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Amazon rainforest near tipping point partly driven by UK consumers, WWF says
The Amazon rainforest could be reaching an irreversible tipping point beyond which it will decline until "we're just left with scrub," conservationists have warned.
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Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests: Report
Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report said Thursday.
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Hurricane Milton spawns destructive, deadly tornadoes before making landfall
Multiple powerful tornadoes ripped across Florida hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, tearing off roofs, overturning vehicles and sucking debris into the air as the black V-shaped columns moved through.
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Here's what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual
With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton powered into a very rare threat flirting with experts' worst fears.
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Snowflake dance analysis could improve rain forecasts
The key to more accurate rainfall predictions may lie in the intricate dance of falling snowflakes, a new study has found.
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Environmental factors influence Southeast Brazil's coastal biodiversity more than ecological processes, study finds
Sea surface temperature, wave energy and freshwater discharge from rivers influence the abundance and size of the marine organisms that inhabit rocky shores along the coast of Southeast Brazil more than ecological processes ...
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A new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a multi-objective programming model
A collaborative research team from Beijing Normal University and the University of Regina has introduced a new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a Grey Fractional Multi-Objective Programming ...
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One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France
The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at least one dead.
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New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities for more targeted adaptation
Heat-related deaths and diseases are a major concern in Europe amid increasing extended periods of extreme heat. A recent study proposes a novel way of quantifying and projecting future vulnerability to heat stress in different ...
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Scientist raises questions about Al Gore-founded global climate pollution database
New research from NAU found that a global database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%.
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Scientists uncover details of a catastrophic volcanic eruption and flood over 1,000 years ago
In the year 946 CE, the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted ferociously. The eruption released dozens of cubic kilometers of magma and triggered a massive flood from the lake ...
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Citizen scientists will be needed to meet global water quality goals
Sustainable development goals for water quality will not be met without the involvement of citizen scientists, argues an international team led by a UCL researcher, in a new policy brief.
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Study assesses pollution near Los Angeles-area warehouses
As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they've stopped at a warehouse along the way—likely several of them. The sprawling structures are waypoints in the logistics networks that make ...
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Scientists show accelerating CO₂ release from rocks in Arctic Canada with global warming
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford have shown that weathering of rocks in the Canadian Arctic will accelerate with rising temperatures, triggering a positive feedback loop that will ...
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Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind
Facing competition from cheap natural gas and a growing renewables market, coal-fired power plants are on the decline in the United States. But new research led by energy systems modelers at Princeton University demonstrates ...
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Is Tampa prepared for the devastating impact of Hurricane Milton?
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward central Florida, Northeastern University disaster recovery experts say residents should expect extensive destruction from the storm and its surge—particularly if Tampa is hit directly.
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Researchers develop new technique to measure previously undetected airborne PFAS
For decades, scientists knew there was a huge swath of undetected and unaccounted for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the atmosphere, often referred to as PFAS dark matter, but no one knew how much was missing ...
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Study warns of 'irreversible' climate impacts from overshooting 1.5C
Any breach of what climate scientists agree is the safer limit on global warming would result in "irreversible consequences" for the planet, said a major academic study published on Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
21 hours ago
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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach, says engineer
With this year's annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world's attention once again turns to climate ...
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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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