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Research: Rising Temperatures Impact Ecosystems via Decomposition

Our world is changing, and warming temperatures will alter our natural ecosystems. Some of these changes will be straightforward, like animal ranges creeping northward as they strive to maintain their ideal temperatures. But other changes will be more complicated, as warming sets off complex chain reactions that reverberate through these systems. An important process in […]

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NOAA: Marine Heat Waves Threaten Marine Ecosystems

WASHINGTON — Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say unusually warm ocean surface temperatures, or “marine heat waves” off the coast of South Florida could continue into the fall, threatening the health of marine ecosystems.  Chris Kelble, the director of the Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division at NOAA, says scientists began noticing anomalously high water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and off […]

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UN Climate Stocktake: Efforts Are Falling Short

The UN released a draft “synthesis report” from its first mandated “global stocktake” (GST) of progress on the Paris climate agreement on Friday. As expected, it says efforts are falling short of what is needed to meet climate goals — including limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report will serve as a […]

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Scientist Shocks Peers by ‘Tailoring’ Climate Study

In a controversial bid to expose supposed bias in a top journal, a US climate expert shocked fellow scientists by revealing he tailored a wildfire study to emphasize global warming. While supporters applauded Patrick T. Brown for flagging what he called a one-sided climate “narrative” in academic publishing, his move surprised at least one of his […]

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Climate Protesters Have Blocked a Dutch Highway to Demand an End to Big Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday in anger at billions of euros in government subsidies for industries that use oil, coal and gas revealed in a report earlier this week. The protesters — from Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and other organizations — broke through a police barrier and sat […]

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Copernicus Climate Change Service Reports Summer 2023 as Hottest Summer on Record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service has found that June through August of this year had the highest global temperatures for summer on record. Additionally, sea surface temperatures of the North Atlantic and globally have reached record highs in summer 2023. The service used data from satellites, weather stations, ships and aircraft around the world, amounting […]

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UN Announces ‘Climate Breakdown’ After Record Summer Heat

“Climate breakdown has begun”, the United Nations chief has warned as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that the world went through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record. The WMO, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), said on Wednesday that last month was the the hottest August on record […]

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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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Army of Hundreds of Millions of Ants Colonizes Beach

A beach in France is the latest stronghold to have been invaded by millions of tiny insects, wrecking the local ecosystem. Ants have colonized the dunes of a beach in the town of Mauguio-Carnon, on the outskirts of Montpellier. They have also been found taking over other areas of the country, including Lyon, Bordeaux, Corsica, […]

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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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