Environment

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Emotional and psychological stresses beleaguer conservation professionals (commentary)

Nested within the current biodiversity crisis sits an equally complex and concerning human crisis, but one that receives even less attention: the poor mental health and well-being of the conservation ...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Across South America, canopy bridges evolve as a lifeline for tree-dwelling wildlife

Throughout the Amazon Rainforest, forest fragmentation represents an escalating and existential threat to the preservation of fauna. Driven by intensive economic development, the expansion of agribusi...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Attention is scarce. Storytelling strategy matters more than ever

Environmental journalism has long struggled with a practical problem: how to make distant ecological change feel relevant to people whose daily lives are shaped by more immediate concerns. Scientific ...

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Colombia’s coffee industry well placed but wary as EU deforestation rule looms

CIÉNAGA, Colombia — A handful of men swarm around a coffee collection center in the city of Ciénaga, shouldering burlap sacks of coffee as they move in and out of the mill. Ciénaga is a port town in t...

Yale Environment 360 7/10 ?

Record Number of Objects Launched Into Space Last Year

Humans launched a record number of objects into space last year, from satellites to probes to crewed spacecraft. As launches increase, scientists see new risks in the growing number of satellites amas...

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Beyond ‘Endangerment’: Finding a Way Forward for U.S. on Climate

Environmentalists are challenging the EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which empowered it to regulate greenhouse gases. Whether or not the action holds up in court, now is the time to devel...

Carbon Brief 7/10 ?

Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting

Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling...The postAnalysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reportingappeared first onCarbon Brief.

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China's Fossil Fuel Emissions Dropped Last Year as Solar Boomed

In China, the world's leading carbon emitter, a massive buildout of solar power is beginning to push coal into decline. Last year China saw its fossil fuel emissions drop, even as demand for energy ro...

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Older Humpbacks Prove Better at Wooing Mates

As humpback whale populations recover, researchers are gaining a richer understanding of these wondrous creatures. A new study suggests it may take years for humpbacks to learn how to successfully ser...

Carbon Brief 7/10 ?

Analysis: Constituency of Reform’s climate-sceptic Richard Tice gets £55m flood funding

The Lincolnshire constituency held by Richard Tice, the climate-sceptic deputy leader of the hard-right Reform...The postAnalysis: Constituency of Reform’s climate-sceptic Richard Tice gets £55m flood...

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The E.U.’s Burgeoning Repair Movement Is Set to Get a Boost

Europe’s new Right to Repair Directive will make it easier — and cheaper — for consumers to get their household goods fixed, rather than buy something new. Part of the E.U.’s Green Deal, the plan is e...

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A.I. Weather Models Fell Short in Predicting Northeastern Blizzard

While artificial intelligence has ushered in a new era of more accurate weather forecasting, A.I. models may still struggle to predict freak storms. This week a historic blizzard blanketed the Northea...

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Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once

The extreme heat, high winds, and severe dry conditions that produce towering, fast-moving flames that advance by the acre are not just becoming more common; new research shows that these factors are ...

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A High-Stakes Lawsuit Against a French Oil Giant Is Closely Watched in Africa

Hearings began Thursday in the first major climate suit of a multinational oil company in France. Judges will decide if oil giant TotalEnergies must curb its production of fossil fuels to keep its emi...

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Baboon Raiders: In Cape Town, Can Big Primates and People Coexist?

For years, baboons have roamed Cape Town suburbs, entering yards and houses in search of food. Now officials have a conservation plan aimed at reducing conflicts between the large primates and people ...

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Brazilian Amazon on Track for Record Low Deforestation

The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, government figures show. Officials credit the decline to stepped-up enforcement against illegal deforestation.Read mo...

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Even in Antarctica, Insects Are Eating Microplastics

Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Now, scientists have found microplastics in the bellies of An...

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Warming Tripled the Odds of Patagonia Wildfires

The climate crisis inflamed wildfires that left 23 people dead in Chile and devastated forests in Argentina that host some of the world’s oldest trees, scientists have found.Read more on E360 →

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As Renewables Take Center Stage in China, Coal Is Moving Into a Supporting Role

In China, the rapid buildout of wind and solar power is pushing coal into decline. China is now upgrading its vast fleet of coal plants to serve as a complement to wind and solar, rather than as a sou...

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Scientists See Growing Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' as Warming Gains Pace

Warming is accelerating, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate. In a new paper, scientists say the risk of "hothouse Earth" is greater than once believed.Read more on E3...

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