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As climate crisis and violence converge, internal displacement hit global record high of 55 million in 2020: Report
May 23, 2021 15:44A new report shows that the intensification of conflicts and extreme weather-related disasters drove the total number of people living in internal displacement to an all-time high of 55 million by the end of last year.
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Biden budget would send $1.3 billion more to Israeli regime military than to global climate programs: Analysis
May 14, 2021 16:32A group of anti-war veterans said President Joe Biden's spending priorities indicate that he thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change."
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Brazilian Amazon is now releasing more carbon dioxide than it absorbs
May 09, 2021 15:24The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20 percent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed, according to a stunning report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world's largest tropical forest to help absorb manmade carbon pollution.
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90% of the world breathes polluted air. Symbolic emission targets aren’t enough
Apr 27, 2021 13:59Each day, 9 out of 10 people across the world breathe polluted air as they work, prepare meals and even as they sleep.
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Wildfire researchers forecast 2021 fire season in US that may be more severe than 2020
Apr 18, 2021 12:28Indeed, the combination of low winter rainfall, fewer new shrubs and plant growth this spring, and a predicted dry summer are of great concern to climatologists and wildfire researchers. The upcoming wildfire season in the US could top even 2020, which, for the state of California, was its most severe in modern history.
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Carbon dioxide levels reach 3.6 million-year high
Apr 11, 2021 15:47A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals that one of the major gases behind climate change has reached its highest level in 3.6 million years.
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Study sounds latest warning of rainforest turning into Savanna as climate warms
Apr 09, 2021 14:00What is happening at the Amazon-Cerrado boundary may be a precursor for feverish tropical forests across the world. Unlike humans, these forests won't have air conditioners or sunscreens to protect them.
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First known gene transfer from plant to insect identified
Apr 01, 2021 09:44Discovery that a whitefly uses a stolen plant gene to elude its host’s defenses may offer a route to new pest-control strategies
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Evidence of fracking chemicals found in bodies of Pennsylvania children
Mar 26, 2021 12:06State lawmakers in Pennsylvania are demanding an investigation into the public health impacts of fracking after a new study found evidence of harmful chemicals accumulating in the bodies of children and their families living near fracking wells in communities inundated by fossil fuel development.
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'We're destroying our life-support systems': Study suggests the Amazon now contributes to warming
Mar 21, 2021 11:51CO2 is not a lone actor. When you consider the whole cast of other characters, the outlook in the Amazon is that the impacts of human activities will be worse than we realize.