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A recent report by the Agriculture Department has made an alarming revelation: by 2070, US forests may switch roles from being carbon absorbers to significant carbon emitters. This shift is due to the increasing destruction from natural disasters and the aging of forests, which is reducing their carbon-absorbing capabilities. ...more |
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The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health. ...more |
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Amazon countries meeting next week for a summit on cooperation to save the rainforest aim to set up a scientific body like the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to share research, Brazil's environment minister told Reuters. ...more |
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China's direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more than in January to June combined, driven by severe weather as two powerful typhoons hit the country in one month. ...more |
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India is committed to ending crop burning this year, the government said, after agriculture and environment ministry officials met on Thursday to review progress towards preventing the major source of pollution during the winter months. ...more |
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With climate change ramping up and an El Nino weather pattern in effect for the western hemisphere, heat island effect has become a real problem for cities sweltering under the summer sun. ...more |
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Italy's president and his counterparts in five European countries have demanded urgent moves to tackle the "climate crisis" after scorching heatwaves, wildfires and flooding. ...more |
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has told the Guardian. ...more |
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After weeks of fierce debate, deep sea mining has failed to get approval during international talks. ...more |
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University have published a report reviewing cases focused on climate change law, policy, or science. ...more |
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