Earth is getting hotter—so why is this summer so dismal in the UK?
Fossil fuels have kept Earth 1.5°C hotter than its pre-industrial average temperature for more than a year now.
Fossil fuels have kept Earth 1.5°C hotter than its pre-industrial average temperature for more than a year now.
Environment
Jul 11, 2024
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A new paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become more intense and frequent, the urgency for effective and proactive fire science grows. By addressing these challenges, the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2024
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Devastating floods led to more than 175 deaths and 423,000 people displaced in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in May. It was the state's worst natural catastrophe in almost a century, but Brazil is no stranger ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2024
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The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of the atmosphere. In Japan, historical data has shown that El Niño years tend to lead ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2024
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Last August, the picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan halved to US$100 per night a charge levied on international tourists. The fee recognized the "important role of the tourism sector in generating employment, earning ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2024
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People in the UK love discussing the weather. For the first two weeks of June 2024, the cold, dull conditions were all they could talk about. Major news outlets like the BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph all ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2024
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A temperature event of 33 degrees Celsius in Dublin's Phoenix Park has gone from being a 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to a 1 in 9-year event in 2020, according to a study led by Ireland's Maynooth University.
Environment
Jul 2, 2024
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Researchers from the Universities of Zurich, Vienna and Utrecht have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that could lead to a severe underestimation of climate-related financial losses ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2024
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The planet is getting warmer and climate change—not surprisingly—impacts the way we feed the world. In Canada, especially, our warming planet alters growing conditions, affects crop yields and shifts the types of crops ...
Ecology
Jul 1, 2024
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A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on Earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme temperatures.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2024
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