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Deep divisions on display at plastic pollution treaty talks
A final round of talks on a treaty to curb plastic pollution opened on Monday, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately.
Environment
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As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow
With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried.
Environment
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New model can predict marine heat waves, extreme ocean acidity months in advance
In the 21st century, the Earth's oceans are growing warmer and more acidic. This change is happening slowly over the long-term, but it can also cause short-term, local spikes.
Earth Sciences
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New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding
Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate. MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the ...
Earth Sciences
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Civil lawsuits study reveals effectiveness of environment-focused litigation in US, but also large inequalities
A sweeping study of three decades of lawsuits has revealed both the effectiveness but also the underuse of civil litigation to enforce environmental protections.
Environment
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Alternate stream water-testing method detects emerging contaminants
Pollutants known as "contaminants of emerging concern" or chemicals that could potentially harm human health and have been found in the environment, including pesticides, ingredients from personal care products, pharmaceuticals ...
Environment
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Protecting nature can safeguard cities from floods
A new University of British Columbia-led study shows that safeguarding key natural ecosystems across Canada can help reduce flood risks for more than half of the country's urban areas at high risk for flooding.
Earth Sciences
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Study detects methane emissions in the palm oil industry in Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), belonging to the LARS-IIAMA group, has used satellite technology to detect methane emissions in the palm oil industry in Indonesia, Malaysia and ...
Environment
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New model combines data to improve typhoon forecasting
Over the past few decades, because of the frequent number of typhoons making landfall in South China, the Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology has developed a model, called CMA-TRAMS, to provide operational ...
Environment
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'Bomb cyclone' adds to growing extreme weather trend
The "once-in-a-decade" storm that devastated the Pacific Northwest last week caused widespread outages, damage, and at least two deaths. Data shows the storms are becoming more common. Could climate change be a key driver?
Environment
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Global heating is a social issue. The EU has a duty to mitigate it, and our data shows it is failing
This week, Azerbaijan has hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. Its main objectives are to agree on a financial framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to present ...
Environment
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New design standards for stream crossings to help mitigate pollution
Since 2001, the Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, housed in the Larson Transportation Institute in the Penn State College of Engineering's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has worked to reduce the ...
Environment
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Unlocking cities' potential for climate-resilient urban futures
By 2040, 2 billion people living in cities are likely to be exposed to the impacts of climate change. It's a reality that was a driving force behind the UN-Habitat's newly published World Cities Report 2024.
Environment
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Firefighting foam contains more branched PFOA than anticipated
A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS "forever chemical" in the environment.
Environment
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COP29: Five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan
Billed as the "finance COP," the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to provide the money to enable the transition away from fossil fuels announced at last year's COP28.
Environment
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Plastic pollution talks must not fail: UN environment chief
Talks to agree the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution cannot fail and must tackle both production and consumption, the UN's environment chief told AFP on Monday.
Environment
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Cop29: Indigenous communities still being sold short as the world decides how to regulate carbon markets
As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers and activists are staying up late, poring over draft texts that will determine how the international community addresses climate ...
Environment
17 hours ago
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Will the US withdraw from the Paris Agreement? An expert's take on climate policy under Trump
As this year's United Nations climate summit, COP 29, comes to an end, world leaders are uncertain about the future of climate change progress given the result of the latest U.S. presidential election.
Environment
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UK water companies now have to release live sewage spill data—why more transparency is key to cleaner rivers
For the first time, anyone in England can now access real-time information of where combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are discharging untreated wastewater into our waterways. This week, all water companies published details ...
Environment
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Concern as climate talks stalls on fossil fuels pledge
The failure of UN climate negotiations to double down on a global pledge to move away from planet-heating fossil fuels on Sunday was decried by experts as a "worrying" setback to global progress on curbing warming.
Environment
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