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Global warming can’t be ignored, Montana’s top court says, upholding landmark climate case Global Warming

Global warming can’t be ignored, Montana’s top court says, upholding landmark climate case

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected the state’s argument that…
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December 18, 2024
Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions Global Warming

Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions

Extreme rainfall and flooding across Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year led to thousands of deaths and millions of displacements, mirroring what occurred in the region in 2022. Research by World Weather Attribution shows that such extreme floods, linked to anthropogenic climate change, are likely to become more…
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December 13, 2024
This critical ecosystem helped keep climate change in check. Now it’s making things worse. Global Warming

This critical ecosystem helped keep climate change in check. Now it’s making things worse.

The frigid Arctic tundra has soaked up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for millennia, an essential balancer for our planet’s climate. Now, it appears to be emitting more heat-trapping gasses than it absorbs as global temperatures rise. The switch threatens to amplify warming even further and shows that climate change…
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December 10, 2024
Why violence is rising with global temperatures | Peter Schwartzstein Global Warming

Why violence is rising with global temperatures | Peter Schwartzstein

308,778 plays| Peter Schwartzstein | TED Fellows Films • July 2024 Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in Bangladesh, he explores how climate stress escalates existing social…
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December 6, 2024
Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700 Global Warming

Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperatures aldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humans have already caused approximately 1.5°C of warming since the start of the industrial revolution, according to new estimates based on temperature data gleaned from bubbles of air trapped in ice. Measurements of human-caused global warming generally…
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November 11, 2024