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Climate change is pushing rice-growing regions into temperatures beyond those at which rice has been cultivated in the past 9,000 years of human history, new research finds.
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The planet may become too hot for rice to be cultivated in many areas it currently exists
A new study finds that climate change is creating environments where humans have never successfully cultivated rice before.
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May 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Climate change is pushing rice-growing regions into temperatures beyond those at which rice has been cultivated in the past 9,000 years of human history, new research finds.
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The growing extraction of rainforest resources is pushing the Amazon and similar biomes towards breaking point, a report has shown.
Fresh demands for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp – used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging – are compounding...
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Fresh demands for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp – used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging – are compounding...
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Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says
Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds
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September 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The growing extraction of rainforest resources is pushing the Amazon and similar biomes towards breaking point, a report has shown.
Fresh demands for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp – used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging – are compounding...
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Fresh demands for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp – used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging – are compounding...
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Climate damage already ‘locked in’ – but these 10 insights show our future is still being decided
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Past emissions have ‘locked in’ climate damage. Can we change course?
From rising sea levels to food systems fuelling climate change – experts have laid out 10 insights that require urgent action.
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October 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Climate damage already ‘locked in’ – but these 10 insights show our future is still being decided
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A climate threat may lurk beneath Antarctica's last great unknown
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A climate threat may lurk beneath Antarctica's last great unknown
A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the least scientifically understood and explored.
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October 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
A climate threat may lurk beneath Antarctica's last great unknown
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Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans
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Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans | CNN
The world’s oceans are warming at an alarming pace as humans burn fossil fuels, with far-reaching consequences, according to a report by more than 100 scientists.
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October 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans
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Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000 square miles) of the ocean surface each year, an area slightly larger than the nation of Mongolia.
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Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map
Satellite data reveal nearly 1.6 million square kilometers of annual ocean oil pollution from ships and offshore platforms.
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October 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000 square miles) of the ocean surface each year, an area slightly larger than the nation of Mongolia.
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Scientists say a critical Atlantic Ocean current is weakening and the effects could be global
A major Atlantic current system that helps regulate Earth’s climate has been weakening for nearly 20yrs, raising concerns about future shifts in weather and sea level.
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A major Atlantic current system that helps regulate Earth’s climate has been weakening for nearly 20yrs, raising concerns about future shifts in weather and sea level.
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Scientists say a critical Atlantic Ocean current is weakening and the effects could be global
Scientists have found strong observational evidence that a key part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening across a wide stretch of ocean for nearly two decades. The slo...
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October 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Scientists say a critical Atlantic Ocean current is weakening and the effects could be global
A major Atlantic current system that helps regulate Earth’s climate has been weakening for nearly 20yrs, raising concerns about future shifts in weather and sea level.
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A major Atlantic current system that helps regulate Earth’s climate has been weakening for nearly 20yrs, raising concerns about future shifts in weather and sea level.
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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October 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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In Alaska, soil in permafrost regions is warming the fastest
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In Alaska, soil in permafrost regions is warming the fastest
Soils are warming quickly and at considerable depth across Alaska, with temperatures rising fastest in the state's permafrost region, a trend that could accelerate climate change and undermine the sta...
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October 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In Alaska, soil in permafrost regions is warming the fastest
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Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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September 30, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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India: Gujarat deploys 30 electric buses in Gandhinagar
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India: Gujarat deploys 30 electric buses in Gandhinagar - electrive.com
Gujarat, a state in western India, has deployed 30 electric buses for public transport in its capital, Gandhinagar. The state procured these e-buses under the
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September 30, 2026 at 5:48 AM
India: Gujarat deploys 30 electric buses in Gandhinagar
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
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The most #sustainable #smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone’s negative impact on the environment happens before the first minute of use – before it is even unboxed.
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New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone
This new open-access tool connects global extraction sites with the ten key metals inside smartphones.
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September 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The most #sustainable #smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone’s negative impact on the environment happens before the first minute of use – before it is even unboxed.
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European waters had their hottest summer months on record, a Reuters analysis shows. The exceptional heat is transforming ecosystems with catastrophic consequences for some coastal communities.
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How Europe’s intensifying marine heatwaves threaten its fisheries
As drought spread and wildfires raged across Europe this summer, the extraordinary heat didn't stop at the shoreline.
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September 27, 2026 at 8:58 AM
European waters had their hottest summer months on record, a Reuters analysis shows. The exceptional heat is transforming ecosystems with catastrophic consequences for some coastal communities.
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Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the halfway point, activists say the current protection estimates are way behind.
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World lagging on key UN biodiversity targets
Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the halfway point, activists say the current protection estimates are way behind.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the halfway point, activists say the current protection estimates are way behind.
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Why a healthy seafloor matters for the Earth system
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Why a healthy seafloor matters for the Earth system
The seafloor is more than just the ground beneath the sea. Two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, which have an average depth of almost 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). For a long time, the seaf...
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September 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Why a healthy seafloor matters for the Earth system
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Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels
The 2026 Planetary Health Check finds seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breached at record levels, as record ocean heat, floods, drought and wildfires reveal an Earth system under mounting...
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The 2026 Planetary Health Check finds seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breached at record levels, as record ocean heat, floods, drought and wildfires reveal an Earth system under mounting...
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Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels - Oceanographic
Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breach safe limits at record levels, a new report warns, as ocean heat and extreme weather intensify.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels
The 2026 Planetary Health Check finds seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breached at record levels, as record ocean heat, floods, drought and wildfires reveal an Earth system under mounting...
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The 2026 Planetary Health Check finds seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breached at record levels, as record ocean heat, floods, drought and wildfires reveal an Earth system under mounting...
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
The state’s largest utility was already expanding power plants to serve data centers.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
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NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
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The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
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NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
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September 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’
The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
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The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.
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The Florida Department of Health confirmed the state's first death from dengue fever this year as cases of the mosquito-borne illness continue to rise.
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What to know about dengue fever as Florida reports 1st death and cases rise
The Florida Department of Health confirmed the state's first death this year from dengue fever as cases of the mosquito-borne illness continue to rise.
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September 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The Florida Department of Health confirmed the state's first death from dengue fever this year as cases of the mosquito-borne illness continue to rise.
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The soil and plants that soak up carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere could be reaching their limit of absorption of human emissions—pushing our planet closer to the brink of no return when it comes to climate change.
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Plants and Soil Reaching Limit of CO2 Absorption
"This study further confirms what we have long feared. Climate change impacts like drought are already eroding the natural sinks for carbon around the world," commented one expert.
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September 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The soil and plants that soak up carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere could be reaching their limit of absorption of human emissions—pushing our planet closer to the brink of no return when it comes to climate change.
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Greenland's Qaanaaq Ice Cap has lost enough ice to produce a layer of water about 8 meters deep
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Greenland's Qaanaaq Ice Cap has lost enough ice to produce a layer of water about 8 meters deep
Each summer, researchers from Hokkaido University returned to the Qaanaaq Ice Cap in northwestern Greenland to measure changes in the ice surface using aluminum poles drilled into the ice. Their 13-ye...
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September 21, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Greenland's Qaanaaq Ice Cap has lost enough ice to produce a layer of water about 8 meters deep
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Major TV networks decline White House pool duties
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO. share.google/Vv2QKVXiQobT...
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO. share.google/Vv2QKVXiQobT...
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO.
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September 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO. share.google/Vv2QKVXiQobT...
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO. share.google/Vv2QKVXiQobT...
The global water cycle is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Extreme droughts and floods are the result.
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Report on global water resources: Worldwide continents are drying up
The global water cycle is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Extreme droughts and floods are the result. This is shown in this year's report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the state ...
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September 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The global water cycle is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Extreme droughts and floods are the result.
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Whales Have Rebounded in the Southern Ocean. Scientists Worry Commercial Fishing Could Threaten Their Comeback.
Researchers are calling for stricter regulations on krill fishing in Antarctica as climate change shrinks the habitat of whales’ primary prey.
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Researchers are calling for stricter regulations on krill fishing in Antarctica as climate change shrinks the habitat of whales’ primary prey.
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Whales Have Rebounded in the Southern Ocean. Scientists Worry Commercial Fishing Could Threaten Their Comeback. - Inside Climate News
Researchers are calling for stricter regulations on krill fishing in Antarctica as climate change shrinks the habitat of whales’ primary prey.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Whales Have Rebounded in the Southern Ocean. Scientists Worry Commercial Fishing Could Threaten Their Comeback.
Researchers are calling for stricter regulations on krill fishing in Antarctica as climate change shrinks the habitat of whales’ primary prey.
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Researchers are calling for stricter regulations on krill fishing in Antarctica as climate change shrinks the habitat of whales’ primary prey.
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