RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn. The idea is that by doing this, farmers can "identify the birds, and preserve the birds, that are immune to it."
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Arctic region was permafrost-free when global temperatures were 4.5˚C higher than today, study reveals. If average global temperatures were to rise by this amount in the future, up to 130 billion tons of carbon currently frozen in the ground would be released over the coming decades.
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Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large and unexpected methane emissions by just moving through the water. Researchers observed 20 times higher methane emissions in the shipping lane compared to nearby undisturbed areas.
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Climate change outpaces trees: Forests face centuries-long lag in adaptation.
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Trump’s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republicans. Recent polling shows that nearly 80% of registered U.S. voters want government agencies to keep researching and sharing global warming data.
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A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin injections. In a small trial, 10 of 12 type 1 diabetes patients no longer needed supplemental insulin.
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‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost. “We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems”
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US north-east sees record tick season as climate crisis sparks arachnid boom. Week of 20 June was highest level of risk for Fordham Tick Index as scientists remind people to take precautions.
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How ‘thirstier’ atmosphere is making droughts more severe. Research shows ‘atmospheric evaporative demand’ is rising, increasing the amount of land vulnerable to drought.
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Crete wildfire latest: More than 1,500 evacuated from holiday island as gale-force winds fan flames.
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EU’s reliance on carbon credits risks making a "paper tiger" of Europe’s climate efforts.
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Drought-hit Morocco turns to desalination to save vegetable bounty. Severe drought driven by climate change has gripped the North African country since 2018, but desalination comes at a high cost. It is energy-intensive, and half of the country's electricity still comes from coal.
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Warming depletes Arctic soil's nitrogen stores, irreversibly increasing CO₂ emissions
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Ignoring peatlands could derail climate goals. Although peatlands will keep taking up carbon, rising temperatures drive increased methane emissions, which undermine their overall cooling effect on the climate.
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New fossils from Earth's most famous extinction show climate tipping point was crossed. The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed.
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New fossils from Earth's most famous extinction show climate tipping point was crossed. The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed.
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EU to unveil long-delayed 2040 climate target. In a bid to appease more skeptical member states, the EU's executive arm will introduce some flexibility into the calculation, including carbon credits.
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In Trump’s megabill, a clean energy phase out and a big, beautiful tax break for Met coal exporters.
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Political cowardice hindering Europe’s climate efforts, says EU’s green chief. Teresa Ribera says effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper action.
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More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds. 87% of farmers have experienced reduced productivity in the face of recent extreme weather, 84% had suffered a fall in crop yields, and more than three-quarters had taken a hit to their income.
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One in four Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial
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Paris extended a red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed restrictions in place as a searing heat wave grips Europe. Scientists say climate change is making such heat wave events more intense, frequent and widespread.
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'Every day I see land disappear': Suriname's battle to keep sea at bay. The land spit at the tip of the Suriname river estuary is rapidly vanishing as erosion, caused by rising sea levels linked to climate change, gobbles up entire swaths of Paramaribo's coastline.
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EU may allow carbon credits from developing nations to count towards climate goals. Green groups furious at plans to let member states buy controversial carbon offsets from overseas.
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Maine’s governor signs controversial net-metering reforms into law. Solar advocates warn that the reforms will have a “chilling effect” on the state’s clean energy future. The law is making community solar and other front-of-the-meter projects ineligible for net metering.
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