Author: Caden White

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It Has No Predator and Spreads Quickly. Meet the Organism Causing Alarm in San Diego Bay

Coronado Cays, Calif. – Just below Nino the gondolier and the couple he’s paddling along for a sunset ride down canals lined by multimillion-dollar homes, a less idyllic scene is unfolding.  An aggressive algae able to clone itself from a fragment the size of a fingernail into an underwater forest that quashes nearly all other […]

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A New Pipeline is On Track to Bring Water to Northern El Paso County Next Year

A $73 million project is underway to create a more sustainable water system for part of northern El Paso County.  The Northern Water Delivery System will allow the Triview Metropolitan District in Monument to use renewable water rights to help replace its diminishing groundwater resources, according to District Manager Jim McGrady. “This project is something that […]

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Park City Council Candidates to Discuss Climate Change Solutions at Panel

As mail-in ballots go out, Park City voters have another chance to learn about the candidates running for city council. The Wasatch Back Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the Park City Community Foundation’s Climate Fund have organized a panel with city council candidates to discuss climate change. The event is Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6 p.m. […]

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Nature Photographers Posting to Social Media Help With Protecting Biodiversity

Nature photographers posting to social media are helping improve biodiversity conservation mapping in South Asia, and the method could go global. Dr Shawan Chowdhury from UQ’s School of the Environment led an international team which scoured images on Facebook nature photography groups in Bangladesh, to add to the existing Global Biodiversity Information Facility database. “We […]

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IOM Hackathon Bridges Data Gaps on Climate Change and Migration

Nairobi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted the first hackathon on “Bridging Climate Change and Human Mobility”, in collaboration with the Data Cloud company, Snowflake, to provide insights on the intersection of environmental factors with migration management and policymaking in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA).   The two-part hackathon brought together participants in […]

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New Puffin Species Evolved Because of Climate Change, Scientists Say

Scientists believe they have discovered a hybrid species of the Atlantic puffin that provides evidence of the first large-scale change of an animal species driven by climate change.  According to research published in the journal Science, the hybrid puffins were discovered on the remote Norwegian island of Bjornoya. The new hybrid likely came from breeding between […]

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Finland Launches Ambitious €50 Million Priodiversity LIFE Project to Combat Biodiversity Loss

In a groundbreaking initiative, Finland is set to embark on its most extensive biodiversity project, Priodiversity LIFE, funded by a remarkable €50 million, with €30 million contributed by the EU LIFE programme. Spanning eight years, this collaborative effort aims to combat the pressing issue of biodiversity loss through innovative approaches, widespread collaboration, and the exploration […]

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Africa Climate Week Demonstrates Continent’s Determination to Lead On Climate Action

Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW) has drawn to a close after an action-packed week in Nairobi, Kenya, which underscored Africa’s determination to be a global leader in climate action. The event brought together more than 10,000 participants from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector and civil society from across the African continent and the world to […]

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Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires

In 2019 and 2020, a megafire scorched eastern Australia, destroying some 24 million hectares of land, and adding to the hole in the ozone layer. Another massive fire ate away parts of Northern California in 2018, and slowly animals are starting to return. Over the years fires have scorched parts of Africa, including a 15,000-hectare disaster in the Democratic Republic […]

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Associations Call for Tougher Climate Measures Following ‘Inadequate’ Govt Plans

A broad alliance of more than 40 civil society associations and organisations has called on the German government to step-up climate measures as the country is projected to miss its future greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The Council of Experts on Climate Change yesterday (22 August) said the government’s Climate Action Programme 2023 – which was set to establish measures to ensure climate targets are […]

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