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Arctic amplification study examines Atlantic meridional overturning circulation's influence on accelerated warming
A new study co-authored by Yale climate scientist Alexey Fedorov offers intriguing possibilities about the future of Arctic warming through the end of this century.
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Unprecedented peril: Disaster lies ahead as we track towards 2.7°C of warming this century, researchers warn
You don't have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word "unprecedented" is everywhere this year.
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Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it's bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction
Climate change is usually discussed in terms of rising temperatures.
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Modeling study finds mercury pollution from human activities is declining
MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise.
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Heavy metals in the ocean become more toxic: How climate change impacts contaminants in the sea
Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such as industry and agriculture, contribute significantly larger amounts.
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New study reveals growing weather extremes in Indo-Pacific region driven by shifts in tropical weather patterns
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience provides groundbreaking insights into long-term changes in tropical weather patterns that are leading to an increased frequency of extreme weather events such as heat waves and ...
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Study offers participant views of community-based natural resource management in Ghana
Famous for its iconic wildlife, Africa is home to nature and cultures that can be found nowhere else on Earth. Unfortunately, however, this precious natural and cultural heritage is threatened by unprecedented population ...
AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Smart CCTV systems trained to spot blockages in urban waterways could become an important future tool in flood prevention, new research published Oct. 3 in the Journal of Flood Risk Management has found.
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Digital footprint data analysis contributes to new UN publication
Digital footprint data analysis by Professor Francisco Rowe, from the University's Department of Geography & Planning and Geographic Data Science Lab, provides important insights to a new report published by the UN's Economic ...
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Researchers examine the persistence of micro- and nanoplastic pollution
Plastic pollution—comprising tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand—is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science ...
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'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.
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Paying out disaster relief before climate catastrophe strikes
Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster ...
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Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
A few dozen kilometers from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel.
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A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand
Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home.
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Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene 's rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens ...
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Africa's Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions, say researchers
In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern ...
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The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires getting prices right, study says
Conventional food and agricultural production systems employ a linear "take, make, waste" approach: taking natural resources from the Earth to make food and fuel, generating waste that contaminates the soil and water, and ...
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Researchers field-test harmful algal bloom mitigation system
A team of researchers at Clarkson University has conducted a successful field test of its innovative process to combat harmful algal blooms (HABs).
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Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics
Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found.
Earth Sciences
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US finalizes rule to remove lead pipes within a decade
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing millions of people from being exposed to the toxic ...
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