Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 yearsScience
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
By Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleNon-photosynthetic Vegetation Helps Improve Accuracy of Wind Erosion Impact AssessmentScience
Non-photosynthetic Vegetation Helps Improve Accuracy of Wind Erosion Impact Assessment
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences The process of soil wind erosion is influenced by vegetation cover. From a functional point of view, vegetation…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleIllegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UNNews
Illegal wildlife trafficking persistently pervasive: UN
Vienna, Austria (AFP) - The proportion of the global wildlife trade that is illegal has risen, the UN reported Monday, saying progress to end the…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleA new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic argument mattersNews
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic argument matters
Tom Oliver, University of Reading What does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleBid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warmingNews
Bid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warming
By Catherine HOURS | AFP Paris, France - Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleEuropean Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental AdvantagesNews
European Battery Production Faces Uncertain Future Despite Environmental Advantages
New analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that European-made batteries could potentially be up to 60% less carbon-intensive than those produced in China. However,…
Adrian AlexandreMay 13, 2024
Full articleClimate change hardly a burning issue for Indian votersClimate
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 — prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleParks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shiftNews
Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States - Can America's national parks remain "unimpaired" forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife unaltered? Global warming…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleEarly forest fires prompt evacuations in CanadaNews
Early forest fires prompt evacuations in Canada
By AFP Montreal, Canada - Thousands of people fled their homes Sunday in western Canada as hundreds of wildfires beginning earlier than usual portend a…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleDogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floodsNews
Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floods
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI Porto Alegre, Brazil - At a makeshift field hospital for pets rescued from Brazil's flooded south, a steady stream of volunteers arrives…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleOctogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna CartaNews
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…
SourceMay 10, 2024
Full articleStudy: 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 earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made…
SourceMay 9, 2024
Full articleRubbish, climate change help boost Portugal’s white stork numbersNews
Rubbish, climate change help boost Portugal’s white stork numbers
By Levi FERNANDES Aljustrel, Portugal - Above a flowering meadow in southern Portugal, three white stork nestlings click their beaks, adding to the chorus of…
SourceMay 8, 2024
Full articleAustralia’s universities the gateway to regional climate cooperationNews
Australia’s universities the gateway to regional climate cooperation
By Trang Nguyen and Luke Brown, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne Climate change remains the most urgent and complex challenge the Indo-Pacific region faces. Nowhere on Earth…
SourceMay 6, 2024
Full articleAre carbon-capture models effective?Science
Are carbon-capture models effective?
by Michigan State University Reforestation efforts to restock depleted forests are important for addressing climate change and for both capturing and restoring carbon from the…
SourceMay 5, 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 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 articleG7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030sNews
G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
By Ella IDE Turin, Italy - G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in…
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 articleEuropean Parliament Votes in Favor of Exiting the Energy Charter TreatyNews
European Parliament Votes in Favor of Exiting the Energy Charter Treaty
BRUSSELS – In a decisive move reflecting growing environmental concerns, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to recommend the EU's withdrawal from the Energy Charter…
Adrian AlexandreApril 24, 2024
Full articleHigh air pollution in Denmark may impact children’s academic performanceNewsScience
High air pollution in Denmark may impact children’s academic performance
Pollution from traffic, farming and wood stoves may have a negative effect on children’s cognitive development. So a new study of Danish students’ performance in…
SourceApril 23, 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
Maurice Huguenin, UNSW Sydney; Matthew England, UNSW Sydney, and Paul Spence, University of Tasmania As the weight of ice builds up, the ice sheet begins…
SourceApril 10, 2024
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