Local food production saves costs and carbonClimateScience
Local food production saves costs and carbon
Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities. By Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Emphasizing local food production…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleBold moves needed for California agriculture to adapt to climate changeClimateScience
Bold moves needed for California agriculture to adapt to climate change
By David Danelski | University of California - Riverside California should take urgent and bold measures to adapt its $59 billion agriculture sector to climate…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleAir New Zealand scraps 2030 emissions targetsClimateNews
Air New Zealand scraps 2030 emissions targets
Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) - Air New Zealand on Tuesday shelved ambitious 2030 carbon emissions targets, blaming a tight supply of new aircraft and sustainable…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleCalifornia a botanical and climate change hot spotClimateScience
California a botanical and climate change hot spot
By Kat Kerlin | University of California - Davis From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleSuspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests againNews
Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again
By Pierrick YVON | AFP Paris, France - Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to…
SourceJuly 29, 2024
Full articleStudy tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayScience
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day
Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute…
SourceJuly 29, 2024
Full articleEuropean Resilience Partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocksClimateNews
European Resilience Partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocks
By ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) took place during the Valencia Cities Climate Week,…
SourceJuly 29, 2024
Full articleWho’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?Climate
Who’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?
By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne China still processes the biggest share of the critical minerals needed for the transition to greener sources of energy but other…
SourceJuly 29, 2024
Full articleTotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fieldsNews
TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fields
Paris, France (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday it was withdrawing from two offshore gas fields in South Africa. The company said…
SourceJuly 29, 2024
Full articleOlympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollutionNews
Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution
Paris, France (AFP) - The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers…
SourceJuly 28, 2024
Full articleClimate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study findsScience
Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study finds
By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North…
SourceJuly 27, 2024
Full articleExploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered EnergyScience
Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy
By Iowa State University Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops,…
SourceJuly 27, 2024
Full articleScientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’Science
Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’
By Brad Buck | University of Florida Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone…
SourceJuly 26, 2024
Full articleRainfall patterns have become more erratic over the past century: Solid evidence of human impactClimateScience
Rainfall patterns have become more erratic over the past century: Solid evidence of human impact
Rainfall fluctuates more vigorously. Why? Scientists say it's because of us. By Institute of Atmospheric Physics | Chinese Academy of Sciences Many people around the…
SourceJuly 26, 2024
Full articleTyphoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern ChinaClimateNews
Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China
By Isabel Kua and Oliver Hotham | AFP Beijing, China - Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday,…
SourceJuly 26, 2024
Full articleUN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record TemperaturesClimateNews
UN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record Temperatures
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has joined nine other specialized United Nations entities in supporting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Call to Action on Extreme Heat.…
SourceJuly 26, 2024
Full articleHumanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warnsClimateNews
Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articleSvalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant lifeClimateScience
Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant life
Authorities need to act more aggressively to prevent the accidental introduction of non-native plant species to arctic ecosystems. By Norwegian University of Science and Technology…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articleMorocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hoursClimateNews
Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours
Rabat, Morocco (AFP) - A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal,…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articleTrees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphereClimateScience
Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphere
By University of Birmingham Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published in Nature.…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articlePhilippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: policeNews
Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: police
Manila, Philippines (AFP) - Relentless rain fuelled by Typhoon Gaemi left at least 20 people dead in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday, as clean-up…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articleRice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling methodScience
Rice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling method
By Marcy de Luna | Rice University A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T., and W.F. Chao, Professor of Chemistry…
SourceJuly 25, 2024
Full articleThe Olympics are hotter and more humid than everClimate
The Olympics are hotter and more humid than ever
By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne The Olympics are now regularly held in conditions too hot and humid for most people to exercise in. How much can…
SourceJuly 24, 2024
Full articleNew study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticidesScience
New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides
PFAs from pesticide products detected in rivers, streams throughout United States. By Environmental Working Group A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health…
SourceJuly 24, 2024
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