate lovers may want to limit their consumption to an ounce a day to stay on the safe side, GW researchers say. By George…
SourceJuly 31, 2024
Full articleNew model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environmentsClimateScience
New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments
By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University As climate change causes storms to intensify, new tools are needed to map where flooding occurs in…
SourceJuly 31, 2024
Full articleWhat’s the weather like in the deep sea?ClimateScience
What’s the weather like in the deep sea?
New Nature Geoscience study shows variable behavior of currents in the deep sea. By MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences | University of Bremen…
SourceJuly 31, 2024
Full articleThree-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming fasterClimate
Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming faster
By Frontiers Evidence indicates that methane emissions were responsible for about half of global warming we’ve experienced so far—but compared to carbon dioxide, methane has…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleInside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate scienceClimate
Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science
By Hannah Hughes, The Conversation The UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a timeline…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
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