UCF researcher receives $3.8 million grant to develop a solar energy storage systemNews
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UCF researcher receives $3.8 million grant to develop a solar energy storage system
Marisa Ramiccio | University of Central Florida - Solar energy may be abundant in the hot and muggy climate of Florida, but it can be…

Image of the day: Snow-covered Ottenby Nature Reserve, a haven for birds and biodiversityNews
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Image of the day: Snow-covered Ottenby Nature Reserve, a haven for birds and biodiversity
Located at the southern tip of Öland, Sweden, the Ottenby Nature Reserve stands as a remarkable sanctuary of biodiversity. The reserve, a designated Natura 2000…

Weak La Niña conditions may develop but will be short-livedClimate
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Weak La Niña conditions may develop but will be short-lived
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has forecast a 55% likelihood of La Niña conditions developing between December 2024 and February 2025. However, this event is…

Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UNNews
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Possible cooling La Niña will be ‘weak’, ‘short-lived’: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP - The cooling weather phenomenon La Niña could appear in coming months, but if it does it will likely be too…

El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São PauloClimate
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El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São Paulo
The warming waters of the Pacific Ocean bring far-reaching consequences, but few are as immediate as the rise in mosquito infestations linked to dengue, chikungunya,…

Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingNews
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Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeing
By Sébastien VUAGNAT Malibu, United States | AFP- A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's…

US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinctionNews
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US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
Washington, United States | AFP - The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by…

Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2024
Antarctica’s irregular heartbeat shows signs of rapid melting Geoscientists led by Universities of Leicester and Southampton create new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages.…

Human activity reshapes Brazil’s forests, driving shifts in tree species and ecosystem rolesScience
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Human activity reshapes Brazil’s forests, driving shifts in tree species and ecosystem roles
In Brazilian forests shaped by human activity, a shift in tree species dominance is underway. Fast-growing, small-seeded species are flourishing in areas with significant deforestation…

Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon sourceClimate
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Arctic tundra shifting from carbon sink to carbon source
The Arctic is undergoing profound transformations that are accelerating climate change. Once a region that stored carbon dioxide for millennia in its frozen soils, the…

Image of the day: New eruption at Tonga’s Home Reef volcanoNews
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Image of the day: New eruption at Tonga’s Home Reef volcano
A new eruption has begun at the Home Reef volcano in Tonga on 7 December 2024, marking the second eruptive period at the site this…

Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storageScience
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Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage
Harnessing the natural appetites of zooplankton, researchers at Dartmouth College have developed an innovative way to accelerate the ocean’s capacity to store carbon, potentially advancing…

Air pollution’s persistent toll on health and nature across EuropeNews
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Air pollution’s persistent toll on health and nature across Europe
Air pollution continues to pose significant risks to human health and ecosystems in Europe, despite some progress in mitigating its impact. According to the European…

FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipientsNews
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FRONTIERS Science Journalism Program announces ten grant recipients
The FRONTIERS Science Journalism in Residency Programme has selected ten science journalists to participate in its second round of residencies. The chosen candidates - Marta…

AI predicts regional warming of 3°C sooner than expected, study findsClimate
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AI predicts regional warming of 3°C sooner than expected, study finds
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping our understanding of climate change timelines, with new research revealing that regional temperature thresholds will be reached faster than previously…

Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talksNews
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Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia | AFP - Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's…

Climate Science Digest: December 9, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: December 9, 2024
Climate change impacting freshwater fish species, study finds University of Bristol - Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts,…

Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvementScience
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Laws on healthcare worker rights align with global standards with room for improvement
Fair pay policies are widely implemented while mental health services and non-discrimination policies are lacking. PLOS - More than half of laws and policies on…

Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?News
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Why Americans are changing their red meat habits?
AUSTIN, TX, USA - Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world’s largest consumers of…

Image of the day: November 2024 ranks as the second-warmest globallyNews
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Image of the day: November 2024 ranks as the second-warmest globally
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has reported that November 2024 was the second-warmest November on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of…

U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality constructionNews
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U.S. public housing faces greater flood risk due to low-quality construction
New research shows that lower-quality public housing in the United States is located in areas with high flood risk. AUSTIN, TX, USA – Hurricane Helene…

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UNNews
SourceDecember 9, 2024
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Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades: UN
Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth | Five billion people could be affected by 2100 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Even as dramatic water-related…

Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazardsClimate
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Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards
Coastal retreat in Alaska is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the overlapping effects of multiple climate hazards, including sea level rise, permafrost thaw…

2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitorNews
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2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
Paris, France | AFP - The year of 2024 is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold…
