Climate Change

Present-day climate change includes both global warming – the ongoing increase in global average temperature – and its wider effects on Earth’s climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to Earth’s climate. The current rise in global temperatures is driven by human activities, especially fossil fuel burning since the Industrial Revolution. Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices release greenhouse gases. These gases absorb some of the heat that the Earth radiates after it warms from sunlight, warming the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, the primary gas driving global warming, has increased in concentration by about 50% since the pre-industrial era to levels not seen for millions of years. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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The origin and long-distance travels of upside down treesScience

The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees

By Queen Mary University of London Scientists have solved the mystery behind the origin, evolution and dispersal around the world of iconic baobabs. The iconic…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
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Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperaturesScience

Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

By Fabio Bergamin | ETH Zurich Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: studyNews

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study

Paris, France | AFP Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published on Tuesday. Scientists say…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
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Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’News

Australia unveils budget aimed at becoming ‘renewable superpower’

Canberra, Australia | AFP Australia touted plans to become a "renewable energy superpower" in an annual budget Tuesday, but the government's books also laid bare…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
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Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damagesClimateNews

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

By Izzy Ross, GRIST This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
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New approach for improved early flood warningScience

New approach for improved early flood warning

By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Climate change increases frequency of extreme events such as flooding. This reinforces the need to develop methods for…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing

Paris, France | AFP (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
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Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian votersClimate

Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters

By: Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal; Titto Idicula, St.Olavs Hospital, NTNULocation: Thiruvananthapuram | Source: 360info Unprecedented climate change disasters — prolonged heatwaves, flash floods,…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article
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Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna CartaNews

Octogenarian Just Stop Oil protesters target Britain’s Magna Carta

By AFP London, United Kingdom - Two environmental activists in their 80s on Friday targeted the historic Magna Carta document at the British Library in…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2024 Full article
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Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissionsScience

Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissions

New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what countries think will be their most difficult to decarbonise sectors when they reach net…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2024 Full article
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Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakesScience

Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

By Jennifer Chu | MIT News When scientists look for an earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
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School’s out: how climate change threatens educationNews

School’s out: how climate change threatens education

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
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A vaccine for climate misinformationFacts

A vaccine for climate misinformation

Facts aren’t enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy. “The climate crisis is a hoax,” “climate action is too costly,”…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article
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Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rainFactsNews

Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain

By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article
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In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate changeScience

In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change

By Daniel Strain, University of Colorado at Boulder In the “sky islands” of the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa, two closely related species of primate…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article
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China says top climate envoy heading to US for talksNews

China says top climate envoy heading to US for talks

Beijing, China - China's top climate envoy will head to the United States for talks with US counterpart John Podesta on Tuesday, Beijing said, as…
SourceSourceMay 7, 2024 Full article
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New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate changeScience

New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change

Earth System Models – complex computer models which describe Earth processes and how they interact – are critical for predicting future climate change. By simulating…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2024 Full article
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Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of yearsScience

Climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for millions of years

The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-extinction is commonly accepted. However, exactly how volcanism led to the…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2024 Full article
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From Billions to Trillions: Setting a new goal on climate financeNews

From Billions to Trillions: Setting a new goal on climate finance

A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda – setting a new goal on…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2024 Full article
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Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planetClimate

Warming Arctic reduces dust levels in parts of the planet

Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its impacts are felt at a very local level. Take, for example, dust. Dust can have a huge…
SourceSourceApril 26, 2024 Full article
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The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress testClimate

The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

By Rebecca Willis | The Conversation The Scottish government’s decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it’s…
SourceSourceApril 25, 2024 Full article
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Climate change is killing us – in more ways than oneNewsFacts

Climate change is killing us – in more ways than one

We've all heard about climate change's effect on our planet — but do you know about the many ways it also impacts human health? Climate…
SourceSourceApril 22, 2024 Full article
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Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2Science

Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2

UW News, Hannah Hickey - As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how much warming will result from…
SourceSourceApril 18, 2024 Full article
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As climate change progresses, new rainfall patterns affect plants worldwideScience

As climate change progresses, new rainfall patterns affect plants worldwide

By Cazzy Medley | University of Maryland April showers are increasingly becoming deluges due to climate change, and May flowers will never be the same.…
SourceSourceApril 15, 2024 Full article