Tag: climate change
Amazon fires explained: what are they, why are they so damaging,...
Addressing these challenges requires integrated national and global actions, collaboration between scientists and policy makers, and long-term funding – approaches that the current Brazilian administration seems intent on destroying.
Unique climate change has no natural cause
European and U.S. scientists have cleared up a point that has been nagging away at climate science for decades: not only is...
Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary...
Arctic regions are still burning and that fire is more than just a local problem for all of us.
Fossil fuel drilling could be contributing to climate change by heating...
Underground reserves of oil have existed for far longer than humans have exploited them – we know worryingly little about the consequences of emptying them.
Clean energy produces billions in health benefits, study finds
"This research shows that renewables pay for themselves through health benefits alone."
World’s forest animal population drops 53% since 1970: WWF report
The global population of forest-dwelling vertebrates has plummeted in the period between 1970 and 2014, according to a study published Tuesday by...
We ignore thousands of threatened plant species at our own peril
Kokia drynarioides is a small but significant flowering tree endemic to Hawaii’s dry forests. Native Hawaiians used its large, scarlet flowers to...
Global sea-level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought
Global sea level rise began to accelerate in the 1960s, 30 years earlier than suggested by previous assessments, a new study finds.
Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home
It's time for deniers to accept evidence and reason or get the hell out of the way.
‘We won’t be intimidated,’ declare campaigners after ExxonMobil accused of pressuring...
"Exxon is polluting these proceedings just like it has polluted our communities."
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Israel linked to majority of global civilian deaths from explosive weapons in 2025
A new international monitoring report found that more than 22,600 civilians were killed by explosive weapons last year, with Israeli armed forces accounting for 56 percent of recorded fatalities worldwide.
Decades of research link pesticide use around homes, farms to childhood cancer
A new comprehensive meta-analysis published last month in the International Journal of Cancer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln analyzed findings from 88 epidemiological studies spanning more than 40 years.
Questions grow after analysis links US strike to water facilities serving 20,000 Iranians
Satellite imagery, bomb fragment analysis, and damage assessments have intensified scrutiny over whether U.S. forces struck civilian water infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about potential violations of international law.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
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