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Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour: Scientists say it's highly unlikely cloud seeding is responsible for the heavy ...
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Quick Glance: Cloud Seeding and the Record-Breaking Rains in Dubai
- Record-breaking rainfall in the UAE has caused widespread flooding.
- Experts speculate that cloud seeding may have contributed to this unprecedented weather event.
- Cloud seeding is a technique where special salt flares are burned in clouds to stimulate rain.
- While cloud seeding is practiced in many countries, some scientists remain cautious about its long-term impacts.
Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...
smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-set-for-a-new-normal-with-a-mild-winter-uncertain-snowfall-20240417-p5fkfn.html
"Moment of Decision": What the Earth's history reveals about climate change: A look at climate history can help us to take a sensible approach to climate ...
spektrum.de/rezension/buchkritik-zu-moment-der-entscheidung/2213899
Largest coral bleaching event ever observed is imminent: Warm water in all oceans makes the fourth global coral bleaching event the most severe yet ...
spektrum.de/news/groesste-jemals-beobachtete-korallenbleiche-steht-bevor/2214113
Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
- US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.
- Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.
- Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.
- Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
2023 was record year for wind installations: Research: Last year saw record wind power installations worldwide, with a total of 117 gigawatts in new capacity ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4597313-2023-record-year-wind-installations/
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says: The global wind industry installed a record 117 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity last year but needs to ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-wind-installations-hit-record-last-year-report-says-2024-04-16/
Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/klimafolgen-potsdam-institut-weltwirtschaft-schrumpft-drastisch-100.html
Few in new poll say Biden law has helped fight climate change: Very few Americans believe the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden ...
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The next housing disaster: Global warming is coming for your home. Who will pay for the damage?
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/the-next-housing-disaster
The World Cannot Afford to Ignore the Poorest Countries | by Indermit Gill & M. Ayhan Kose - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/poorest-countries-falling-further-behind-is-bad-for-global-economy-and-stability-by-indermit-gill-and-m-ayhan-kose-2024-04
Scotland to ditch key climate change target: The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68841141
Climate verdict: European Court of Human Rights finds Switzerland guilty. Climate seniors had complained that the authorities were not doing enough to combat ...
weltwoche.de/daily/klima-urteil-europaeischer-gerichtshof-fuer-menschenrechte-spricht-schweiz-schuldig-klimaseniorinnen-hatten-geklagt-die-behoerden-wuerden-nicht-genug-unternehmen-um-den-klimawandel-zu-bekaempfen/
Quick Glance: Landmark Ruling: Switzerland Convicted for Inadequate Climate Protection
- The European Court of Human Rights convicted Switzerland for inadequate climate protection, considering it a violation of human rights.
- The ruling pertains to a group of senior women in Switzerland whose human rights were infringed due to insufficient climate protection.
- This groundbreaking verdict could set precedents for further climate-related lawsuits, both internationally and domestically.
- Additional climate lawsuits from Portugal and France were dismissed by the court, while the ruling in Switzerland carries significant implications.
From the Solar Eclipse to Global Heating, Dr. Peter Kalmus on the Importance of Science
democracynow.org/2024/4/8/climate_update
Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect infrastructure from climate-fueled extreme weather
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4587007-biden-administration-puts-830m-to-helping-protect-infrastructure-from-climate-fueled-extreme-weather/
Heatwave caused hailstorm in Spain: In 2022, an unusually strong hailstorm hit Spain. Experts have now reconstructed the causes: apparently climate change was a ...
spektrum.de/news/klimawandel-hitzewelle-verursachte-hagelsturm-in-spanien/2213294
Quick Glance: Climate Change Intensifies Hailstorm in Spain
- In 2022, a strong hailstorm hit Spain, attributed to climate change.
- A six-week heatwave over the Mediterranean intensified the storm, leading to large hailstones.
- The increased sea surface temperature and humidity in the air contributed to the formation of the weather event.
- Experts highlight that such extreme weather conditions are exacerbated by climate change.
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a group of older Swiss women won their climate case ...
bbc.com/news/science-environment-68768598
'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin claims eclipse caused by climate change: "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin blamed Monday’s solar eclipse ...
foxnews.com/media/the-views-sunny-hostin-blames-eclipse-earthquake-cicadas-climate-change
Quick Glance: Sunny Hostin's Controversial Statements on Eclipse and Earthquake Debunked by Co-Hosts
- Sunny Hostin, a lawyer, novelist, and co-host of 'The View', speculated on the connection between the solar eclipse, a New York earthquake, and the emergence of cicadas, hinting at climate change or something biblical.
- Her co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg acted as real-time fact-checkers.
- Hostin shared an incident where a makeup artist on the show left the building during the earthquake, claiming that Jesus was coming.
- It was emphasized that earthquakes are not related to climate change, and solar eclipses are accurately predicted. Hostin's claims were corrected and discussed.
Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/wind-assisted-vessels-could-make-commercial-shipping-climate-friendly
Scholz and Xi continue to rely on cooperation: The Chancellor is currently in China and has called for closer cooperation between the two countries ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/scholz-china-116.html
Quick Glance: Scholz Organizes Crisis Diplomacy in China
- Scholz condemns Iran's attacks on Israel and plans crisis communication with G7 partners.
- China trip focusing on economy and geopolitical role, despite dilemma in relations.
- Business delegation accompanies Scholz, de-risking in other countries, export wave heading towards Germany.
- Scholz aims to influence China regarding Ukraine conflict and Iran crisis, despite existing dependencies.
Rising water levels threaten African natural spectacle: The Natron Lakes of East Africa are home to countless flamingos - still. Because climate change is ...
spektrum.de/news/klimawandel-steigende-wasserspiegel-bedrohen-zwergflamingos/2213817
Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say
pbs.org/newshour/science/coral-reefs-across-the-globe-once-again-endure-mass-bleaching-amid-warming-oceans-scientists-say
Yellowstone Lake ice cover unchanged despite warming climate: The length of time that Yellowstone Lake is covered by ice each year has not changed in the past ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-yellowstone-lake-ice-unchanged-climate.html
Wind-assisted vessels could make commercial shipping climate-friendly: Is a revolution in commercial shipping to take place? Eighty percent of all international ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/wind-assisted-vessels-could-make-commercial-shipping-climate-friendly
Nature officially becomes a musician, earning royalties for environmental causes: Artists who add natural sounds to their songs can now split the royalties with ...
bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68820241
“Shocking” high: March breaks temperature record for the tenth month in a row: The EU climate change service Copernicus has once again set a record in global ...
n-tv.de/wissen/Maerz-bricht-als-zehnter-Monat-in-Folge-den-Temperaturrekord-article24859706.html
Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever
- Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.
- According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.
- The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.
- In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.
Lethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate change: The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning ...
npr.org/2024/04/18/1245524216/west-africa-heatwave-climate-change
Hope for the Great Barrier Reef: Deeper parts of the Great Barrier Reef could survive climate change.
sueddeutsche.de/wissen/great-barrier-reef-korallen-klimawandel-1.6532776
What are 'orphan crops'? And why is there a new campaign to get them adopted?: The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought ...
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/04/18/1243513220/orphan-crops-hunger-climate-change
Camels evolved from a cold-weather ancestor. We could learn from their remarkable transformation
cnn.com/2024/04/16/climate/life-as-we-know-it-book-bill-weir/
Climate change spoils the bouquet: German Riesling increasingly smells like gasoline
n-tv.de/wissen/Deutscher-Riesling-riecht-zunehmend-nach-Benzin-article24879553.html
Death Valley is alive this year. A super bloom is the latest sign.: Heavy rains spurred by climate change earlier resurrected a prehistoric lake in Death Valley ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/13/death-valley-super-bloom/
Mass extinction in the sea: The cold death that comes from the deep sea: The oceans are heating up and mass extinctions are occurring again and again due to heat ...
spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/ozeane-forschende-enthuellen-ursachen-fuer-massensterben-im-meer-a-669ad864-a8a3-40eb-8be3-efd18a220cfb
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African cities can become beacons of climate resilience and prosperity: Africa is very vulnerable to climate change. Here's how its cities can build climate ...
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/african-cities-climate-change-resilience/
Eco-friendly coal: Burkina Faso's way of tackling climate crisis: Green charcoal is emerging as an alternative to the widespread use of traditional coal for ...
trtworld.com/magazine/eco-friendly-coal-burkina-fasos-way-of-tackling-climate-crisis-17810376
The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight. Scientists can't fully explain why
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/data-can-t-explain-off-the-charts-heat/103649190
German transport minister under fire for weekend driving ban threat: German Transport Minister Volker Wissing attracted backlash on Friday after threatening to ...
reuters.com/world/europe/german-transport-minister-under-fire-weekend-driving-ban-threat-2024-04-12/
Forests in a changing climate: where Germany's trees are disappearing: There will hardly be any spruce left, even the climate is becoming too dry for pine trees ...
zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2024-04/waelder-klimawandel-baumarten-deutschland
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After 500 years of climate change: more deserts, fewer boreal coniferous forests: Scientists have investigated how climate change could alter the face of the ...
sueddeutsche.de/wissen/umwelt-biodiversitaet-klimawandel-zukunft-1.6538676
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Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice | by Laurence Tubiana - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/tax-fossil-fuels-pollution-wealth-revenues-for-climate-change-just-transition-by-laurence-tubiana-2024-04
The politicization of the economic: Michael Hüther discusses the politicization of economics
spektrum.de/video/michael-huether-diskutiert-er-ueber-die-politisierung-des-oekonomischen/2213609
$35 million to be invested to help those in finance sector develop new green skills: MAS
straitstimes.com/singapore/35-million-to-be-invested-to-help-those-in-finance-sector-develop-new-green-skillsmas
Global warming is coming for your home: Who will pay for the damage?
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/global-warming-is-coming-for-your-home
Commentary: US is rejecting 200 years of economics to block China clean tech: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s plan is a protectionist disaster that will ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/us-china-competition-oversupply-green-tech-climate-4252826
How climate change and physics affect baseball, America's favorite pastime: It's baseball season! And when we here at Short Wave think of baseball ...
npr.org/2024/04/08/1198909646/baseball-mlb-physics-climate-change-home-runs-pitches
US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough: President Joe Biden's administration is offering farmers money for adopting ...
reuters.com/business/environment/us-bets-climate-friendly-farming-experts-doubt-it-is-climate-friendly-enough-2024-04-11/
UAE fights to recover from unprecedented floods: Dubai airport has partially reopened to flights after its runways were inundated with rain.
euronews.com/2024/04/18/uae-fights-to-recover-from-unprecedented-floods
China’s cities are sinking – because there are too many people in them: Severe subsidence will affect around a third of China's urban population ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/18/chinas-cities-sinking-many-people-20674871/
Addressing climate change may prevent child marriages: experts: Experts at a program have linked child marriage to climate adversities such as rising sea levels ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/addressing-climate-change-may-prevent-child-marriages-experts-3590161
We all know climate change is real. How did the US let it become a partisan debate? | Opinion
kentucky.com/opinion/article287738145.html
Highgate XR protest for Trudi Warner at Wood Green Crown Court: A group of people held a protest outside Wood Green Crown Court to defend the rights of juries to ...
hamhigh.co.uk/news/24258103.highgate-xr-protest-trudi-warner-wood-green-crown-court/
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-18-deadly-heat-in-west-africa-warns-of-climate-change-driven-scorchers-to-come-says-report/
The far right is stoking the flames as frustrated farmers rebel against EU rules: Across much of the 27-nation EU, from Finland to Greece, Poland to Ireland ...
montrealgazette.com/news/world/the-far-right-is-stoking-the-flames-as-frustrated-farmers-rebel-against-eu-rules
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more likely to believe in climate change, new poll says
nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-pacific-islanders-climate-change-rcna148369
Flooded UAE counts cost of epic rainstorm, airport still facing disruptions: Emergency workers tried to clear waterclogged roads and people assessed the damage ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/flooded-uae-counts-cost-epic-rainstorm-airport-still-facing-disruptions-2024-04-18/
Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse Because of Global Warming: A longer growing season means more sneezing and higher health care costs. Thanks, climate change!
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/seasonal-allergies-are-getting-worse-because-of-global-warming
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UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather: Heavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/uk-facing-food-shortages-and-price-rises-after-extreme-weather
Column: Disneyland just promised electric cars at Autopia by 2026: Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a ...
latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-18/column-disneyland-just-promised-electric-cars-at-autopia-by-2026
Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching: Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/record-breaking-ocean-heat-triggers-massive-coral-reef-bleaching
Map Shows Rivers Most at Risk as Drinking Water Warning Issued: American Rivers has published a list of the most-endangered rivers in the U.S. ...
newsweek.com/map-most-endangered-rivers-pollution-climate-change-environment-1891230
FG, military partner to protect forests, wildlife - Healthwise: As part of measures to protect wildlife and preserve forests across the country ...
healthwise.punchng.com/fg-military-partner-to-protect-forests-wildlife/
Turkish govt to tackle climate change with new law: With climate change challenging the country, the government readies a new law to reduce the fallout
dailysabah.com/turkiye/turkish-govt-to-tackle-climate-change-with-new-law/news
Spring: This is how much earlier our trees and flowers are blooming: Hazelnut, forsythia and soon the apple tree: they are all blooming much earlier than a few ...
zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2024-04/fruehling-blumen-pflanzen-bluete-klimawandel
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Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions: A drop in the European Union's carbon price this year could mean that a fund intended to be among ...
reuters.com/business/energy/carbon-price-fall-deprives-europes-green-funds-billions-2024-04-18/
Queen bumblebees survive underwater for days: study: Queen bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published yesterday ...
thedailystar.net/news/world/europe/news/queen-bumblebees-survive-underwater-days-study-3589361
Dubai floods: airport shut as UAE suffers 18 months of rain in a day: Waist-deep water is fuelling questions about climate change and ‘cloud seeding’ in the ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/dubai-floods-2024-airport-closed-rain-fall-7qf88l3xl
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Through gardens, these Native communities are cultivating a solution to climate change
pbs.org/newshour/nation/through-gardens-these-native-communities-are-cultivating-a-solution-to-climate-change
“Downward spiral that cannot be stopped”: Oceanographer warns of global catastrophe
tz.de/welt/klimawandel-meeresforscher-warnt-globale-katastrophe-abwaertsspirale-ozean-93014068.html
5 things to know for April 9: Trump trials, Southern storms, Middle East, Crumbley parents, Tesla
cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/5-things-to-know-for-april-9-trump-trials-southern-storms-middle-east-crumbley-parents-tesla/
Quick Glance: Tesla resolves lawsuit following deadly Autopilot crash
- Tesla reached a resolution in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2018 crash.
- Following the death of Apple engineer Walter Huang in Autopilot mode, his family filed a lawsuit.
- Specifics of the resolution, prior to the set trial date, remained undisclosed.
Collective Efforts Key to Ending Hunger in Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in achieving food security, with many of its population unable ...
allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00088997.html
Earth Day: What is it, when is it and why is it important?: Earth Day 2024 is on April 22. It’s a day of raising awareness and people taking action in the fight ...
weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/earth-day-climate-change-global-action-protest-movement/
Study links April heat waves in Mali, Burkina Faso to global warming: A study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday asserts that the ...
dailysabah.com/life/study-links-april-heat-waves-in-mali-burkina-faso-to-global-warming/news
Bangladesh's Marina Tabassum on TIME's 100 most influential people list: Architect Marina Tabassum makes it to TIME 100 most influential people list for her ...
en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/w73p4as04p
Dubai rainfall explained: Cloud seeding to drainage management system: Dubai Floods: UAE began experimenting with cloud seeding around 1982, developing its own ...
business-standard.com/world-news/dubai-rainfall-explained-cloud-seeding-to-drainage-management-system-124041700729_1.html
How Mannheim as a business location should become even better: Daycare places, living space for rich and poor and an AfD that suddenly admits climate change - ...
mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/mannheim_artikel,-mannheim-wie-der-wirtschaftsstandort-mannheim-noch-besser-werden-soll-_arid,2196778.html
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Clean Energy Is Creating Millions of Jobs for Gen Z: The growth of renewable energy and climate tech has a generation starting careers and making a difference.
cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/clean-energy-is-making-millions-of-jobs-for-gen-z/
UAE still struggles to clean up after heaviest rains on record: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday continued to grapple with the aftermath of its most ...
dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/uae-still-struggles-to-clean-up-after-heaviest-rains-on-record
Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee's prehistoric origin story, and its future under climate change
phys.org/news/2024-04-newly-sequenced-genome-reveals-coffee.html
Quick Glance: Coffee Origins Revealed: Genome Study Uncovers Ethiopian Roots
- Researchers unlocked the genome of Arabica coffee species, tracing its origins to a natural mating over 600,000 years ago in Ethiopia.
- The study revealed Arabica's low genetic diversity and susceptibility to pests and diseases, limiting its cultivation locations.
- The findings could lead to new breeding approaches in coffee to develop varieties with enhanced resistance to diseases and climate changes.
- Arabica formed as a natural hybridization between parent species Coffea canephora and Coffea eugenioides, mainly used for global coffee production.
This is how harmful dialysis is to the environment: The climate crisis is making people sick and at the same time the health sector is exacerbating climate ...
wiesbadener-kurier.de/ratgeber/gesundheit/so-umweltschaedlich-ist-die-dialyse-3492606
Playing God With the Atmosphere: Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever.
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/04/dubai-oman-flooding-cloud-seeding-geoengineering/678114/
Climate change, war and the shift to the right: This is what they are doing to our children - and this is how we can help you
rga.de/lokales/remscheid/rga-uni-semester-2024-das-machen-klimawandel-krieg-und-rechtsruck-mit-unseren-kindern-5FQRPL4ODFCZBJVEIWTZUTVR2A.html
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