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A more civil VP debate takes on climate change, taxes Climate Change

A more civil VP debate takes on climate change, taxes

Salt Lake City Trading barbs through plexiglass shields, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris turned the only vice presidential debate of 2020 into a dissection of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Ms. Harris labeling it “the greatest failure of any presidential administration.”Mr. Pence, who leads…
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October 8, 2020
Prince William launches global environment prize to tackle climate change Climate Change

Prince William launches global environment prize to tackle climate change

Britain’s Prince William has teamed up with celebrities to launch a multi-million-pound environmental prize aimed at tackling the world’s climate problems.The Earthshot Prize will award five one-million-pound ($A1.80 million) prizes each year for the next 10 years under the categories of protecting and restoring nature, cleaner air, reviving oceans, waste-reduction…
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October 8, 2020
Study: Sicker livestock emit more methane, accelerating climate change Climate Change

Study: Sicker livestock emit more methane, accelerating climate change

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Warming temperatures may inspire a feedback loop of climate-altering flatulence, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Over the last decade, atmospheric methane concentrations have risen dramatically, and studies suggest livestock and their digestive systems are responsible for…
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October 7, 2020
Climate Change Ranks Last Among Trump Supporter Election Concerns, Down to 11% From 2016 Climate Change

Climate Change Ranks Last Among Trump Supporter Election Concerns, Down to 11% From 2016

Supporters of President Donald Trump ranked climate change last among issues they view as important to their 2020 election decisions, with just 11 percent of Trump backers saying it's a high priority topic this November 3.Less than 30 days before Election Day, a sizable overall majority of U.S. registered voters…
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October 6, 2020
Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right) Climate Change

Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right)

On a scorching day this August, Caleb Woodall wielded his shovel like a spear, stabbing it into the hardened crust of an asbestos-filled pit near Coalinga, California. Woodall, a graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, was digging out samples from an asbestos mine that’s been shuttered since 1980,…
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October 6, 2020
The August Complex wildfire has topped 1M acres in California. That’s ‘proof’ of climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. Climate Change

The August Complex wildfire has topped 1M acres in California. That’s ‘proof’ of climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom says.

Jessica Flores   | USA TODAY California reached another alarming milestone Monday in its historic wildfire season: A single fire has burned 1 million acres. The August Complex, which has spread into seven counties since sparking Aug. 17, is larger than the combined total of all of the state's wildfires from 1932 to 1999,…
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October 6, 2020
The Amazon rainforest could soon become the Amazon savanna as a result of climate change Climate Change

The Amazon rainforest could soon become the Amazon savanna as a result of climate change

As much as 40 per cent of the Amazon risks crossing a tipping point from rainforest to savanna as greenhouse gas emissions reduce the rainfall needed to sustain its unique ecosystem, scientists said Monday.Forests are particularly sensitive to changes that affect rainfall for extended periods, and trees may die off…
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October 5, 2020
Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth to discuss climate change at closing session of TED Countdown  Climate Change

Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth to discuss climate change at closing session of TED Countdown 

Actors Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth will come together for an important discussion on climate change at the closing ceremony of TED Countdown. The session will be held on October 10, 2020.According to the official website, "This closing session will explore the road ahead. How to think urgently and long-term…
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October 5, 2020