Climate Change

The Trump administration has announced a plan to scrap a landmark finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to the environment, severely curbing the federal government’s ability to combat climate change. Known as the “Endangerment Finding”, the 2009 order from then-President Barack Obama allowed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create rules to limit pollution …

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Scientists say slashing pollution has lifted a ‘sunshade’ from Earth Cleaning up the air we breathe may be a win for public health, but it also speeds up global warming. That’s according to a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment, which linked the recent clean-up of air pollution in East Asia to the acceleration of the climate …

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Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that thrive in coastal zones, acting as natural barriers against adverse events such as tsunamis. India has a significant mangrove cover, totalling 4,992 sq km, which represents 0.15% of the country’s total geographical area. These incredible ecosystems protect the coast against storms and erosion and are crucial for a …

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Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious disease like dengue, chikungunya and West Nile Virus – which are expanding their territories northward.   Europe is unusually hot. Several cities in France have been placed on an ‘unprecedented’ high alert on Tuesday, Spain recorded a scorching high of 46 degrees Celsius …

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A heat dome is building over the U.S. and Canada this week, bringing triple-digit temperatures to millions of people. The extreme heat comes as forecasts predict that most of the U.S. will face a hotter than average summer this year.  Extreme heat is only becoming more common. In the United States, heat waves now occur three times as …

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