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Urban Greening Cuts Extreme Heat Exposure for Birds Across 1,039 Cities
A global city analysis links more and better-quality urban green space to 23-34% lower extreme-heat exposure for birds and to higher avian diversity.
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Ecology
News, research analysis and evidence-based explanation. 20 stories in this section.
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Marine Heatwaves Can Boost CO2 Uptake on Polar Shelves
Observation-based estimates link marine heatwaves to an average 11% increase in net CO2 uptake by continental shelf seas, driven mainly by polar and subpolar regions.
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New Ocean Heat Record Cuts Historical Uncertainty Sixfold
A reconstruction of heat stored in the upper 2,000 metres narrows uncertainty dramatically and estimates that the ocean has gained about 449 zettajoules since 1955.
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Compound Ocean Heat and Low Productivity Drive Severe Fishery Losses
A global analysis finds that extreme low catches become more likely when marine heat coincides with depressed biological productivity, rather than from temperature alone.
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What a Very Strong El Niño Could Mean for U.S. Snowfall
NOAA sees a greater than 90% chance of a very strong El Niño this fall and winter, but its snowfall map is a historical pattern—not a city-by-city forecast.
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Nepal flood disaster exposes the collision of glacier hazards and hydropower infrastructure
The August 26 floods killed more than 1,300 people across Nepal and Tibet and damaged 12 hydropower projects, turning tunnel rescue into a test of mountain-infrastructure resilience.
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5 min readNYT > Climate and Environment
States Scale Back Climate Goals as 2030 Targets Slip Out of Reach
Ambitious state-level emissions reduction targets are being revised or abandoned as political anxiety grows and 2030 deadlines approach, reflecting a broader shift in US climate policy.
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6 min readNYT > Climate and Environment
Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Proves Insufficient, Experts Warn
As climate-related disasters intensify, the traditional approach of rebuilding in place is no longer viable. Communities and policymakers are being forced to reconsider where and how to reconstruct, with managed …
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4 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
Australia’s weather bureau forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research links climate change to extreme event
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology says the growing El Niño is already breaking heat records, with Pacific ocean temperature changes exceeding 2°C in six months, and forecasts suggest it will likely …
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5 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
UN warns global heating will reach at least 1.8C even in best-case scenario
A UN Environment Programme report says global heating will reach at least 1.8C above pre-industrial levels under the most optimistic future, making the Paris agreement's 1.5C goal unavoidable to overshoot. …
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5 min readNew Scientist
UN report says returning to 1.5°C warming is possible, but experts doubt it
A UN Environment Programme report acknowledges the world will likely overshoot 1.5°C of warming but claims a return by 2100 is possible. Scientists question the feasibility, citing rising emissions and …
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4 min readNYT > Climate and Environment
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York Climate Superfund Law
A federal judge ruled that New York cannot enforce its climate superfund law, which required oil companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate mitigation and adaptation projects.
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4 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
Climate crisis turns Europe’s summer travel into a test of endurance
As another European summer ends, travelers and social media users are questioning whether the romanticized «Euro summer» still exists amid extreme heat, overcrowding, and aging infrastructure unprepared for climate change.
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4 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
Lib Dems urge cross-party talks on UK climate crisis response
The Liberal Democrats have called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to convene cross-party talks on the UK's response to extreme weather, citing five heatwaves since May and a forecast 'super …
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4 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
Nepal floods show climate breakdown affects all countries, not just the poorest
This summer's catastrophic floods in Nepal, which have killed more than 750 people, illustrate how climate breakdown is a global problem that even wealthy nations cannot escape, according to a …
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5 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
Friends of the Earth analysis ranks South West Water last among English water companies for environmental performance, citing sewage spills, bathing water quality, river health, and bill affordability.
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3 min readEnvironment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution Ne
Climate change adds a month of heat stress for 61% of children in India
A new study finds that climate change has doubled the exposure of young children in India to dangerous heat, adding roughly one extra month of heat stress per year for …
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5 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
UK environment secretary warns climate crisis is real after summer of drought and wildfires
Britain's new environment secretary, Angela Eagle, says the country's third drought in five years and the driest July in nearly two centuries prove the climate crisis is real, vowing to …
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5 min readEnvironment | The Guardian
Toxic 'forever chemicals' surged during Thames Water drought recycling pilots
Levels of a toxic 'forever chemical' reached 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilot tests for a water recycling scheme that would pump treated sewage into the River …
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Ice-rock avalanche suspected in deadly Nepal-Tibet flood
Scientists are examining how an ice-and-rock avalanche, a possible river blockage and a nearby earthquake may have combined in the Himalayan flood that killed at least 98 people.
