Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south BrazilNews
Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
By Florian PLAUCHEUR Porto Alegre, Brazil - River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleBrazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit southNews
Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews
Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories
By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleUS, China pledge joint methane action at climate talksNews
US, China pledge joint methane action at climate talks
By AFP Washington, United States - The United States and China promised Friday to work together on reduction of methane, the second most abundant greenhouse…
SourceMay 11, 2024
Full articleHotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives diseaseNews
Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease
By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand - Humans have made our planet warmer, more polluted and ever less hospitable to many species, and these…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleIceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon captureNews
Iceland’s ‘Mammoth’ raises potential for carbon capture
By Mathilde DUMAZET | AFP Hellisheidi, Iceland - With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleScientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed VaultNews
Scientists win World Food Prize for work on Global Seed Vault
By Juliette MICHEL Paris, France - Scientists Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, who on Thursday received the prestigious World Food Prize for "their work to…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleAustralia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this yearNews
Australia, Tuvalu to launch climate and security pact this year
by AFP Staff Writers Sydney, Australia - Australia and Tuvalu said Thursday they have agreed to launch a landmark climate and security pact this year, after…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleA 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,”…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleGreta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protestsNews
Greta Thunberg fined over Swedish parliament climate protests
by AFP Staff Writers Stockholm, Sweden - A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleFloods 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…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleSouth Korea records hottest April in half a centuryNews
South Korea records hottest April in half a century
By AFP - Agence France Presse Seoul - South Korea experienced its hottest April since comprehensive records began in 1973, the state weather agency said…
SourceMay 7, 2024
Full articleSister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, research suggestsScience
Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, research suggests
by Rice University Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural…
SourceMay 3, 2024
Full articleA clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climateScience
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
by Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton and Pedro Doll, The Conversation How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth…
SourceMay 2, 2024
Full articleNew computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate changeScience
New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change
Earth System Models – complex computer models which describe Earth processes and how they interact – are critical for predicting future climate change. By simulating…
SourceMay 1, 2024
Full articleMass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast AsiaNews
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
Dong Nai, Vietnam (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media…
SourceMay 1, 2024
Full articleWarming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planetClimate
Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet
by Leah Burrows, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its impacts are felt at…
SourceApril 26, 2024
Full articleThe 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…
SourceApril 25, 2024
Full articleHow much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.Climate
How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.
By Jake Bittle | GristLast year’s United Nations climate conference in the United Arab Emirates ended on a surprising high note as the world’s countries…
SourceApril 13, 2024
Full articleNew report ‘braids’ Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate changeNews
New report ‘braids’ Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change
UW News, James Urton - There are 154 national forests in the United States, covering nearly 300,000 square miles of forests, woodlands, shrublands, wetlands, meadows…
SourceApril 11, 2024
Full articleHeat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from belowScience
Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below
By Maurice Huguenin, UNSW Sydney; Matthew England, UNSW Sydney, and Paul Spence, University of Tasmania | The Conversation As the weight of ice builds up,…
SourceApril 10, 2024
Full articleWaterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilienceNews
Waterfront cities in Europe set sail for climate resilience
In the medieval Belgian city of Bruges, the urban administration has been seeking a new home and decided to move into an old hospital rather…
SourceApril 5, 2024
Full articleUNFCCC and IEA Forge Strategic Alliance to Drive Climate ActionClimate
UNFCCC and IEA Forge Strategic Alliance to Drive Climate Action
In a significant stride towards unified global action against the climate crisis, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Energy…
Adrian AlexandreMarch 21, 2024
Full articleGlobal warming and plastic pollution fuel each other in vicious cycle, study findsNewsScience
Global warming and plastic pollution fuel each other in vicious cycle, study finds
In a new report published in Nature Communications, researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology shed light on the interconnectedness of global warming and plastic…
Adrian AlexandreMarch 20, 2024
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