Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potentialNews
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Washington, United States (AFP) - Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleThe global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience
The global clean water crisis looms large
By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleAtlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agencyNews
Atlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agency
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States (UPDATED) - The North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is forecast to be "extraordinary,"…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleDrones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceClimateScience
Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) In the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleBrunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleBeach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050Climate
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050
By Nina Raffio | University of Southern California The region’s sandy coastlines are vanishing at an alarming rate. It’s a warning sign for coastal communities worldwide,…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleSeaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storageClimateScience
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage
By Utrecht University A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers has revealed seaweed forests to be significant contributors to oceanic carbon storage. Their…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleEmbryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inactionNews
Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction
By Hieun SHIN | AFP Seoul, South Korea - When he was a 20-week-old embryo -- before he even had a real name -- Choi…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleEurope’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?Climate
Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
By Fausto Corvino, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) | The Conversation The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleNight-time heat significantly increases the risk of strokeClimateScience
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
By Helmholtz Munich In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleMore than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050News
More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050
In a report released today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warns that more than half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at…
Adrian AlexandreMay 22, 2024
Full articleSatellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate changeClimate
Satellite to unravel how clouds impact future climate change
By University of Reading A brand new satellite that will revolutionise our understanding of the role clouds and aerosol particles play in climate change is…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleClimate change is a human rights issueClimate
Climate change is a human rights issue
By Kuan-Wei Chen, McGill University and Hoda Asgarian, Bond University, The Conversation In April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of a group of…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleSmall island states win key climate case in UN courtNews
Small island states win key climate case in UN court
By Femke COLBORNE | AFP Berlin, Germany (UPDATED) - The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states who brought…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleNGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleIndia shuts schools as temperatures soarNews
India shuts schools as temperatures soar
New Delhi, India (AFP) - Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleHowler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat waveNews
Howler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat wave
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Howler monkeys are dropping dead in Mexico and authorities said Monday that they were investigating whether extreme heat was killing…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleRecord low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleClimate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: studyNews
Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Climate change played a key role in last year's record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleMapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in futureClimate
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
By Mark Smith, University of Leeds and Chris Thomas, University of Lincoln | The Conversation The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleFloods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in futureClimate
Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future
By Marcia Zilli, University of Oxford; Caio Coelho, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), and Neil Hart, University of Oxford | The Conversation A mighty river is flowing out of…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleFresh floods kill 66 in northern AfghanistanNews
Fresh floods kill 66 in northern Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP)(UPDATED) - Fresh floods killed 66 people in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Sunday, after weeks of flooding that has inundated farms…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleFinding Where the Grass is GreenerScience
Finding Where the Grass is Greener
By Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, enhance land surface maps to…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleWorld Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in BrazilNews
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil
WASHINGTON, DC - The World Bank Board of Directors approved a substantial new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million…
SourceMay 17, 2024
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