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Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’

By Brad Buck | University of Florida Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone…
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Rainfall patterns have become more erratic over the past century: Solid evidence of human impact

Rainfall fluctuates more vigorously. Why? Scientists say it's because of us. By Institute of Atmospheric Physics | Chinese Academy of Sciences Many people around the…
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Climate change will bring more turbulence to flights in the Northern Hemisphere

Disruptive clear air turbulence is predicted to increase over most northern mid-latitude regions. By American Geophysical Union A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is…
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Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China

By Isabel Kua and Oliver Hotham | AFP Beijing, China - Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday,…
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UN Secretary-General Issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat Amid Record Temperatures

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has joined nine other specialized United Nations entities in supporting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Call to Action on Extreme Heat.…
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Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns

By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling…
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Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant life

Authorities need to act more aggressively to prevent the accidental introduction of non-native plant species to arctic ecosystems. By Norwegian University of Science and Technology…
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Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland’s “firn”

By University of Colorado at Boulder Scientists have known from ice core research that it's easier to melt an ice sheet than to freeze it…
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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours

Rabat, Morocco (AFP) - A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal,…
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Nitrogen emissions have a net cooling effect. But researchers warn against a climate solution

By University of Sydney An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilisers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on…
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Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphere

By University of Birmingham Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published in Nature.…
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Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall

New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Desert in Africa and rainfall from tropical cyclones along the U.S. Gulf…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Read More