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Experts puzzled as Finland pine trees die offNews

Experts puzzled as Finland pine trees die off

Helsinki, Finland | AFP Staggering numbers of dead pine trees have been reported in southern Finland this summer, with researchers linking the phenomenon to climate…
SourceSourceAugust 23, 2024 Full article
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AI links heat waves to global warming, a game-changer for climate scienceScience

AI links heat waves to global warming, a game-changer for climate science

Stanford and Colorado State University researchers have harnessed the power of machine learning to uncover the true impact of global warming on extreme weather, revolutionizing…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024 Full article
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Plants defy odds, thriving in some of the world’s harshest climatesScience

Plants defy odds, thriving in some of the world’s harshest climates

Study sheds new light on the capacity of plants to respond to climate change. By Katie Spenceley | University of Sydney The study is an…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
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Millions of years for plants to recover from global warmingClimate

Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming

Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how plants evolve and regulate climate. Researchers reveal the long-term…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
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How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disasterClimate

How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster

By Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal in Thiruvananthapuram | 360info The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid…
SourceSourceAugust 5, 2024 Full article
The summit of Huayna Potosí, a mountain near La Paz, Bolivia. Here we find the Zongo glacier, one of several in the tropical Andes Mountains, that are now smaller than at any point since the end of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, according to new research from UW–Madison researchers and their collaborators.
Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global iceScienceClimate

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2024 Full article
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Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsensClimateScience

Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens

By Alex Morrison | University of Exeter Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
The Olympics are hotter and more humid than everClimate

The Olympics are hotter and more humid than ever

By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne The Olympics are now regularly held in conditions too hot and humid for most people to exercise in. How much can…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article
Older people are climate change’s hidden victimsClimate

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

By Yulisna Mutia Sari, Monash University, Indonesia | Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Australia | Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info As the planet continues…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can helpClimate

Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can help

By Crystal Chokshi, Mount Royal University | The Conversation Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives?…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
An inclusive path to dealing with climate disasterClimate

An inclusive path to dealing with climate disaster

By Eka Permanasari and Welmince Djulete, Monash University Indonesia; Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info Inclusive climate actions must involve…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
Turn your living room into a digital Amazon rainforest

Turn your living room into a digital Amazon rainforest

By Aslina Baharum, Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur | 360info Virtual reality and augmented reality offer a game-changing approach to biodiversity management. Imagine exploring a…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
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
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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
Expanding refugee protection for a changing climateClimate

Expanding refugee protection for a changing climate

By Jane McAdam, UNSW in Sydney | 360info Current refugee and human rights law principles still apply when climate change and disasters amplify the risk…
SourceSourceJune 22, 2024 Full article
Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat productionClimate

Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat production

By Biswajit Dhar, Council for Social Development, New Delhi Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
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Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and ChennaiClimate

Climate change may worsen flooding in Mumbai and Chennai

By Dharmappa Hagare, Western Sydney University For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps. Although Bollywood films…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2024 Full article
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Busting five myths about eco-friendly eatingFacts

Busting five myths about eco-friendly eating

Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing. Here are five myths to avoid to help you make better…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2024 Full article
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The diet change that can also help the planetFacts

The diet change that can also help the planet

By Mahya Tavan, Sustainable Nutrition Initiative Choosing foods that are good for us, good for the planet, accessible and affordable is a complex problem to…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article
Marine heatwaves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes IslandsScience

Marine heatwaves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes Islands

By University of Barcelona The increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves in recent decades is one of the effects of global climate…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2024 Full article
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaosScience

Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

By Jules Bernstein, University of California - Riverside When it comes to the ocean’s response to global warming, we’re not in entirely uncharted waters. A…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2024 Full article
Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2CClimateNews

Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C

By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay…
SourceSourceJune 13, 2024 Full article
The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heatClimate

The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat

By Kate Yoder & Sachi Kitajima Mulkey | Grist Predicting the future has always been a difficult, sometimes fruitless task, but scientists are surprisingly good…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2024 Full article
Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time highClimate

Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time high

By University of Leeds Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26°C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article