Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews
Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories
By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleFirst ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular aurorasNews
First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
By Issam AHMED | AFP Paris, France - Earth was set to be struck by more powerful solar storms on Saturday, a day after the…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleUS, China pledge joint methane action at climate talksNews
US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talks
By AFP Washington, United States - The United States and China promised Friday to work together on reduction of methane, the second most abundant greenhouse…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articlePowerful solar storm pummels Earth, threatening disruptionNews
Powerful solar storm pummels Earth, threatening disruption
By Issam AHMED | AFP Washington, United States - A huge solar storm begun pummeling Earth on Friday, bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleOctogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna CartaNews
Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna Carta
By AFP London, United Kingdom - Two environmental activists in their 80s on Friday targeted the historic Magna Carta document at the British Library in…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleHotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives diseaseNews
Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease
By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand - Humans have made our planet warmer, more polluted and ever less hospitable to many species, and these…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleIceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon captureNews
Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture
By Mathilde DUMAZET | AFP Hellisheidi, Iceland - With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleNet zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissionsScience
Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissions
New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what countries think will be their most difficult to decarbonise sectors when they reach net…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleScientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed VaultNews
Scientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed Vault
By Juliette MICHEL Paris, France - Scientists Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, who on Thursday received the prestigious World Food Prize for "their work to…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleStudy: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakesScience
Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
By Jennifer Chu | MIT News When scientists look for an earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleAustralia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this yearNews
Australia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this year
by AFP Staff Writers Sydney, Australia - Australia and Tuvalu said Thursday they have agreed to launch a landmark climate and security pact this year, after…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleSchool’s out: how climate change threatens educationNews
School’s out: how climate change threatens education
By Sara HUSSEIN Bangkok, Thailand - Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleA Vaccine for Climate MisinformationFacts
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
By Stella Levantesi | DeSmog Facts aren’t enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy. “The climate crisis is a hoax,”…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleGreta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protestsNews
Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protests
by AFP Staff Writers Stockholm, Sweden - A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleFloods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rainFactsNews
Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleIn South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate changeScience
In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
By Daniel Strain, University of Colorado at Boulder In the “sky islands” of the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa, two closely related species of primate…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleRubbish, climate change help boost Portugal’s white stork numbersNews
Rubbish, climate change help boost Portugal’s white stork numbers
By Levi FERNANDES Aljustrel, Portugal - Above a flowering meadow in southern Portugal, three white stork nestlings click their beaks, adding to the chorus of…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleSouth Korea records hottest April in half a centuryNews
South Korea records hottest April in half a century
By AFP - Agence France Presse Seoul - South Korea experienced its hottest April since comprehensive records began in 1973, the state weather agency said…
SourceMay 7, 2024
Full articleThe EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with itNews
The EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with it
By Filippos Proedrou, University of South Wales and Maria Pournara, Swansea University | The Conversation The EU recently passed a law that criminalises actions “comparable to ecocide”. It’s a…
SourceMay 7, 2024
Full articleChina says top climate envoy heading to US for talksNews
China says top climate envoy heading to US for talks
Beijing, China - China's top climate envoy will head to the United States for talks with US counterpart John Podesta on Tuesday, Beijing said, as…
SourceMay 7, 2024
Full articleAustralia’s universities the gateway to regional climate cooperationNews
Australia’s universities the gateway to regional climate cooperation
By Trang Nguyen and Luke Brown, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne Climate change remains the most urgent and complex challenge the Indo-Pacific region faces. Nowhere on Earth…
SourceMay 6, 2024
Full articleAre carbon-capture models effective?Science
Are carbon-capture models effective?
by Michigan State University Reforestation efforts to restock depleted forests are important for addressing climate change and for both capturing and restoring carbon from the…
SourceMay 5, 2024
Full articleSister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, research suggestsScience
Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, research suggests
by Rice University Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural…
SourceMay 3, 2024
Full articleA clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climateScience
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
by Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton and Pedro Doll, The Conversation How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth…
SourceMay 2, 2024
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