Facebook 'safety check' at the ready after Paris attacks
A Facebook tool that let people check whether friends were safe after deadly attacks in Paris will be used more widely in the future, the social network said.
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Conserving biodiversity as a priority
Honeybees are disappearing. Contributing factors include the pesticides of industrial agriculture and urban developments encroaching on habitats. Wildflowers and areas of plant abundance are in decline. The bees are losing ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2022
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Climate fund approves $1B for projects in poor countries
A U.N.-backed fund has approved more than $1 billion for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change, officials said Sunday.
Environment
Oct 21, 2018
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2C of global warming would put pressure on Melbourne's water supply
Melbourne's existing water supplies may face pressure if global warming hits the 2℃ level, according to our new research published today in Environmental Research Letters.
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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Dutch lawmakers pass ambitious law to reduce emissions
Dutch lawmakers overwhelmingly approved ambitious new climate legislation Thursday that aims to drastically drive down emissions of greenhouse gases.
Environment
Dec 20, 2018
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Forest emissions scheme makes 'tiny' contribution to Indonesia's Paris targets
More than 70 million tons of carbon were prevented from being released into the atmosphere under a deforestation emissions reduction scheme in Indonesia—but researchers point out this is only 3 percent of the total required ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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Ocean acidification 'could have consequences for millions'
Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for the millions of people globally whose lives depend on coastal protection, fisheries and aquaculture, a new publication suggests.
Environment
Apr 26, 2019
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Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5°C can be minimized if warming is swiftly reversed, says research
Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping of critical Earth system elements, even if temperatures return to below 1.5°C of global warming after a period of overshoot. A new study indicates that these risks can ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2024
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Major methane deal at climate summit—without China
Countries on Tuesday issued a landmark pledge to slash their methane emissions this decade, with US President Joe Biden chiding China's leader for skipping the make-or-break COP26 climate summit.
Environment
Nov 2, 2021
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Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief
Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of a UN climate conference Monday.
Environment
Dec 2, 2019
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