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Can DIY greening solutions transform urban streets and tackle climate challenges
London, UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 Do-it-yourself (DIY) greening kits may play a key role in protecting vulnerable communities from environmental impacts, according to the University of Surrey's latest project. The initiative, "DIY Greening Prescription for Climate Adaptation in Urban Streets" (GP4Streets), has secured Pounds 2 million in funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to offer tailored greening strategies for urban streets. The GP4Streets project aims to equip neighborhoods with tools to monitor environment ... read more |
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Rubio to do away with climate, 'cultural' priorities at US State DeptWashington (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he will rid the State Department of work on climate and "cultural" issues, saying President Donald Trump would emphasize the "basics of diplomacy." ... more 
Trump's climate retreat will have 'significant impact' on COP30: BrazilBrasilia (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 Brazil warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement would have a major impact on COP30 talks to be held in the Amazon in November. ... more 
Politics has 'weaponised' science: UN climate chief; Trump's retreat shines light on green leadersParis (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 The UN's climate chief on Tuesday said that the science of global warming had been "weaponised" by politics, a day after Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement. ... more 
Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuelsWashington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide. ... more |
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Floods droughts and fires hydroclimate extremes accelerate worldwideLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Los Angeles faces a critical challenge as hydroclimate whiplash - dramatic shifts between extreme wet and dry conditions - accelerates globally due to climate change. Recent years have demonstrated ... more 
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitorParis (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. ... more 
2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limitGeneva (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 The last two years saw average global temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate monitor said Friday, as the UN demanded "trail-blazing" climate action. ... more
2024 warmest year on record for mainland US: agencyWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday. ... more 
The 'climate archive': how scientists study the ancient pastParis (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 It is official: 2024 was the hottest year since 1850, around the time scientists began keeping reliable records of Earth's surface temperatures. ... more |
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Nineteen hippos die in Zimbabwe after severe drought
Harare (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 Nineteen hippos have died in Zimbabwe in the past three months most likely due to a lack of adequate food because of severe drought, the wildlife authority said Thursday. Samples from the dead animals showed no trace of abnormalities or anthrax poisoning, ZimParks said in a statement. However, an investigation found that the hippos had moved 10 kilometres (six miles) from their habitat in search of food, it said. The "findings strongly indicate that the majority of mortality cases up to this ... read more 
Finnish top court rejects complaint on govt climate inactionHelsinki (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 Finland's Supreme Administrative Court said Wednesday it had dismissed a complaint filed by rights groups accusing the Finnish government of not doing enough to meet the country's climate targets. ... more |
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Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon Belem, Brazil (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 After serving a customer a bowl of acai with fried fish in Belem's market, Sandra da Costa wipes her hands excitedly. ... more 
Climate extremes in 2024 wreaking havoc on the global water cycleSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 In 2024, record-breaking temperatures intensified the global water cycle, leading to severe floods and droughts, according to a report by The Australian National University (ANU). The 2024 Global Wa ... more
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on recordTaipei (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Taiwan said Tuesday that this year was the hottest since records began 127 years ago, echoing unprecedented temperature highs felt around the world. ... more
Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UNGeneva (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the "road to ruin". ... more 
'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024Paris (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024. ... more |
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