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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message: President Joe Biden on Monday will celebrate Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for ...
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Biden to unveil $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai: It was the worst storm since regional records began 75 years ago. There was quickly speculation about ...
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Cloud seeding was not the cause of the storms in Dubai
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer: The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August.
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States may need to brace for long, hot summer
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”: The great moral philosopher was born 300 years ago. What would Kant have said about climate protection ...
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“Sorry, we’re hiding behind a cheap excuse”
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists: Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists
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Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate ...
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.
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe
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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?: A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded ...
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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
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Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
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Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and ...
Quick Glance: Scottish Government Abandons 'World-Leading' Climate Target
  • The Scottish Government has abandoned its “world-leading” target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.

  • Ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the climate change target “better reflects the reality of long-term climate policymaking”.

  • Scotland will move away from legally binding annual targets to a five-yearly carbon budget approach.

  • A new package of climate action measures was announced, including tripling the number of charging points for electric vehicles and exploring a new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Scotland.
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates
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Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum ...
Quick Glance: Restrictions on Oil and Gas Leasing in Alaska under Biden Administration
  • The Biden administration announced restrictions on new oil and gas leasing on 5.3 million hectares of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to protect wildlife from the impacts of climate change.

  • The decision finalizes proposed protections that drew backlash from environmentalists last year for violating Biden's climate change pledge.

  • The limitation on new leasing faced opposition from Republican lawmakers who criticized the decisions as undermining national security interests.

  • Environmentalists praised the decision, while the oil industry labeled it as misguided and raised concerns about future developments in the reserve.
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023: New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming twice as fast as the ...
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Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023
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Never so early: First hot day of the year measured: BRUCK ON THE MUR. A day above 30 degrees is considered a hot day. This mark was broken today in Styria ...
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Never so early: First hot day of the year measured
Quick Glance: Leipzig experiences warmest April 6: Temperature record broken from 1961
  • Warm air and sunshine brought Saxony unusually warm weather in April.

  • Leipzig and other regions broke temperature records, with readings exceeding 25 degrees.

  • Despite Saharan dust and clouds, the warm weather persisted, caused by High 'Olli' and Storm 'Timea'.

  • Cooler temperatures are expected from mid-week, ranging between 10 and 15 degrees, with occasional light rain.
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands: Demonstrators say mass tourism is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago.
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
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A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather ...
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change: An Edina woman knew her house could get drafty in the winter, so she signed up for a home energy ...
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Sealing up your home can save money and fight climate change
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Winter likely to be much warmer than normal but La Nina could be coming: Much of Australia is likely in for one of the warmest winters on record ...
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Winter likely to be much warmer than normal but La Nina could be coming
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’: On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a ...
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Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a ‘threat to our planet’
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog says: In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much ...
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Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog ...
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UAE Witnesses Highest Rainfall in 75 Years: According to a statement released by the National Center of Meteorology, the United Arab Emirates experienced the ...
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UAE Witnesses Highest Rainfall in 75 Years
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Quick Glance: Joe Biden Announces Support for Young People in Climate Sector
  • On Earth Day, US President Joe Biden announced the opening of a new portal where job seekers can apply for positions in the Climate Corps to offer young people green jobs and work towards a green economy, as reported by Digital Journal.

  • In his announcement on X, Biden emphasized, “Today, we are mobilizing the next generation of workers in clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience.”

  • According to Biden, the new program will train over 20,000 young individuals to secure “well-paying jobs” after completing their paid training.

  • Biden launched the climate service program last fall, and within weeks, the White House received more than 42,000 expressions of interest from Americans, mostly aged between 18 and 35.
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Earth has its warmest March on record, beating 2023's milestone: Global average temperatures are running hotter than last year, which was the globe's hottest.
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Earth has its warmest March on record, beating 2023's milestone
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall, massive flooding, hits desert nation
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ...
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"Climate lie": ORF rejects Baumgartner's statements about Wadsak: Felix Baumgartner accused ORF meteorologists of "climate lies". ORF warns of insult, defamation ...
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Jane Fonda’s advice to people depressed about the future: Get involved: Jane Fonda knows what it feels like to worry about the future.
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Jane Fonda’s advice to people depressed about the future: Get involved
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Average world income 'to fall 19% due to climate change': The effects of climate change will reduce income across the world economy by 19% in the next ...
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Average world income 'to fall 19% due to climate change'
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Summer weather in Germany in April: too good to be good: What feels nice for the moment is actually extreme. The weather shows how acute the situation is: ...
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Summer weather in Germany in April: too good to be good
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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu: Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica?
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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu
Quick Glance: Scientists Investigate Mass Death of Antarctic Penguins for Bird Flu
  • A scientific expedition discovered over 500 dead Adelie penguins, with thousands suspected to have perished.

  • Researchers suspect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus as the cause, but field tests were inconclusive.

  • Concerns arise over the potential devastating impact of H5N1 on threatened penguin species and other wildlife in Antarctica.

  • The presence of the H5 strain of bird flu was confirmed on the Antarctic peninsula and three nearby islands.
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding: Cloud seeding could not have built a huge storm system the size of France, says this University of ...
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Commentary: Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding
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Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study: Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a ...
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Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study
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Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
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Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass ...
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.
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Scottish Greens to vote on whether to scrap Bute House Agreement with SNP: The vote could see Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater leave the Scottish Government.
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Scottish Greens to vote on whether to scrap Bute House Agreement with SNP
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks
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Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules ...
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Death, drought and devastation: Europe faces 'huge number' of climate extremes, report finds
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Death, drought and devastation: Europe faces 'huge number' of climate ...
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Antarctic meteorites are disappearing at 'alarming rate', new research finds
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Antarctic meteorites are disappearing at 'alarming rate' ...
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?: Online shopping requires electricity, packing materials and transportation. But there are upsides, too ...
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?
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Dozens killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods: Most casualties have been from roof collapses, while some 600 houses have been damaged or ...
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Dozens killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods
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In Kenya, drought-tolerant camels replace cows for herders: Herders in Kenya are substituting camels for cows, whose numbers have declined by the millions as ...
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In Kenya, drought-tolerant camels replace cows for herders
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European court rules nations must protect citizens from effects of climate change
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European court rules nations must protect citizens from effects of climate ...
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world: According to Copernicus Climate Change Service, February 2024 was the warmest February ...
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Scientists navigate the paradox of extreme cold events in a warming world
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World Nature Agreement: Where do we stand when it comes to species protection?: The 2022 World Nature Agreement should give biodiversity a higher priority ...
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World Nature Agreement: Where do we stand when it comes to species ...
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Climate verdict: European Court of Human Rights finds Switzerland guilty. Climate seniors had complained that the authorities were not doing enough to combat ...
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Climate verdict: European Court of Human Rights finds Switzerland guilty ...
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.
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Corporations struggle on climate goals amid backlash over 'woke capitalism,' experts say
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Corporations struggle on climate goals amid backlash over 'woke capitalism ...
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Dubai's record-shattering "rain bomb" has clear climate change ties
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Dubai's record-shattering "rain bomb" has clear climate ...
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Want to go vegan? Here’s what I gained when I gave up meat for a plant-based diet.
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Want to go vegan? Here’s what I gained when I gave up meat for a ...
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Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat: Already under pressure from habitat loss and pollution, turtles face an existential ...
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Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat
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Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica—and melt floating ice shelves from below
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Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica—and melt floating ...
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Top European court hands Swiss women victory in landmark climate ruling: Verdict will have ripple effect in Europe and beyond, likely setting precedent for how ...
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Top European court hands Swiss women victory in landmark climate ruling
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Climate Action Is a Legal Obligation, European Court Rules: The European Court of Human Rights found that climate change is a human rights issue ...
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Climate Action Is a Legal Obligation, European Court Rules
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Dubai flights: DXB issues advisory ahead of expected unstable weather - News | Khaleej Times
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Dubai flights: DXB issues advisory ahead of expected unstable weather - ...
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Berlin: Activists on climate hunger strike at the Chancellery​: Climate activists believe that there is not enough talk about the facts and consequences of ...
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Berlin: Activists on climate hunger strike at the Chancellery​
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California Announces First New State Park in a Decade, Sets Climate Goals for Natural Lands
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California Announces First New State Park in a Decade, Sets Climate Goals ...