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An underestimated source of methane found in shallow coastal waters
Shallow coastal waters are hotspots for methane emissions, releasing significant amounts of this potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. New research highlights how tides, seasons, and ...
Earth Sciences
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New Oxford report: Carbon capture and storage without taxpayer billions is possible
Oxford Net Zero and Carbon Balance researchers reveal the risks of the current UK CCS policy mix and explore how a carbon storage mandate on fossil fuel producers could help the UK meet its climate targets while protecting ...
Environment
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Trump returns: Nine things to expect for the climate
Climate scientists are probably among those most aggrieved by Donald Trump's return as US president.
Environment
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How global inequalities hinder climate action
World leaders have gathered for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. One of their main goals is to align their responses to geopolitical shocks such as floods and wildfires that hamper trade, investment ...
Environment
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Overnight firefight tames new California blaze
Firefighters who battled through the night to tame a new blaze that erupted near Los Angeles appeared to be making progress on Thursday, even as dangerous fire weather continued throughout Southern California.
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After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows. A geologist explains how
While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next.
Earth Sciences
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Exploring the intersection of AI and climate physics: Machine learning's role in advancing climate science
Exponential growth in big data and computing power is transforming climate science, where machine learning is playing a critical role in mapping the physics of our changing climate.
Environment
6 hours ago
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Commercial drones show promise as meteorological tools for numerical weather predictions
Climate change is making extreme weather events worse, empowering meteorological phenomena such as storms, hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts. Against this backdrop, numerical weather predictions (NWPs), which use complex ...
Environment
6 hours ago
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Contaminants in commonly hunted waterfowl pose potential health risks
Researchers tested five species of commonly hunted waterfowl in the northeast Atlantic Flyway and, in every sample, found contaminants that could impact the health of the birds, as well as the hunters and others who consume ...
Environment
6 hours ago
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Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement—here's why that's not such a bad thing
On his first day back in office as United States president, Donald Trump gave formal notice of his nation's exit from the Paris Agreement—a vital global treaty seeking to rein in climate change.
Environment
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands—now, the ban is being lifted
Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation.
Environment
7 hours ago
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Billionaire Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal
Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement ...
Environment
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French cities' tap water contaminated with harmful chemicals, study reveals
A type of "forever chemical" linked to health problems and birth defects has been found in the tap water of many French cities and towns including Paris, according to a study released on Thursday.
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AI method improves accuracy of forecasting rapid intensification in tropical cyclones
Rapid Intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones (TCs), defined as an intensity increase of at least 13 m/s within 24 hours, remains one of the most challenging phenomena to forecast because of its unpredictable and destructive ...
Environment
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Group sues Washington state over late reporting on greenhouse gas emissions
A conservative think tank filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two Washington state agencies over delays in reporting the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment
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Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles
An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.
Environment
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Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Environment
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NZ's climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C—here's what needs to happen
It's now official. Last year was the warmest year on record globally and the first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This doesn't mean it's too late to rein in further warming, but the ambition required rises ...
Environment
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Overlooking a low-hanging fruit in climate mitigation: Biochar has been underestimated, say researchers
A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term carbon storage than previously thought. The study reveals critical flaws in the models used by the IPCC and European climate policymakers.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2025
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Tropical-extratropical interactions induce the end of the rainy (baiu) season in Japan: Study
The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the northeast of the Philippines in ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2025
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