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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows Climate Change

Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Droughts and floods are already intensifying as the world warms, putting solid observational data behind a trend scientists have long predicted and one that’s becoming increasingly visible to ordinary people.  Over the past 20 years, there’s been a sharp increase in both the wettest and driest weather events on the…
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March 14, 2023
Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics Climate Change

Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics

A global biomass boom continues unabated with Japan, the European Union and United Kingdom among those governments providing large subsidies for the burning of wood to make energy.All three governments have developed life cycle greenhouse gas emission standards for biomass power plants, but forest advocates say those standards rely on…
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March 14, 2023
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming Earlier and Earlier. Blame Climate Change. Climate Change

Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming Earlier and Earlier. Blame Climate Change.

Japan's capital is already seeing cherry blossoms blooming, making this year's flowering about 10 days earlier than average. Photo: RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images Cherry blossoms in Japan’s capital have begun blooming, making this year’s flowering the earliest since records began in 1953, in a trend driven in part by…
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March 14, 2023
Global ecosystems are at risk of losing carbon storage ability, study says Climate Change

Global ecosystems are at risk of losing carbon storage ability, study says

Landscapes are showing signs of losing their ability to absorb the amount of carbon they once could, a new study revealed. That would pose serious obstacles to the fight against climate change.The study reviewed the productivity of carbon storage of different ecosystems between 1981 and 2018, finding that many fluctuated…
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March 14, 2023
Scientists aim to track caribou, ticks and more, like forecasting weather, amid warming climate Climate Change

Scientists aim to track caribou, ticks and more, like forecasting weather, amid warming climate

What On Earth17:13From caribou to ticks: climate-proofing ecological forecasting Before starting your day — deciding on an activity or how to dress for the elements — you might do the same thing Michael Dietze does. "I pick up my phone and check the weather forecast at least once or twice a day…
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March 12, 2023
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools Climate Change

Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

CLAIRE RUSH, Associated Press/Report for America March 11, 2023Updated: March 11, 2023 12:18 p.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of11Sarah Stapleton, a University of Oregon education professor, holds drawings and letters from elementary school students asking lawmakers to stop climate change, after testifying at a hearing…
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March 11, 2023