NYT > Climate and Environment→ Climate Change Could Increase Risk of Wildfires 50% by Century’s End
2022-02-23 Worsening heat and dryness could lead to a 50 percent rise in off-the-charts fires, according to a United Nations report. …›
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An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
Inside Climate News→ Global Wildfire Activity to Surge in Coming Years
2022-02-23 A new U.N. report says communities need to prepare for the growing threat by refocusing on prevention, rather than just reacting to fires as they happen.By Bob BerwynAs global warming heats the air and land, drying out trees and other plants, people ar …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN
2022-02-23 Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on preventionWildfires that have devastated California, Australia and Siberia will become 50% more common by the end of the century, …›
The Independent Climate→ Almost 15,000 ‘ghost flights’ have left UK since pandemic began
2022-02-23 Ghost flights have sparked backlash as their carbon emissions add to climate crisis …›
The Independent Climate→ Psaki dodges Fox News attempt to use Ukraine crisis to belittle threat of climate crisis
2022-02-23 Military has consistently emphasised climate threat …›
The Independent Climate→ ‘Soul destroying’: How flooded Ironbridge found itself on front line of the climate crisis
2022-02-23 ‘This flooding, it’s no longer a one off. It’s the new normal,’ council leader says …›
The Independent Climate→ Innocent Drinks accused of ‘greenwashing’ after watchdog bans ‘misleading’ climate advert
2022-02-23 Adverts implied buying firm’s products ‘would have a positive environmental impact when that was not the case’, Advertising Standards Authority says …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Russia’s Moves in Ukraine Unsettle Energy Companies and Prices
2022-02-22 Oil and gas prices are up, and Western energy giants with operations and investments in Russia could find it harder to keep doing business there. …›
Inside Climate News→ Backed by International Investors, Mining Companies Line Up to Expand in or Near the Amazon’s Indigenous Territories
2022-02-22 While it’s illegal to mine or prospect for precious metals on Indigenous lands in Brazil, two pending bills supported in concept by President Jair Bolsonaro could lift the ban.By Katie SurmaAs of November, nine major mining companies considered key p …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Sharp decline in basking shark sightings in California
2022-02-22 A recent study confirms a striking decrease in basking shark sightings in the California Current Ecosystem after the 1970s and 1980s and examines what is driving their presence and distribution. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ US flood damage risk is underestimated
2022-02-22 Researchers found a high probability of flood damage -- including monetary damage, human injury and loss of life -- for more than a million square miles of land across the United States across a 14-year period. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers, and deep learning
2022-02-22 Using deep learning and supercomputers, researchers have been able to identify and map 1.2 billion ice wedge polygons in the Arctic permafrost based on satellite imagery. The data helps establish a baseline from which to detect changes to the region. T …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ 290 million new city dwellers benefit China’s climate balance
2022-02-22 Contrary to popular belief, China's massive emigration from rural areas to cities has been shown to have a positive effect on China's carbon stocks. Urbanization can even play a role in attaining climate neutrality. This is the conclusion of researcher …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Tracking the pulse of America’s rivers
2022-02-22 Researchers are using modern sensor technology to automatically track oxygen levels and other stream vital signs 24/7, through changing seasons, floods and droughts. In a new study, researchers analyzed at least a year's worth of data from 222 rivers a …›
The Independent Climate→ Fossil of world’s largest Jurassic flying reptile unearthed in Scotland in ‘discovery of the century’
2022-02-22 PhD student spotted the pterosaur’s jaw in a layer of ancient limestone on Isle of Skye …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Warming climate to result in reduced corn production; irrigation blunts effect
2022-02-22 No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the amount of warming caused by climate change, corn production will be reduced, according to a new study. …›
The Independent Climate→ National Portrait Gallery ends partnership with BP after more than 30 years
2022-02-22 The gallery confirmed it will not be renewing their contract in December …›
The Independent Climate→ Water crisis ‘a ticking time bomb’, Environment Agency chief says
2022-02-22 ‘All of us are responsible for the state of our waters,’ Sir James Bevan says …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Antarctic sea ice falls to lowest level since measurements began in 1979
2022-02-22 Scientists say record drop can’t yet be linked to global heating but urgent research needed to work out causeGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSea ice around Antarctica has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, accordi …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ AGL open to higher takeover bid but says Cannon-Brookes plan to close coal by 2030 is unrealistic
2022-02-22 Chief operating officer says consortium needs to offer at least 30% premium on share price and ‘engage once more or two times more’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingAGL Energy says a premium of at least 30% on its share price wil …›
Climate : NPR→ Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds
2022-02-22 Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica. (Image credit: Johan Ordonez /AFP via Getty Images) …›
The Independent Climate→ Hundreds of homes and businesses flooded in storms, Environment Agency says
2022-02-22 Communities along River Severn face warnings of ‘significant flooding’ …›
The Independent Climate→ UK government ‘wasting millions propping up dying North Sea oil and gas industry’
2022-02-22 Fossil fuel drilling in the basin ‘no longer makes economic sense for the Treasury, taxpayers or consumers’, Green Alliance says …›
The Independent Climate→ Supermarkets are creating up to 200,000 tonnes of food waste, research says
2022-02-22 The amount of food wasted is a ‘scandal’, charity campaigner says …›
The Independent Climate→ Frustrated communities call for ‘permanent solution’ to flooding after three storms in one week
2022-02-22 Around 400 properties have been flooded but heavy rain is putting more at risk …›
The Independent Climate→ Why would a climate scientist go on Joe Rogan’s sceptic-promoting podcast? ‘I agreed before I thought about it’
2022-02-22 Andrew Dessler was well aware of how controversial Rogan’s show is but, he tells Louise Boyle, the opportunity to give millions of listeners the truth about the climate crisis was too good to miss …›
The Independent Climate→ National Portrait Gallery and BP end 30-year partnership after pressure from climate activists
2022-02-22 Cultural centre has collaborated with the oil and gas company for over 30 years …›
The Independent Climate→ Tesco and McDonald’s suppliers among meat and dairy firms ‘at risk of sparking next pandemic’
2022-02-22 Exclusive: Two in three companies’ practices keep animals in stressful conditions and encroach on wild habitats - creating ‘breeding grounds’ for new diseases …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Until airlines tackle the scourge of ‘ghost flights’, Britain will never reach net zero | John Vidal
2022-02-22 Time to face the truth: UK aviation, as it exists today, and tackling the climate crisis are incompatibleI was once the only passenger on a four-hour “ghost flight” across Europe. I loved it – the exclusivity, the speed, even the meals. But that …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ The jet stream that brought in Storm Eunice is moving northwards
2022-02-22 The Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream, which this week brought storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin to the UK has been getting faster and moving northwards over the past century. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Almost 15,000 ‘ghost flights’ left UK since pandemic began
2022-02-22 Exclusive: Thousands of near-empty planes flown since March 2020, new figures revealAlmost 15,000 “ghost flights” have departed from the UK, according to newly revealed official figures.The ghost flights, defined as those with no passengers or less …›
The Independent Climate→ Hedgehog numbers plummeting in British countryside
2022-02-22 But population stabilising in towns and cities after long period of decline …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ ‘The Scheme’: a senator’s plan to highlight rightwing influence on the supreme court
2022-02-22 Sheldon Whitehouse spent nine years rousing the Senate to act on climate change. Now he’s set his sights on the changes at the supreme courtThe US Senate is not a crowded, rambunctious place like Britain’s House of Commons or other more lively legi …›
Inside Climate News→ Researchers Say Science Skewed by Racism is Increasing the Threat of Global Warming to People of Color
2022-02-22 More diversity in research could speed the search for climate solutions and distribute the burden of warming more equitably.By Bob BerwynBlack, Brown and Indigenous people have been systematically excluded from earth sciences, magnifying their exposure …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ If You Haven’t Thought About Coronavirus in Animals, You Should
2022-02-22 With the virus widespread in white-tailed deer, scientists wonder which animals might be next. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ What Do the Protectors of the ‘World’s Lungs’ Get in Return?
2022-02-22 The world is suddenly focused on a huge natural carbon store in the Congo Basin. Its guardians are asking what they're owed for keeping it intact. …›
Climate : NPR→ How countries should prepare for climate migration
2022-02-21 NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Jay Balagna of the RAND Corporation about his opinion piece titled "To help climate migrants, we must first recognize them." …›
Climate : NPR→ Assessing the Biden administration’s progress on climate change
2022-02-21 NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing about what the Biden administration has accomplished on climate change so far. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’
2022-02-21 The world's second-largest ice sheet is melting from the bottom up -- and generating huge amounts of heat from hydropower. …›
The Independent Climate→ US meat industry using 235m pounds of pesticides a year, threatening thousands of at-risk species, study finds
2022-02-21 Exclusive: Glyphosate can harm or kill 93 per cent of plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act, a new study reveals …›