Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the interactions between them. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, longitude, terrain, altitude, land use and nearby water bodies and their currents. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphereClimateScience

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.…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article
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Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfallClimateScience

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 Full article
The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: policeNews

Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: police

Manila, Philippines (AFP) - Relentless rain fuelled by Typhoon Gaemi left at least 20 people dead in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday, as clean-up…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article
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The Olympics are hotter and more humid than everClimate

The Olympics are hotter and more humid than ever

The Olympics are now regularly held in conditions too hot and humid for most people to exercise in. How much can the world's elite athletes…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article
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July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitorNews

July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor

Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on Tuesday by the EU's climate…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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New Car Smell: A Hot Day Health Hazard?ClimateScience

New Car Smell: A Hot Day Health Hazard?

By Beijing Institute of Technology A new study, published in PNAS Nexus, of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by new cars on hot summer days…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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UK climate strategy under scrutiny at landmark court caseClimateNews

UK climate strategy under scrutiny at landmark court case

By Clara LALANNE | AFP London, United Kingdom - The British government on Tuesday faced an unprecedented legal challenge for allegedly failing to protect people,…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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China, Russia push back over Washington’s Arctic warningClimateNews

China, Russia push back over Washington’s Arctic warning

Washington, United States (AFP) - Russia and China on Tuesday pushed back against a US warning over their increasing military and economic cooperation in the…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversityClimate

A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity

Forging of joined-up approach at COP26 and COP19 vital for urgent action for climate and nature. By York University World leaders must take advantage of…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respiteScienceClimate

Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite

Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill to escape rising heat…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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US warns of China-Russia cooperation in ArcticClimateNews

US warns of China-Russia cooperation in Arctic

Washington, United States (AFP) - The US Defense Department warned Monday of increasing Russian-Chinese collaboration in the Arctic, as climate change opens the region to…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article
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Are sustainable aviation fuels truly sustainable?ClimateScience

Are sustainable aviation fuels truly sustainable?

By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) A new IIASA-led study offers the first detailed estimates of land use change emissions for six sustainable…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article
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Greener greenhouses promise more energy-efficient growing powerClimate

Greener greenhouses promise more energy-efficient growing power

Commercial greenhouses in Europe are testing new energy and water efficiency technologies in support of the green transition. By Bárbara Pinho | Horizon, the EU…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article
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COP29 hosts urge fossil fuel majors to donate to climate fundClimate

COP29 hosts urge fossil fuel majors to donate to climate fund

Paris, France (AFP) - Azerbaijan said Friday it hopes to raise money from fossil fuel producers for green projects in developing countries as the petro-state…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Global climate summary for June 2024ClimateFacts

Global climate summary for June 2024

By NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and Global Precipitation Climatology Project | University of Maryland Highlights Temperatures were above average over much of the…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Why we find extreme weather so fascinatingClimate

Why we find extreme weather so fascinating

By Will de Freitas | The Conversation When climate change leads the news, it’s often down to a hurricane, heatwave or flood. And, judging by…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEAClimateNews

Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA

Paris, France (AFP) - The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestockNews

Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock

Flemming, Denmark | AFP At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect farm set up by a…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
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UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate modelsClimate

UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models

As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in helping illuminate exactly how the climate…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
If the Earth continues to warm up, climate change will have a greater impact on the Earth's rotational speed in the future than the Moon has done so far
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotationClimate

How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation

Climate change surpasses the moon’s influence The Earth's axis of rotation is shifting Physical laws combined with artificial intelligence Important for space travel Climate change…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
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Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bearsNewsScience

Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bears

By York University A research team led by York University and a project involving 3M and Polar Bears International present field research deploying the first-ever…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
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High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxesClimate

High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes

By Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
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Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience

Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems

By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
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Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracyClimateScience

Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy

By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article