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Chinese cities outsourced on others’ efforts to cut carbon emissions
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Chinese cities outsourced on others’ efforts to cut carbon emissionsClimateScience

Chinese cities outsourced on others’ efforts to cut carbon emissions

By University of Birmingham Experts have identified 240 Chinese cities whose emission reduction are mainly benefiting from the carbon mitigation actions of other cities, whilst…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
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Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thoughtClimateScience

Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

By University of Cambridge Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows
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Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study showsScienceClimate

Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows

Researchers analyzed landslides caused by storms in São Sebastião (Brazil) in 2023, when at least 65 people died, and suggest involvement of the local community…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Underwater mountains have a big impact on ocean circulation
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Underwater mountains have a big impact on ocean circulationClimateScience

Underwater mountains have a big impact on ocean circulation

By University of Cambridge Colossal undersea mountains, towering up to thousands of metres high, stir up deep sea currents: impacting how our ocean stores heat…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with innovative physics-based model
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El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with innovative physics-based modelClimateScience

El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with innovative physics-based model

By University of Hawaii at Manoa Across Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) brings variations in winds, weather, and…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
Half of world’s lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to be
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Half of world’s lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to beScience

Half of world’s lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to be

Tracking lakes from spaceWhat’s messing up our lakes? Nearly half of the world’s large lakes have lost resilience, or the ability to bounce back after…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
Public health beliefs predict support for climate action, study shows
Public health beliefs predict support for climate action, study showsClimateScience

Public health beliefs predict support for climate action, study shows

By Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania In a paper published in the current issue of the Journal of Health Communication by…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric VehiclesScience

Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles

By Ritsumeikan University The increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) raises concerns about escalating raw material demands, particularly for batteries. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University conducted…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’
Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’Science

Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’

By University of East Anglia If we act now, we can prevent human-caused extinctions wiping out our planet’s wildlife, according to an international coalition of…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheetClimateScience

New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet

By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Warm water that seeps underneath can melt ice in way not yet included in models. A new and worrying way…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity
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Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensityClimateNewsScience

Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity

By University of Tasmania Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Satellite Navigation Revolutionizes Sea Ice Thickness Mapping
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Satellite Navigation Revolutionizes Sea Ice Thickness MappingClimateScience

Satellite Navigation Revolutionizes Sea Ice Thickness Mapping

By Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences A cutting-edge study harnesses the power of spaceborne Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) technology to accurately…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skinScience

New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin

By University of Birmingham A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through human…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thought
CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thoughtClimateScience

CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thought

By Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in the average temperature…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Climate change accelerates emergence of insects
Climate change accelerates emergence of insectsClimateScience

Climate change accelerates emergence of insects

By Jess Whitty | La Trobe University Researchers at La Trobe University’s Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems have exposed the hidden consequences of climate change on…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel Crop
Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel CropScience

Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel Crop

By John Seelmeyer, University of Nevada, Reno As much of the world prepares for hotter and drier growing seasons as the result of climate change, a…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Supporting the right small changes can have big impacts
Supporting the right small changes can have big impactsClimateScience

Supporting the right small changes can have big impacts

By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Small changes in our everyday actions can trigger significant, rapid societal shifts especially when it comes to…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2024 Full article
Scientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceans
Scientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceansClimateScience

Scientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceans

By University of Copenhagen, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have made significant strides in understanding ancient ocean…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2024 Full article
Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water
Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect waterClimateScience

Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) - By 2050, climate change could increase the amount of time women in households without running water spend…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2024 Full article
Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought
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Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of droughtClimateScience

Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought

By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Earth and environmental scientists reported that as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilledScience

Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled

By Radboud University Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This claim is based on research published in Nature Energy by…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate changeClimateScience

When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change

By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University of Arizona In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2024 Full article
Much of the Nord Stream gas remained in the sea
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Much of the Nord Stream gas remained in the seaScience

Much of the Nord Stream gas remained in the sea

By University of Gothenburg Much of the methane released into the southern Baltic Sea from the Nord Stream gas pipeline has remained in the water.…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2024 Full article
New findings: East Palestine train derailment caused chemical pollution falling to the earth surface across the US and beyond
2023 Ohio train derailment
New findings: East Palestine train derailment caused chemical pollution falling to the earth surface across the US and beyondScience

New findings: East Palestine train derailment caused chemical pollution falling to the earth surface across the US and beyond

By IOP Publishing A new study published in the academic journal Environmental Research Letters, reveals that the environmental impact of the February 3, 2023, Norfolk…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2024 Full article

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