Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climateClimate
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
By Harrison Tasoff | University of California - Santa Barbara Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean…

How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate changeScience
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate change
By leveraging millions of time-stamped observations, researchers can identify plant rhythms and ecological patterns year-round. By German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig A…

Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwaveNews
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
By Tomohiro OSAKI | AFP Tokyo, Japan - Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave,…

Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in EuropeClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in Europe
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Future European Union housing policy must address the twin challenges of providing adequate housing for…

Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study showsClimate
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Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study shows
New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon. By Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) As climate change advances,…

Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capitalClimate
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Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital
Going green pays off. New research shows that when companies disclose their environmental impact—and work to mitigate it—they earn investor trust. By Hidemichi Fujii |…

Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goalsClimate
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Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goals
By IOP Publishing California must implement early retirement for existing heavy-duty vehicles as well as introducing zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) to protect Black, Latino and vulnerable…

Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restorationClimate
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Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration
A research team comprising local Tibetans and academics from the UK and China demonstrate that local community members are indispensable partners in enhancing community engagement…

Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heatClimate
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
By University College London Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered…

Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regionsClimate
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regions
By University of Birmingham Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has…

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…

Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…

Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versaClimate
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
By Masahiro Shiozaki | Kyushu University The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically…

Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AIClimateNews
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers…

True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealedClimateScience
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealed
By University of Leeds The reality of the climate impact of long-distance passenger travel has been revealed in new research from the University of Leeds.…

Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spotClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spot
By Tevah Platt, Institute for Social Research - University of Michigan A recent University of Michigan study exposes a gap in sociology: a lack of…

NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest watersScience
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NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest waters
Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, challenging key assumptions of the “shrinking fishes…

Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the scienceClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the science
By Víctor Fernández García and Cristina Santín, The Conversation It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned…

Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new studyScience
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Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new study
By University of Surrey In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the…

Video game designers battle to depict climate impactsClimateNews
SourceJune 29, 2024
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Video game designers battle to depict climate impacts
Paris, France | AFP Game designer Sam Alfred is keenly aware of the challenge he faces in trying to build a video game with climate…

Climate change to shift tropical rains northwardClimateScience
SourceJune 28, 2024
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Climate change to shift tropical rains northward
By David Danelski | University of California - Riverside A study led by a UC Riverside atmospheric scientist predicts that unchecked carbon emissions will force…

Projected loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental changeClimateScience
SourceJune 28, 2024
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Projected loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental change
By University of Helsinki Researchers predict that climate change will drive a substantial redistribution of brown seaweeds and seagrasses at the global scale. The projected…

Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thoughtClimateScience
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
By University of Cambridge Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height…

Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle EastClimate
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East
By Christian Klassert, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, and Samer Talozi, Jordan University for Science and Technology | The Conversation In Jordan’s cities, green tanker…
