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Making food from our organic waste may not be as good an idea as first thought
Waste-to-nutrition technologies aim to transform residual organic waste (such as forestry and agricultural residues, manure, green residues and food waste) into ingredients for human or animal consumption. They are often ...
Environment
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Scientists reveal a hidden, sunlight-driven source of a potent greenhouse gas
The term greenhouse gas often brings carbon dioxide (CO2) to mind, and rightly so, as it is a key contributor to rising global temperatures. However, a more potent pollutant and greenhouse gas that often gets overlooked is ...
EPA regulations cut power sector emissions but miss opportunities for deeper reductions, analysis finds
Regulations finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 could cut emissions from fossil fuel power generators but leave additional cost-effective emissions reductions on the table, according to new Princeton ...
Environment
6 hours ago
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Long-term Switzerland-wide study finds the layout of trees may impact human health
Beyond creating a serene and open atmosphere in urban areas, trees and parks also contribute to human well-being. There are various reasons for this: trees filter pollutants out of the air, provide shade, lower the ambient ...
Environment
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Sea level rise after the last ice age revealed by new geological data
New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700 years ago. This information is of great importance to understand the impact global warming ...
Earth Sciences
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Water stored in the mantle for millions of years may be linked to continental volcanism
The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic slabs, is stored in minerals ...
Earth Sciences
9 hours ago
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Study highlights widespread health co-benefits from all-of-society clean energy actions in the US
Transitioning to clean energy is not just about reducing carbon emissions—it's also about saving lives. According to a Princeton-led study, reducing emissions from American power plants, buildings, and vehicles not only ...
Environment
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Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it—less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up for the Paris agreement, ...
Environment
5 hours ago
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Sand-sized fossils may hold secrets to the history of climate change
Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting of glaciers, and the end of the last ice age.
Earth Sciences
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Machine learning encoder improves weather forecasting and tsunami prediction
Successful test results of a new machine learning (ML) technique developed at Georgia Tech could help communities prepare for extreme weather and coastal flooding. The approach could also be applied to other models that predict ...
Earth Sciences
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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions have provided freshwater for ...
Environment
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These California coastal cities face heightened flood danger from a tsunami, data show
The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California's renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents to take note if they ...
Earth Sciences
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Low- and middle-income countries 'should turn to EU and China' after US climate exit, say analysts
Lower-income countries must explore alternative funding strategies after the US pulled out of a global fund to compensate them for the worst impacts of the climate crisis, say analysts.
Environment
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Sahara flooding, Amazon tributaries drying, warming tipping over 1.5°C—2024 broke all the wrong records
Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical.
Environment
10 hours ago
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Stricter truck pollution rule would prevent 500 deaths a year in Chicago region, study shows
Switching to stricter California-style limits on truck emissions would prevent 500 deaths per year in the greater Chicago region by 2050, according to a new study from Northwestern University.
Environment
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Green and compact is the recipe for climate-friendly cities
How climate-friendly is the urban development in your municipality? A new tool helps planners compare alternatives.
Environment
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Forest Report 2025: Swiss forests under pressure to adapt
Over the past decade, extreme events such as heat, drought, storms and pests have taken a heavy toll on Swiss forests. In order for forests to continue to fulfill their functions for people and the environment in the future, ...
Environment
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Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new norm
Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world's most impoverished regions, pushing thousands of people into distress and leaving experts wondering whether more frequent storms will become ...
Environment
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California bill would restore wetlands protections in wake of Supreme Court ruling
California lawmakers are proposing legislation that aims to reestablish safeguards for the state's streams and wetlands in response to a Supreme Court ruling limiting federal clean water regulations.
Environment
10 hours ago
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Ice park threatened by climate change finds an ally in US silver mine
America's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an unlikely savior came to its rescue: a nearby silver mine.
Environment
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