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'A crisis for climate stability': Data shows rainforest destruction accelerated in 2020
Apr 08, 2021 08:30A new study finds destruction of pristine rainforest increased by 12 percent in 2020, despite global economic slowdown. Across the tropics, the study registered the destruction in 2020 of 4.2 million hectares (10.4 million acres) of primary forest – 12 percent higher than the year before.
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60 largest banks have dumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2015, report shows
Mar 31, 2021 16:01A detailed new report released recently by a coalition of environmental groups shows that the 60 largest banks in the world have poured more than $3.8 trillion into the fossil fuel industry since the Paris climate accord was adopted in 2015, providing key financing for destructive projects ranging from coal-fueled power plants in Indonesia to Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
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More EU nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine over blood-clotting concerns
Mar 18, 2021 18:03The list of countries temporarily suspending use of the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca has grown after France, Germany, Italy, and Spain announced they were taking the precautionary step in light of reports of possible links to blood clots.
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Experts warn of protracted pandemic amid ‘vaccine apartheid’
Mar 17, 2021 14:11The US has been criticized for purchasing 200 million more COVID-19 vaccines for its own citizens and pushing poorer countries and vulnerable populations to the back of the queue, while experts estimate that low-income countries will experience wide access after 2022.
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Social inequality and climate breakdown
Mar 08, 2021 10:18Although the world’s poorest populations are often least responsible for climate change, they primarily suffer the worst consequences of its effects – from streams drying up to an increasingly insecure food supply – and have the fewest tools and resources to address it.
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Study finds sharks can help marine ecosystems survive effects of climate change
Mar 03, 2021 15:16The researchers say sharks eat grazing animals that feed on aquatic plants like seagrass — which helps maintain water clarity, stores carbon dioxide and houses fish and other organisms that can keep seas healthy.
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We need urgent research to know what microplastics are doing to us. Here's why?
Feb 28, 2021 10:34In light of staggering accumulation of plastic particles in all environments on Earth, as well as concerning signs from animal toxicology studies, ecotoxicologists are calling for urgent investigations into the effects of microplastics on human health. This echoes calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2019.
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Pandemic may have left 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
Feb 26, 2021 09:41According to a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) report, COVID-19 might have left up to 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020.
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Dieting may slow metabolism – but it doesn’t ruin it
Feb 24, 2021 10:43The loss of lean tissue (muscle) when you diet – which burns around 15-25 calories per kilogram each day – lowers resting metabolic rate, meaning you need fewer calories than you previously did. But the body also deliberately slows down metabolism to preserve energy stores and minimize weight loss.
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Recommendations for regional action to combat marine plastic pollution
Feb 17, 2021 09:44In recent years, images of whales and sea turtles starving to death after ingesting plastic waste or becoming entangled in so-called ghost nets have led to a growing awareness of the crisis of marine plastic pollution.