Tag: Climate change

As sweltering summers ravage crops, Japan bets on heat-resistant rice

August 29, 2024 admin

A researcher breeds the new heat-resistant rice called “Emihokoro” or “Beaming Smile” at the government-run Saitama Agricultural Technology Centre in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help…

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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

August 29, 2024 admin

An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent….

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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

August 28, 2024 admin

An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong looks on during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by…

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Humanity Is Killing The Great Barrier Reef, Warns Report

August 25, 2024 admin

Humanity is killing the Great Barrier Reef by failing to curb the greenhouse gas emissions (file). The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef. The…

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Experts meet as final global plastic treaty talks near

August 24, 2024 admin

Over 90% of plastic is not recycled, with much of it dumped in nature or buried in landfills. File | Photo Credit: AP With months until crunch talks on the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics. The four-day gathering is a largely…

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Gen Z Is Turning Their Climate Change Anxiety Into Activism, Here’s Why

August 19, 2024 admin

The challenges posed by climate change anxiety for Gen Z are profound and multifaceted (representational) Perth, Australia: In June 2024, 13 young people in Hawaii took on their state government in court and won the right to have greater input in climate policy. They sued the state for infringing on their right to “a clean…

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Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners

August 14, 2024 admin

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, September 15, 2017. Scientists found prokaryotes are remarkably resilient to climate change – and as a result, could increasingly dominate marine environments. | Photo Credit: AP The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human eye. The…

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Wayanad Landsline Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study

August 13, 2024 admin

The study said about 59 per cent of total landslides in Kerala have occurred in plantation areas. New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team…

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How Rise In Ocean Temperatures Is Threatening Marine Life

August 8, 2024 admin

Marine heatwaves can be generated by either the atmosphere or by ocean processes (Representational) Since April, the world has seen record high ocean temperatures and that’s bad news for the plants and animals that call the ocean home. Longer and more frequent bouts of extreme temperatures can cause the exodus of some species and the…

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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report

July 30, 2024 admin

The rains damaged nearly 900 homes and caused 1,345 road collapse (File) Beijing, China: Seven people died and three were missing after heavy rain and flooding hit central China’s Hunan province, state media reported Tuesday. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring…

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