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New research uncovers how decreased rainfall and drought affect plant diversityScience

New research uncovers how decreased rainfall and drought affect plant diversity

Summary: Reduced rainfall threatens plant diversity Summary: Declining precipitation leads to a loss of plant species in dryland ecosystems, but the role of dominant grasses…
SourceSourceJanuary 31, 2025 Full article
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Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGONews

Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image…
SourceSourceJanuary 31, 2025 Full article
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New £2 million project to save UK from food shortagesNews

New £2 million project to save UK from food shortages

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is leading a new £2 million initiative to help prevent food shortages that could potentially trigger civil unrest in the UK.…
SourceSourceJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Victory for mafia waste victims in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’News

Victory for mafia waste victims in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Gildas LE ROUX | AFP Caserta, Italy - Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled that Italy had failed to protect nearly three million people…
SourceSourceJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
Still life with the scales of justice (climate,green justice, Youths sue Trump over US climate orders)
Climate activists defend ‘future generations’, appeal lawyer saysNews

Climate activists defend ‘future generations’, appeal lawyer says

Clara LALANNE | AFP London, United Kingdom - Sixteen British climate activists jailed for their high-profile protests acted for "future generations" and should have their…
SourceSourceJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
The Continuous Plankton Recorder device is towed in surface waters and occupies a similar space to a marine mammal. It has been used to monitor the oceans since 1931
Plankton science: Balancing old and new technologiesScience

Plankton science: Balancing old and new technologies

Pairing old and new technologiesQuotes from co-authors Enabling continued excellence in plankton science New imaging and molecular technologies are reshaping plankton research, offering faster and…
SourceSourceJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
One of the research sites in China used during the project. The 12 total test sites are collectively known as the Extreme Drought in Grasslands Experiment (EDGE)
Grassland drought resilience differs between Eurasia and North AmericaClimate

Grassland drought resilience differs between Eurasia and North America

Summary Research contrasts drought sensitivity of Eurasian and North American grasslandsGrasslands and the global carbon cycle Summary Grasslands in Eurasia and North America respond differently…
SourceSourceJanuary 29, 2025 Full article
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Warmer weather linked to increased Salmonella outbreaksScience

Warmer weather linked to increased Salmonella outbreaks

Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are increasing the risk of Salmonella outbreaks, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Summary: The study,…
SourceSourceJanuary 29, 2025 Full article
Burning forest (s. global warming, wildfire, fire)
Climate change made ferocious LA wildfires more likely: studyNews

Climate change made ferocious LA wildfires more likely: study

Washington, United States | AFP In brief: The hot, dry, windy conditions that led to the recent Southern California fires were about 35% more likely…
SourceSourceJanuary 29, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
UN confirms US demand to withdrawal from Paris climate dealNews

UN confirms US demand to withdrawal from Paris climate deal

United Nations, United States | AFP The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of US withdrawal from the Paris climate change…
SourceSourceJanuary 28, 2025 Full article
A smallholder farm in Vihiga County in Western Kenya
Kenya’s tree-planting goals shaped by local farmer decisionsScience

Kenya’s tree-planting goals shaped by local farmer decisions

Tree-planting schemes are a cornerstone of Kenya’s ambitious climate and biodiversity goals, including plans to plant 15 billion trees by 2032. However, new research published…
SourceSourceJanuary 28, 2025 Full article
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How CO₂ rise rate affects the Atlantic Ocean CirculationClimate

How CO₂ rise rate affects the Atlantic Ocean Circulation

Interview with Camille Hankel Summary: The rate at which atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels rise has significant implications for the Earth's climate, particularly for the…
SourceSourceJanuary 28, 2025 Full article
Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths
Heat deaths to surpass cold deaths in Europe by 2099, study findsClimate

Heat deaths to surpass cold deaths in Europe by 2099, study finds

Rising heat deaths across Europe Key findings and regional disparities The broader implications for public health Summary: Climate change is projected to drive a dramatic…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2025 Full article
Coastal horseshoe crab (in the photo) that the researchers spotted on the beach at East Coast Park, Singapore
Conservation strategies mapped for Asia’s horseshoe crabsScience

Conservation strategies mapped for Asia’s horseshoe crabs

Understanding our planet’s living fossilsBack to the basics: Filling data gaps to advance conservation effortsTailored conservation strategies neededNext steps Summary: Researchers at the National University…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2025 Full article
Vicuñas are the smallest and most elegant camelids, with a slender body and long legs. They have long and soft fur that is golden brown on the back and white on the belly and face
How vicuñas are reviving lifeless Andean landscapes with dungScience

How vicuñas are reviving lifeless Andean landscapes with dung

SummaryNature’s unexpected gardenersReshaping ecosystems for a warming world Summary As climate change accelerates glacier retreat, ecosystems struggle to adapt to barren, nutrient-poor soils. In the…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2025 Full article
Science Alternative Facts - Melbourne -March for Science on -Earth Day (2017) (combating Fake news)
Can prebunking outpace fake news?Science

Can prebunking outpace fake news?

Prebunking emerges as a key tool in the fight against misinformation, equipping people to resist fake news before it spreads. By Patrizia Catellani | Catholic…
SourceSourceJanuary 25, 2025 Full article
An aerial view of a remote village in the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland Basin of the Amazon
Hidden microbes in Amazon peatlands influence climate balanceClimate

Hidden microbes in Amazon peatlands influence climate balance

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of Earth's climate, according to a…
SourceSourceJanuary 25, 2025 Full article
A23a, the largest iceberg
‘White wall’ of ice drifts toward remote penguin havenNews

‘White wall’ of ice drifts toward remote penguin haven

Paris, France | AFP The world's largest iceberg -- a behemoth more than twice the size of London -- is drifting toward a remote island…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2025 Full article
Skyscrapers are seen amidst high air pollution levels in Bangkok
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to closeNews

Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, the highest…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2025 Full article
Grayscale Photo of Kids Helping a Child Drink from a Cup (climate effects - drought - heat)
242 mn children’s schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: UNICEFClimate

242 mn children’s schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: UNICEF

United Nations | AFP Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students,…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2025 Full article
Energy Institute -CSU, US
Colorado State secures $326M to cut methane emissions from oil and gasNews

Colorado State secures $326M to cut methane emissions from oil and gas

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency have awarded $326 million to three Colorado State University research projects that aim to improve U.S. oil…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
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Can DIY greening solutions transform your street and combat climate change?News

Can DIY greening solutions transform your street and combat climate change?

Do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits could help safeguard the country's most vulnerable communities from the impacts of a rapidly changing environment, according to a new project…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf is a body of water similar to Lake Erie, and could potentially be a model for the Great Lake in a warming climate
Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s futureScience

Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s future

Researchers studying Kenya’s Winam Gulf, part of Lake Victoria, have uncovered parallels between toxic algal blooms there and those threatening Lake Erie. Published in Applied…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
Satellite imagery: Unusual gain of ice and snow mass on the Greenland ice sheet (heat, climate, extreme weather)
Record heat transforms West Greenland lakes, impacts drinking water and carbon cycleClimate

Record heat transforms West Greenland lakes, impacts drinking water and carbon cycle

A new study has revealed how record-breaking heat and precipitation in fall 2022 drastically altered thousands of lakes in West Greenland. Published in Proceedings of…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article