Distinction must be made between genuine scientific skepticism and 'dogmatic denial,' warns expert
It's becoming increasingly necessary to distinguish between genuine scientific skeptics and "dogmatic deniers," a new book suggests.
It's becoming increasingly necessary to distinguish between genuine scientific skeptics and "dogmatic deniers," a new book suggests.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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The UK and the rest of the world will be vulnerable to larger swings between flooding and droughts as global temperatures rise, a new study has found.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
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Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday.
Environment
Jul 28, 2023
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The world's forests, grasslands, and other terrestrial ecosystems have played a substantial role in offsetting human carbon emissions—a capability that UC Berkeley researchers say would be threatened by continued global ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2023
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A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers shows that efforts to reduce methane emissions are needed immediately if we are to meet global climate change goals.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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Important ocean currents that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions persist. ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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The world's largest shipping companies are starting to update their fleets for a greener future. Maersk received the world's first dual-fuel methanol container ship in July 2023, and dozens more container ships that can run ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2023
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We know that meat has a substantial impact on the planet, and that plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable. But exactly how much impact does the food we eat have on environmental outcomes and what difference ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the sun's rays on the island's northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2023
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This June was the warmest one ever recorded and unprecedented summer heat waves are now gripping southern Europe, China, the Middle East and the southern United States.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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