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Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warnsClimateNews

Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns

By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand (UPDATED) - Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees
The origin and long-distance travels of upside down treesScience

The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees

By Queen Mary University of London Scientists have solved the mystery behind the origin, evolution and dispersal around the world of iconic baobabs. The iconic…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperaturesScience

Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

By Fabio Bergamin | ETH Zurich Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi PaperClimateScience

Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper

By Tohoku University Japanese washi paper is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and its wide-array of usages. Now, a group of Tohoku University researchers have…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: studyNews

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study

By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
New approach for improved early flood warning
New approach for improved early flood warningScience

New approach for improved early flood warning

By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Climate change increases frequency of extreme events such as flooding. This reinforces the need to develop methods for…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing

Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian votersClimate

Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters

By: Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal; Titto Idicula, St.Olavs Hospital, NTNULocation: Thiruvananthapuram | Source: 360info Unprecedented climate change disasters — prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna Carta
Octogenarian 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…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2024 Full article
Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissions
Net 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…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2024 Full article
Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
Study: 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…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
School’s out: how climate change threatens education
School’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…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
A 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,”…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain
Floods 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…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article
In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
In 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…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article
China says top climate envoy heading to US for talks
China 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…
SourceSourceMay 7, 2024 Full article
Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of years
Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of yearsScience

Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of years

by Utrecht University The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-extinction is commonly accepted. However, exactly how volcanism led…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2024 Full article
From Billions to Trillions: Setting a New Goal on Climate Finance
From Billions to Trillions: Setting a New Goal on Climate FinanceClimateNews

From Billions to Trillions: Setting a New Goal on Climate Finance

A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda – setting a new goal on…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2024 Full article
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress testClimate

The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

By Rebecca Willis | The Conversation The Scottish government’s decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it’s…
SourceSourceApril 25, 2024 Full article
Climate change is killing us – in more ways than one
Climate change is killing us – in more ways than oneFactsNews

Climate change is killing us – in more ways than one

By Grace Jennings-Edquist, Commissioning Editor, 360info We've all heard about climate change's effect on our planet — but do you know about the many ways…
SourceSourceApril 22, 2024 Full article
Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2
Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2Science

Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2

UW News, Hannah Hickey - As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how much warming will result from…
SourceSourceApril 18, 2024 Full article
As climate change progresses, new rainfall patterns affect plants worldwide
As climate change progresses, new rainfall patterns affect plants worldwideScience

As climate change progresses, new rainfall patterns affect plants worldwide

By Cazzy Medley | University of Maryland April showers are increasingly becoming deluges due to climate change, and May flowers will never be the same.…
SourceSourceApril 15, 2024 Full article