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World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into MarchFactsNews

World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into March

Paris, France | AFP Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Sorghum’s climate breakthrough: Ancient grain poised for European successScience

Sorghum’s climate breakthrough: Ancient grain poised for European success

Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe’s future Facts: Sorghum’s many qualitiesThe research resourcesNew knowledge could be a…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warnClimate

Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warn

Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic Summary: As Arctic permafrost thaws and human activity increases…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Trump’s tariffs loom over maritime emissions-cutting talksNews

Trump’s tariffs loom over maritime emissions-cutting talks

London, United Kingdom | AFP A decisive week for decarbonising global shipping began on Monday at an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London, against…
SourceSourceApril 7, 2025 Full article
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Most US Christian leaders believe in climate change but rarely talk about itClimate

Most US Christian leaders believe in climate change but rarely talk about it

Parishioners may be moved to more action to address climate change once they learn their views align with those of their church leaders, Boston College…
SourceSourceApril 7, 2025 Full article
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Oxygen is disappearing from rivers and lakes faster than we thoughtScience

Oxygen is disappearing from rivers and lakes faster than we thought

Oxygen is running low in inland waters and humans are to blame Summary: Oxygen levels in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are shifting in troubling ways…
SourceSourceApril 6, 2025 Full article
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Tropical forests struggle to keep pace with climate changeScience

Tropical forests struggle to keep pace with climate change

A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, raising concerns about their long-term…
SourceSourceApril 4, 2025 Full article
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Experts warn ‘AI-written’ paper is latest spin on climate change denialClimate

Experts warn ‘AI-written’ paper is latest spin on climate change denial

Washington, United States | AFP Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research…
SourceSourceApril 4, 2025 Full article
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Southern Ocean warming will bring lasting wet conditions to the western US and East AsiaClimate

Southern Ocean warming will bring lasting wet conditions to the western US and East Asia

Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast Summary: As global temperatures rise, the Southern Ocean will gradually release heat it has absorbed over…
SourceSourceApril 3, 2025 Full article
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Migrating flies are essential for nature, but their journeys are at riskScience

Migrating flies are essential for nature, but their journeys are at risk

Buzzing insects may be seen as pests – but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature,…
SourceSourceApril 2, 2025 Full article
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Lessons for the world in how Darwin keeps it coolNews

Lessons for the world in how Darwin keeps it cool

How Australia's hottest capital city is confronting the challenges of dealing with heat in a warming climate might offer solutions for the world. By Stephen…
SourceSourceApril 2, 2025 Full article
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Severe warming could slash global GDP by 40%, new study findsClimate

Severe warming could slash global GDP by 40%, new study finds

New projections by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR) reveal a 4°C rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around…
SourceSourceApril 1, 2025 Full article
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Global stocks mostly lower as tariff fears rattle marketsNews

Global stocks mostly lower as tariff fears rattle markets

New York, United States | AFP Global stock markets largely slipped on Monday after another turbulent day of trading, with the S&P 500 briefly falling…
SourceSourceApril 1, 2025 Full article
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World economies brace for Trump tariffs deadlineNews

World economies brace for Trump tariffs deadline

Washington, United States | AFP US trading partners struggled Monday to prepare for a fresh onslaught of Donald Trump tariffs with the US president keeping…
SourceSourceApril 1, 2025 Full article
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Macron vows to defend science as host of UN oceans summitNews

Macron vows to defend science as host of UN oceans summit

Paris, France | AFP French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to defend science from attacks by "major powers" as he tried to rally global…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
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Thinning Arctic sea ice could disrupt key ocean currentsScience

Thinning Arctic sea ice could disrupt key ocean currents

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new joint…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
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Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversityClimate

Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversity

Research: Top scientists issue urgent warning on fossil fuels Summary: A new review published in Oxford Open Climate Change warns that fossil fuels and the…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
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Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD saysNews

Future of ocean economy at threat, OECD says

Paris, France | AFP Oceans need stronger protections and governance to ensure the blue economy can grow fairly and sustainably in the face of climate…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
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Human activity disrupting ocean CO₂ absorption: studyClimate

Human activity disrupting ocean CO₂ absorption: study

Washington, United States | AFP Commercial activities that damage sea floors are disrupting the oceans' natural carbon capture capacity, with more research needed on their…
SourceSourceMarch 29, 2025 Full article
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SEC ends US companies’ need to release climate impact dataNews

SEC ends US companies’ need to release climate impact data

Washington, United States | AFP The United States abandoned plans Thursday to require publicly-listed companies to disclose data on their greenhouse gas emissions and exposure…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2025 Full article
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Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictionsClimate

Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictions

Drone experiment reveals how Greenland Ice Sheet is changing Summary: For the first time, scientists have used drones to collect detailed measurements of water vapor…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2025 Full article
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Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022Climate

Arctic polar vortex fueled extreme UK storms in February 2022

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland, in February 2022, were made more likely by an intense…
SourceSourceMarch 27, 2025 Full article
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EU emission target delay sparks worries of climate retreatNews

EU emission target delay sparks worries of climate retreat

Brussels, Belgium | AFP A delay in setting new emission reduction targets has raised concerns that the EU has put its ambitious climate agenda on…
SourceSourceMarch 27, 2025 Full article
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Helping native plants survive climate change safelyScience

Helping native plants survive climate change safely

If native plants are going to survive climate change, they need our help to move — here’s how to do it safely Summary: As climate…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article