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Climate changes and rising ocean heat are driving global coral bleaching

Mon, 2024-04-15 22:38 — mike kraft
Ocean heat is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record | CNN At least 54 countries are experiencing mass coral bleaching as the climate crisis drives ocean temperatures to record-breaking levels Rebecca Wright CNN

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Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes--environment agency

Fri, 2024-04-12 15:50 — mike kraft
Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says Sweden will not reach its climate targets without further political action to cut carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday. Greta Rosen Fondahn Reuters

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World leaders have two years to save the planet --U.N. climate chief

Wed, 2024-04-10 15:18 — mike kraft
U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas. Simon Jessop,Kate Abnett Reuters
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Climate-warming refrigerant gases are being smuggled into Europe-- investigation

Mon, 2024-04-08 22:53 — mike kraft
Climate-warming gases being smuggled into Europe, investigation says Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said on Monday. David Stanway Reuters

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Southern Africa: Tens of millions face hunger and water shortages from drought in the region

Mon, 2024-04-08 16:06 — mike kraft
Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa | CNN More than 24 million people face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity as experts warn the crisis could become an “unimaginable humanitarian situation” Sarah Dean CNN

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The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, following earlier declarations by Zambia and Malawi....

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Analysis: How climate change is increasing immune health problems and how to counter it

Fri, 2024-04-05 15:36 — mike kraft
How climate change is driving a global epidemic of immune health problems, and how to stop it Every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs, largely through a reduction of diseases such as asthma and allergies. Patrick Skerrett STAT
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Climate change: Humans have crossed 6 of 9 "planetary boundries"

Tue, 2024-04-02 22:54 — mike kraft
Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 'Planetary Boundaries' Scientists analyzed nine so-called planetary boundaries and found humans are currently transgressing six Meghan Bartels Scientific American

 

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US landfills are major source of methane emissions --aerial surveys

Mon, 2024-04-01 15:54 — mike kraft
Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday. Valerie Volcovici Reuters
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Proposal: Protect habitat to prevent pandemics

Thu, 2024-03-28 22:51 — mike kraft
Protect habitat to prevent pandemics | Cornell Chronicle While world public health agencies are focused on how to react to the next pandemic once it has started, a new plan proposes using ecological perspectives to prevent disease outbreaks before they happen. Cornell Chronicle

 

 

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U.N agency issues "red alert" about global warming

Tue, 2024-03-26 15:18 — mike kraft
UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. AP News

 

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