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New Study Traces T-Rex's Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift

New UCL-led study finds T-Rex evolved in North America from Asian ancestors and grew massive as the climate cooled after the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum.

NDTV - Technology - 11 hours ago

Climate Change -- U.K. Funds Geoengineering Experiments as Global Controversy Grows

Critics say U.K. investment in research on climate-cooling interventions, such as refreezing sea ice and brightening clouds, distracts from the need to cut planet-warming emissions

Scientific American - Environment - 13 hours ago

Plant communities in the Arctic are changing along with the climate, study finds -- Tori Fitzpatrick -- -

A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to warmer temperatures, while others flourish. Researchers studied over 2,000 plant communities across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Scandinavia over four decades.

CBC News - Technology - 17 hours ago

Climate Change -- Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft

A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming.

Scientific American - Environment - 18 hours ago

Venice Architecture Biennale shaped by 'changing climate'

The focus of the world's most prestigious architecture exhibition is on design for a changing world in the midst of a climate crisis. The exhibition showcases sustainable architecture and explores how cities can adapt to becoming more resilient to extreme heat.

Deutsche Welle - Environment - 1 day ago

Migratory birds fly vast distances yearly in search of food. But climate change is altering their behavior. Why?

Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they being impacted by rising global temperatures?

Deutsche Welle - World - 2 days ago

Today's Children Face a Lifetime of Extreme Heat because of Climate Change

Young people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves that no one would have experienced before the burning of fossil fuels started raising global temperatures

Scientific American - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Climate Change -- Today's Children Face a Lifetime of Extreme Heat because of Climate Change

Young people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves that no one would have experienced before the burning of fossil fuels started raising global temperatures

Scientific American - Environment - 3 days ago

Will Pope Leo XIV continue the Vatican's legacy on climate change?

Experts say that Robert Francis Prevost aligns closely with Pope Francis’ environmental priorities. Here’s what we know so far.

Euronews - Environment - 3 days ago

Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths, study says

Researchers found that over 15 years, climate change contributed to about 15,000 deaths from exposure to particulate matter from wildfires.

NBC News - Science - 3 days ago

How climate change is altering bird migration

Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they being impacted by rising global temperatures?

Deutsche Welle - Environment - 3 days ago

Tourism in the Torres Strait is helping teach climate change impacts while keeping culture strong

Tourism is big business at 'The Tip', but local operators say more can be done as the Olympics approach.

SBS - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Climate change intensified record flooding across the Southeast

Intense April thunderstorms led to historic rainfall amounts and flooding in parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and other states.

NBC News - Science - 4 days ago

Climate Change Intensified Deadly April Rainfall In South And Midwest: Scientists

Analysis found climate change made the deadly storms 40% more likely compared to the probability of such events in the pre-industrial age.

Huffington Post - Environment - 4 days ago

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.

AP News - US News - 4 days ago

Badenoch a 'climate defeatist', Starmer claims in energy costs exchange

Kemi Badenoch urged Sir Keir to ‘change course’ to tackle energy costs during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Independent UK - Business - 5 days ago

Trump's climate science cuts: will they have global impact?

The US president's dismissal of authors behind the sixth National Climate Assessment is the latest in a series of cuts to climate science. What could this mean beyond its borders?

Deutsche Welle - Environment - 5 days ago

Climate Change -- EPA Reorganization Signals End to Climate Work

Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that track greenhouse gas emissions and regulate air pollution

Scientific American - Environment - 6 days ago

Here's a job for the next pope. Deliver us from climate apathy

We will not make the necessary climate leap if divisions continue - between rite and reason, left and right, rural and urban or young and old

Irish Times - Opinion - 6 days ago

Indonesia's clove industry on brink as climate change worsens

Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 7 days ago

Dr explains: Is your child at risk? How climate change is worsening asthma and what you can do

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that asthma affects over 260 million people globally, contributing to around 455,000 deaths annually. The burden is unevenly distributed, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounting for the majority of asthma-related deaths.

First Post - Health - 8 days ago

The White House has dismissed scientists working on a report on the impacts of climate change in the US.

The White House has dismissed scientists working on a report on the impacts of climate change in the US. Now, two scientific organizations are calling for research anyway.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 10 days ago

How the political consensus on climate change has shattered

In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed.

BBC News - Science - 10 days ago

Pakistan seeks global help for green transition at Geneva climate summit

GENEVA: Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday made a strong appeal to the international community to scale up support for developing nations striving to transition to a...

International The News - Business - 11 days ago

Albania's coastline crumbles under climate change, tourism boom

Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development. From Velipoja in the north where the waves are...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 11 days ago

Trump team's climate change fairy tales won't save us from natural disasters

Climate change is hurting us now. And if we let propaganda replace science, it will only get worse.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 12 days ago

With song and seed, Brazil's Indigenous Maxakali confront climate change

The Atlantic Forest used to blanket Maxakali territory. But as the forest disappears, the group faces intense heat.

Aljazeera - Environment - 12 days ago

Government not taking climate seriously - advisers

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.

BBC News - Science - 13 days ago

Trump's National Climate Assessment: No funding and all authors cut loose

The assessment is required by law, but the administration is not noted for caring.

Ars Technica - Science - 13 days ago

Climate anxiety is like parenthood: you get used to living with constant worry

Climate anxiety can incite despair and hopelessness which, for those with existing mental health problems, can lead to depression and substance abuse

Irish Times - Opinion - 13 days ago

The state's rapid growth, fueled by tech and clean energy, has made it the world's fourth-largest economy

California’s economy has surged past Japan’s, fueled by tech and clean energy, while the Asian nation faces headwinds

Russia Today - Business - 16 days ago

Housing costs all over the world are skyrocketing, and climate change-driven disasters are only making it worse.

Housing costs all over the world are skyrocketing, and climate change-driven disasters are only making it worse. Could city planning and risk reduction help?

Deutsche Welle - Science - 17 days ago

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On

Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.

ProPublica - Environment - 18 days ago

Israel's climate goals fall short: Government report reveals gaps

Israel's first biennial climate report warns of insufficient progress toward emission reduction goals; With a projected 19% cut by 2030—below the 27% target—immediate action is needed on renewable energy, electric transportation, waste management and climate adaptation initiatives

YNET News - Top Stories - 19 days ago

These climate-conscious booksellers are turning words into action

From an old coal barge in Leeds, to picturesque Shaftesbury and radical Edinburgh, UK booksellers discuss bookselling during the climate crisis.

Euronews - Environment - 21 days ago

Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change -- Sean Mowbray

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest health and resilience, climate mitigation and biodiversity. That’s based on research from the world’s largest tree-planting experiment, in China, and the world’s longest-running tropical forest planting experiment, in Panama. Florian Schnabel, lecturer and chair of […]

Mongabay - Top Stories - 27 days ago

How climate change is threatening one of the world's cutest animals

The population of Caspian seals has plunged by more than 90 percent since the start of the 20th century

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home -- Euan Wallace

UGGUBSENI and ISBERYALA, Guna Yala, Panama — “Our ancestors fought for this land,” says Jair Goporas, 21. He leans forwards into the dim glow of a bare bulb, his eyes shining from a face streaked with red and black paint. “Our ancestors told us: Don’t forget what happened here.” In a square just outside the […]

Mongabay - Environment - 1 month ago

Europe's warmest March signals escalating climate crisis

Europe saw its warmest March since records began, with average temperatures climbing just above 6 degrees Celsius (42.8 degrees Fahrenheit) – 2.41...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 1 month ago

NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change

It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

ProPublica - Environment - 1 month ago

War to Wall Street: IAI prepares for IPO fueled by global weapons demand

Israel's largest aerospace firm eyes an IPO following record profits driven by demand from ongoing war; IAI's sales surged, boosted by defense needs, pioneering innovations like unmanned bulldozers and missile defenses

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

US researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts -- Protesters say say firings, budget and grant cuts in health, climate, science and other research government agencies endanger not just the future but the present

Protesters say say firings, budget and grant cuts in health, climate, science and other research government agencies endanger not just the future but the present

Voice of America - Science - 1 month ago

Musk, DOGE, and the AI-Fueled Plot to Fire Everybody

MAGA takes a cue from big tech and embraces post-human politics.

New York Magazine - Technology - 2 months ago

Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.

ProPublica - Environment - 2 months ago

Madagascar: Climate change negatively impacts ecosystems and communities

Although Madagascar is very rich in biodiversity, it remains particularly vulnerable to the damage caused by global warming. This damage has a devastating impact on ecosystems and local communities.

Global Voices - Health - 3 months ago

How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream

Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

Cop29 signs off $300bn climate deal after poorer nations stage walk-out

UN climate talks in Azerbaijan have been dogged by problems and could end without any deal

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 5 months ago

COP29: 'Cut the theatrics' over finance talks, UN climate chief warns

The whole COP climate process could stall or go into reverse if governments refuse to compromise with less than a week of negotiations left.

Euronews - Environment - 5 months ago

CBS Reports | Does Big Plastic's Idea Work? -- As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities. CBS Reports and Inside Climate News investigate whether this proposed solution to our plastic recycling crisis is indeed too good to be true.

As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities.

CBS News - Top Stories - 8 months ago

After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting

Nike has staked a claim as a corporate leader on sustainability. Yet company disclosures show that its jets emitted almost 20% more carbon dioxide last year than in 2015. It’s one small factor in Nike’s failure to slash emissions as promised.

ProPublica - Environment - 8 months ago

How a Green Tech Startup With No Climate Experience Secured Millions of Dollars in Government Contracts

Founded by lobbyists, NZero convinced Nevada government officials, including administrations from two political parties, to pay more and more money despite its struggles to deliver promised real-time carbon emission data.

ProPublica - Environment - 9 months ago

South Asia sizzles: Record heatwave and extreme weather blamed on climate crisis

A scorching heatwave is ravaging South Asia, impacting the lives of hundreds of millions. Schools have been forced to close and the risk of health hazards has risen dramatically.

Global Voices - Science - 1 year ago

How a storm turned a French resort into a climate change laboratory

Pensioners Anne and Jean Birault became climate migrants 12 years ago, after one night in La Faute-sur-Mer changed their lives forever.

Euronews - Environment - 2 years ago