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Fresh floods kill 66 in northern Afghanistan
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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…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2024 Full article
Finding Where the Grass is Greener
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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…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2024 Full article
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil
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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…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
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How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists
Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientistsNews

Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists

By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen
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Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen

By Sandra FERRER | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor says
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Green policies can be vote winners, London mayor says

By Ella IDE Vatican City, Holy See - Green policies can win votes, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Thursday, after winning a record third term…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions
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Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions

By University College London Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Climate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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 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
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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 โ€” prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna Carta
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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 โ€˜residualโ€™ emissions
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Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on โ€˜residualโ€™ 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 earthquakeโ€™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
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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
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A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation

By Stella Levantesi | DeSmog Facts arenโ€™t enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy. โ€œThe climate crisis is a hoax,โ€…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain
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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
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In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change

By Daniel Strain, University of Colorado at Boulder In the โ€œsky islandsโ€ of the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa, two closely related species of primate…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article