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Climate Science Digest: December 20, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 20, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 20, 2024

Changes in store for atmospheric rivers David Hosansky | UCAR - Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect the…
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Image of the day: Belgium’s record-breaking rainfall in 2024
Belgium Precipitations 2024 Maps
Image of the day: Belgium’s record-breaking rainfall in 2024News

Image of the day: Belgium’s record-breaking rainfall in 2024

Belgium experienced an extraordinary year of rainfall in 2024, marking its wettest year on record. Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) tracks monthly…
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Prehistoric rock in Japan uncovers the timeline of ancient ocean anoxia
Researchers hike up the side of Mount Ashibetsu in Japan
Prehistoric rock in Japan uncovers the timeline of ancient ocean anoxiaClimate

Prehistoric rock in Japan uncovers the timeline of ancient ocean anoxia

An ancient rock formation on Japan's Mount Ashibetsu has allowed scientists to pinpoint the timing and duration of one of Earth's most extreme environmental disruptions:…
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Flood risk assessment expands to 51 municipalities across Denmark
Flood risk assessment expands to 51 municipalities across DenmarkNews

Flood risk assessment expands to 51 municipalities across Denmark

The number of municipalities in Denmark identified as being at significant potential risk of flooding has nearly doubled, increasing from 27 to 51. This sharp…
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Climate Science Digest: December 19, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 19, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 19, 2024

University of Houston scientists solving meteorological mysteries on Mars University of Houston - A groundbreaking achievement by scientists at the University of Houston is changing…
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White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump’s return
White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump’s returnNews

White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump’s return

By Issam AHMED Washington, United States | AFP - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday unveiled a new climate target under the landmark Paris accord,…
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Protecting Peru’s high-elevation grasslands is crucial for Andean bear survival
Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus)
Protecting Peru’s high-elevation grasslands is crucial for Andean bear survivalClimate

Protecting Peru’s high-elevation grasslands is crucial for Andean bear survival

High in the Andes, Peru’s puna grasslands offer a vital lifeline for Andean bears, commonly known as spectacled bears, named for the distinctive markings around…
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Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024
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Climate Science Digest: December 18, 2024

Mountain permafrost is warming across Europe Roman Oester | SLF - Permafrost temperatures in Europe's mountain regions are rising steadily, in some cases by more…
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Image of the day: Cyclone Chido’s trail of destruction in Mayotte
Image of the day: Cyclone Chido’s trail of destruction in MayotteNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Chido’s trail of destruction in Mayotte

Cyclone Chido, the most powerful storm to hit Mayotte in nearly a century, left a trail of devastation on December 14, 2024. The French archipelago…
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Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patients
Old man at sea
Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patientsScience

Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patients

As 2024 approaches its end as the hottest year on record, experts are sounding the alarm on the disproportionate risks that worsening heat waves pose…
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Ancient mountain formation reshaped climate in prehistoric China
Mountains in East Asia
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Ancient mountain formation reshaped climate in prehistoric China

Geologists have uncovered how tectonic forces shaped coastal mountain ranges in eastern Asia over 100 million years ago, triggering profound climate shifts during the Cretaceous…
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IPBES Nexus Assessment Report
Beautiful landscape with the famous Apuseni Mountains range in Romania
IPBES Nexus Assessment ReportNews

IPBES Nexus Assessment Report

Tackle Together Five Interlinked Global Crises in Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate Change IPBES - Environmental, social and economic crises – such as biodiversity…
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Climate Science Digest: December 17, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 17, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 17, 2024

The collaborative power of AI and citizen science in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) - The SDGs were…
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Coral reefs ‘may disappear’ in 10-50 years: UN experts
Coral reefs ‘may disappear’ in 10-50 years: UN expertsNews

Coral reefs ‘may disappear’ in 10-50 years: UN experts

Paris, France | AFP - Coral reefs could vanish in as little as a decade, warned a landmark UN report by dozens of global experts…
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Corals struggle to reproduce without nearby neighbors
Corals on shallow reefs in Palau
Corals struggle to reproduce without nearby neighborsScience

Corals struggle to reproduce without nearby neighbors

Coral reproduction relies on proximity, with new research revealing that corals must be within 10 meters - and ideally closer - to fertilize successfully. Led…
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Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100
Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100Climate

Arctic infrastructure faces climate-driven instability by 2100

Coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic are under severe threat from erosion, sea level rise, and permafrost thaw, according to the first comprehensive pan-Arctic…
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A 19th-century citizen science project reveals climate change impact on plant cycles
A 19th-century citizen science project reveals climate change impact on plant cyclesScience

A 19th-century citizen science project reveals climate change impact on plant cycles

In 1887, Groundhog Day began with a whimsical attempt to predict spring’s arrival using a rodent’s shadow, but scientific forecasting of seasonal changes has struggled…
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Could stem cell transplants rescue corals from climate-driven collapse?
Could stem cell transplants rescue corals from climate-driven collapse?NewsScience

Could stem cell transplants rescue corals from climate-driven collapse?

Climate change continues to devastate coral reefs worldwide, with rising sea temperatures triggering widespread coral bleaching and death. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,…
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Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone
Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cycloneNews

Rescuers race to France’s Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone

By Jeromine DOUX with Sylvie MALIGORNE in Paris Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France | AFP - Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors and…
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 50, 2024

FAIR principles advance IPCC assessment cycles Efforts to improve the transparency and utility of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments have led to…
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PIK’s strategic expansion will take place at the turn of the year
PIK’s strategic expansion will take place at the turn of the yearNews

PIK’s strategic expansion will take place at the turn of the year

PIK - Bundling climate expertise from the natural sciences to policy advice: at the beginning of 2025, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)…
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Global climate summary for November 2024
Global climate summary for November 2024FactsNews

Global climate summary for November 2024

November 2024 marked the second-warmest November globally since records began, continuing a year characterized by extraordinary climate extremes. The month also witnessed the second-lowest global…
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Overfishing halves shark and ray populations since 1970
Overfishing halves shark and ray populations since 1970Science

Overfishing halves shark and ray populations since 1970

The world’s oceans are losing their apex predators at an alarming rate. A new study published in Science reveals that overfishing has reduced populations of…
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Glacial rivers and lakes may naturally mitigate methane emissions
Glacial rivers and lakes may naturally mitigate methane emissionsClimate

Glacial rivers and lakes may naturally mitigate methane emissions

Recent research has revealed a promising natural process in glacial rivers and lakes that could help reduce methane emissions, a major contributor to global warming.…
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