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'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds

A major study published on Wednesday warns that even temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit could lead to irreversible consequences, including rising sea levels and mass biodiversity loss. With global emissions still rising, scientists stress that hopes of reversing climate overshoot without drastic action are dangerously misguided.

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World Can't 'Waste Time' Trading Climate Change Blame: COP29 Hosts

The hosts of the upcoming UN climate summit urged countries on Thursday not to "waste time" assigning blame over global warming and instead find common ground in tackling the problem.

International Business Times

How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine

When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due to colonisation by today’s wealthy nations, have contributed little to the…

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How satellite data has proven climate change is a climate crisis

In the fight against climate change, satellite data is an extremely valuable resource.

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'Game changer': facility sheds light on plants' future

Agricultural researchers will mimic climate change at a new Queensland facility to help food growers prepare for global warming.

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Fossil Fuel Pollution Worsened Hurricane Helene's Impact, Studies Find

Climate analyses of Hurricane Helene reveal the impact of fossil fuel pollution on exacerbating the storm's effects. Global warming increased rainfall and ...

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Climate Scientists Warn Of Stronger Hurricanes Due To Global Warming

Learn how warming oceans are fueling stronger hurricanes and the urgent need for action to combat climate change.

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David Lammy says climate change is more urgent threat than terrorism or Putin

Foreign secretary says tackling the global warming crisis will also boost economic growth in the UK, as he compares risks to the Russian president who is threatening war with Nato

The Independent UK

David Lammy sounds alarm on global warming 'accelerating towards us' as thousands flee central Europe floods

In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a disaster in flooded areas

Evening Standard

Environment Takes Centre Stage As Global Summits Loom

Global warming. The summit, known as COP29, is expected to land a new agreement on "climate finance": money from rich nations most responsible for global warming to developing countries vulnerable to climate change.

International Business Times

Award-winning film aims to transform climate migration policy in Scotland

AN award-winning artist is hoping to urge the Scottish Government to scale up climate education and consider how global warming is affecting women…

The National (Scotland)

Broken temperature records are alarming but it is not too late to limit global warming

July 22, 2024 was the hottest day in recorded human history, with a global average temperature of 17.16 C.

The Conversation

Solar geoengineering: the risks and distractions of trying to reflect sunlight to cool the Earth – podcast

One technique involves releasing particles of sulphur dioxide high up in the stratosphere. Another involves trying to brighten the clouds over the sea by spraying salt water off the back of ships. Both are potential methods of solar radiation modification (SRM), a type of solar geoengineering aimed at trying to…

The Conversation

Geoengineering: the scientists who argue modifying the climate could buy the world time – podcast

With global temperature records broken for months on end, and the severity of extreme weather events routinely attributed to climate change, you might think any technological developments with the potential to stop global warming would be welcomed the world over.

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Avoiding 1.5º of global warming unlikely

Our international goals to stay under 1.5º of warming are no longer feasible, a new study has found

The Conversation

The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C

Record breaking fossil fuel production, all time high greenhouse gas emissions and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water, we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with any sense of urgency. Under such circumstances, claims from some that global warming can still…

International Business Times

Top UN Court To Hold Climate Justice Hearings In December

The highest UN court on Friday announced hearings over a key climate justice case outlining countries' obligations regarding global warming and legal consequences for failing to address the climate emergency.

The Conversation

Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat – here’s what to expect next

A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has ended.

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Airplane contrails are a tricky, and surprising, contributor to global warming

Commercial airplanes have made strides in reducing carbon emissions, but it turns out the exhaust clouds trailing behind them can have long-term impacts on the environment.

The Conversation

If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

You probably have been hearing phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to get across the urgent risks and consequences of climate change. The danger is real, but is using this language actually persuasive?

The Conversation

‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort

Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centred on actions to limit global warming, recognising that each increment of warming contributes to worsening climate extremes.

International Business Times

Carbon Credits 'Ineffective', Says Corporate Climate Watchdog

The world's top judge of corporate climate action on Tuesday described carbon credits as "ineffective" at addressing global warming and a risk for companies trying to reach net zero targets.

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Global Efforts To Combat Methane Emissions Gain Momentum

Learn about the urgent need to address methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and wildfires.

The Conversation

Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows.

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Trees Found To Absorb Massive Amounts Of Methane, Study Reveals

Discover how trees absorb methane, offering a new climate solution to combat global warming.

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