Heavy snow hits Turkey's northeast as southwest burns. Experts say human-driven climate change is causing more frequent and more intense extreme weather events.
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Disaster declarations issued through central Texas as heavy rains produce ‘catastrophic flooding’. More than a foot of rainfall west of Austin amid reports of unconfirmed number of fatalities from flash flooding.
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Record cold grips Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing governments to restrict gas supplies and activate emergency shelters. "It is not so common for these cold air masses to extend so far north, so we cannot rule out that this is also caused by climate change"
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The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers has already melted away, with Friday marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as glacier loss day. All further melting until October will see the size of glaciers in the Swiss Alps shrink.
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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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New research has revealed alarming coral mortality rates of 92% after last year's bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, marking one of the highest coral mortality rates ever documented globally.
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Michigan’s Maximining American Grid Affordability Act would establish a community solar program and financial incentives for agrivoltaics, but also place a cap on how much solar is allowed statewide, prohibit Chinese solar panels, and require local zoning approval for all projects.
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Why plane trees are cooler than you think. Hybrid species draws up water during heatwaves, producing cooling effect on surroundings. With urban areas increasingly enduring temperatures above 30C, they should be a good choice for those hoping to reduce the worst effects of climate breakdown.
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Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules. Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change.
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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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