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Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissionsNews

Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions

Washington, United States (AFP) - The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power…
SourceSourceOctober 5, 2024 Full article
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Taiwan cleans up after Typhoon Krathon batters southNews

Taiwan cleans up after Typhoon Krathon batters south

Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) - Workers removed felled trees and swept up shattered glass in southern Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Krathon was downgraded to a…
SourceSourceOctober 4, 2024 Full article
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Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrostScience

Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrost

Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, a Colorado State University-led team of researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
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Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan’s south: weather agencyNews

Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan’s south: weather agency

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) - Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Taiwan's south on Thursday, the island's weather agency said, after unleashing strong gusts and rains that…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Environmental well-being: a key to women’s health across culturesScience

Environmental well-being: a key to women’s health across cultures

Global evidence has revealed that women’s environmental quality of life is key to their overall quality of life and health, according to a study published…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Thunderstorms are a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays, scientists findNews

Thunderstorms are a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays, scientists find

By Pierre Celerier | AFP Paris, France - Big thunderstorms continuously emit gamma rays that are undetectable from the ground, two studies said on Wednesday,…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
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Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm reliefNews

Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm relief

Washington, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered deployment of up to 1,000 troops to flood-ravaged North Carolina to boost emergency…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2024 Full article
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Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitorNews

Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitor

By Elodie LE MAOU with Agnès PEDRERO in Geneva | AFP Gletsch, Switzerland - A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government responseNews

With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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Two killed fighting wildfire in GreeceNews

Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece

Athens, Greece (AFP) - Two men have died in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stageNews

As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - Donald Trump sought to turn a storm that killed more than 100 people and caused destructive…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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EU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risksNews

EU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risks

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - The European Commission approved Monday a plan to close the Bay of Biscay on the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts to…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
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100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeastNews

100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeast

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
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Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitorNews

Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor

Brest, France | AFP The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change,…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 39, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 39, 2024

Projected changes to Arctic shipping routes after stratospheric aerosol deployment in the ARISE-SAI scenarios Rapid reductions in Arctic sea ice in response to warming have…
SourceSourceSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
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More than 60 dead from storm Helene as rescue, cleanup efforts growNews

More than 60 dead from storm Helene as rescue, cleanup efforts grow

By Gerard MARTINEZ with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington | AFP Cedar Key, United States - Rescuers struggled on Saturday with washed-out bridges and debris-strewn roads…
SourceSourceSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
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Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous,’ officials warnNews

Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous,’ officials warn

Tallahassee, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Helene weakened on Friday hours after it made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning the…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Helene downgraded to Category 2: US forecastersNews

Hurricane Helene downgraded to Category 2: US forecasters

Tallahassee, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a "strong" Category 2 hurricane on Friday, hours after it slammed into the southeastern US…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene races towards FloridaNews

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene races towards Florida

By Gianrigo Marletta, with Chandan Khanna in Crawfordville | AFP Tampa, United States - Hurricane Helene was set to slam into the Florida coast as…
SourceSourceSeptember 26, 2024 Full article
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UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seasNews

UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas

By Issam Ahmed and Gregory Walton | AFP United Nations, United States - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHCNews

Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHC

Tampa, United States (AFP) - A major storm bearing down on Florida strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, US meteorologists said, as the US state mandates…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
OECD calls for raising property, environment taxesNews

OECD calls for raising property, environment taxes

Paris, France (AFP) - The OECD said Wednesday that many governments need to raise property and environmental taxes alongside efforts to contain spending as countries…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPECNews

No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPEC

Paris, France (AFP) - OPEC said Tuesday that phasing out oil was a "fantasy", as the Saudi-led cartel forecast that demand would keep growing until…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Key opportunities to boost climate education for healthcare professionalsNews

Key opportunities to boost climate education for healthcare professionals

Climate education in health professional training is essential for addressing the health impacts of climate change and preparing a resilient healthcare workforce. By Julia Milzer…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article