Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation effortsScience
SourceAugust 6, 2024
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Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the…

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate changeScience
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Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change
By Brown University Outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which causes fever and rash in young children, typically occur in the summer months.…

Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipatedClimate
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Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipated
Groundwater levels in southwestern Europe remain stable over decades Groundwater is a vital resource, sustaining plants and ecosystems, ensuring agricultural production and serving as a…

Rethinking the economy to protect the Amazon and empower its peopleClimate
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Rethinking the economy to protect the Amazon and empower its people
By University of Cambridge To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to…

Greenland fossil discovery reveals increased risk of sea-level catastropheNewsScience
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Greenland fossil discovery reveals increased risk of sea-level catastrophe
Seeds, twigs and insect parts in ice core stun scientists and confirm that center of ice sheet melted in recent past. By Joshua Brown |…

Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagementScience
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Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagement
By Universiteit van Amsterdam Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or…

Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating diseaseClimate
SourceAugust 5, 2024
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Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease. Now, a partnership between researchers from…

How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disasterClimate
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How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster
By Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal in Thiruvananthapuram | 360info The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid…

Seismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noiseNewsScience
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Seismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noise
By California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface…

EV transition worries French car industry workersClimateNews
SourceAugust 4, 2024
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EV transition worries French car industry workers
By Béatrice JOANNIS | AFP Vouziers, France - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry…

How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level riseClimateScience
SourceAugust 3, 2024
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How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise
Effects will depend on how much global warming is controlled, study finds. By Tatyana Woodall | Ohio State University The rising earth beneath the Antarctic…

Exposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview SurveyClimate
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Exposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Insights from the California Health Interview Survey
The link between climate change and mental health has become increasingly apparent, with more than one in five Californians affected by climate events reporting negative…

Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant speciesScience
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
By Alan Williams | University of Plymouth Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output…

Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozoneClimate
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Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone
Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

Healthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcareClimate
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Healthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare
Growing use of AI reveals the need for global sustainability initiatives. By Osaka Metropolitan University Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed…

Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversedClimate
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Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed
By Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Human-made climate change can lead to a destabilisation of large-scale components of the Earth system such as…

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global iceScienceClimate
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Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice
As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison…

Japan’s youth and climate changeClimateScience
SourceAugust 1, 2024
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Japan’s youth and climate change
Study highlights need to improve awareness of climate change’s effects and potential solutions amongst 12- to 14-year-olds. By University of Tokyo Students in Japan are…

Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheriesClimateScience
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Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries
Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate. By Hokkaido University Marine fisheries are an essential source of…

Climate change intensifies and prolongs cyclones: international studyClimateScience
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Climate change intensifies and prolongs cyclones: international study
Climate change means that tropical cyclones in Southeast Asia are developing faster, lasting longer and endangering more coastal communities, finds joint international study. By Nanyang…

Scientists set sail to study Greenland glaciers from underwaterClimate
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Scientists set sail to study Greenland glaciers from underwater
By University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin has embarked on a mission to explore the underwater edges of Greenland’s coastal…

‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meatNews
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‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat
Paris, France (AFP) - An ambition from Paris Olympics organisers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly Games has run into…

New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environmentsClimateScience
SourceJuly 31, 2024
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New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments
By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University As climate change causes storms to intensify, new tools are needed to map where flooding occurs in…

What’s the weather like in the deep sea?ClimateScience
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What’s the weather like in the deep sea?
New Nature Geoscience study shows variable behavior of currents in the deep sea. By MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences | University of Bremen…
