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One in two El Nino events could become extreme by 2050
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
A recent study published on Sep. 25 in 'Nature' by a University of Colorado Boulder climate scientist and collaborators reveals that if greenhouse gas emissions...
NASA climate models show 'business as usual' will flood Pacific Islands
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
Under different emission scenarios, researchers projected sea level rises for Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji and Nauru, finding some countries could experience localise...
NASA helps launch new Federal website for monitoring sea level rise
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
"NASA, together with our partner agencies, has studied climate change and Earth's rising seas for decades," explained Karen St. Germain, director of NASA's Eart...
Artificial intelligence advances decentralized water purification
Sep 25, 2024 (SPX)
Key options include electrochemical techniques such as capacitive deionization and battery electrode deionization (also called faradaic deionization). A limitat...
Trash clogs DR Congo hydroelectric plant
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east, the Ruzizi dam attracts the thousands of bottles, cans and other rubbish carried into Lake Kivu on ...
Japan not notified of ICBM test by China; NZealand says missile test 'unwelcome'
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
"There was no notice from the Chinese side in advance" about the ICBM launch, Yoshimasa Hayashi said. New Zealand says China missile test 'unwelcome and concern...
UN chief warns of 'rising tide of misery' from swelling seas
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Nearly a billion people worldwide live in low-lying coastal areas, increasingly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding -- while Pacific island...
Unprecedented global study reveals cities receive more rainfall than surrounding rural areas
Sep 23, 2024 (SPX)
In a new study published in 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', researchers from The University of Texas at Austin examined rainfall patterns in ...
World's oceans near critical acidification level: report
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) details nine factors that are crucial for regulating the planet's ability to sustain life....
Tajikistan rations electricity amid water shortages
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Rising temperatures and a lack of rainfall have hit the landlocked nation in Central Asia, a region on the frontlines of global climate change. "Electricity res...
Marine heatwave hits Finland
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Unusually high sea temperatures, persisting for several weeks, have been observed along Finland's Baltic Sea coastline in recent months, Veera Haapaniemi, a mar...
Ecuador to begin drought-driven power cuts early
Sep 22, 2024 (AFP)
Nightly blackouts were planned from Monday to Thursday, but extra rationing will now take place during the day from 08:00 am to 05:00 pm on Sunday in 12 provinc...
Saharan Dust Boosts Oceanic Life Thousands of Kilometers Away
Sep 22, 2024 (SPX)
Iron reaches oceans through rivers, glaciers, hydrothermal activity, and especially wind. However, not all forms of iron are immediately usable by marine organi...
US city of Flint still reeling from water crisis, 10 years on
Sep 21, 2024 (AFP)
Today, a strong musty smell lingers. Residents of the American city of Flint are still suffering the consequences of a historic water crisis, which is fuelling ...
China says to 'gradually resume' seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
"China will begin to adjust the relevant measures based on scientific evidence and gradually resume imports of Japanese aquatic products that meet the regulatio...
India minister blames dam release for flooding
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
Television news images showed rescuers in boats ferrying people to safety in West Bengal state, with a state-run hospital in one village completely inundated. W...
Norway limits wild salmon fishing as stocks hit new lows
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
"After several years of decline in the number of salmon swimming upstream to spawn.... we consider it necessary to take precautions," said the head of the Norwe...
Norway deep sea mining to cause 'irreversible' harm: Greenpeace
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
The Scandinavian country is expected to award the first exploration licences in 2025, and could become one of the first nations in the world to mine the seabed ...
How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
Here are some key points about the issue facing the North American country. - Significant plastic pollution - With more than four million tonnes produced each y...
Fijian coral study reveals over 600 years of rising sea temps across Southwestern Pacific
Sep 19, 2024 (SPX)
A core sample over two meters in length was extracted from a coral colony in Fiji that grows between 3 to 6 millimeters per year. This core allowed scientists t...
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