Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground fires that can burn for years.
Peatlands safely store hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of humanity’s toxic legacy but climate change and physical disturbances are putting these pollution vaults, and us, at risk.
Decisions made by those in charge of wildfire response can have a major impact on how quickly the fire is contained.
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Effective collaboration may be a key to minimizing impacts of the growing wildfire season in Canada.
Northern Europe will experience the greatest relative increase in uncomfortably hot days if global temperature rise reaches 2°C.
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Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.
Blistering temperatures are spreading across southern and eastern Europe.
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Growing ship numbers and reductions in the industry’s total emissions add up to big emission cuts per ship – as much as 60% by 2030 and 91% by 2040. The days of fossil-fuelled ships are now numbered.
Invisible to the naked eye, the work of the wind often goes unnoticed. Yet, for millennia, this unseen force has shaped religion, trade, warfare, culture, science and more.
Extreme heat can put lives at risk, making accurate forecasts essential for people working outdoors.
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Heavier rainfall and more frequent storms raise the risk of floodwaters running over or around dams, potentially causing them to fail.
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. This fungus can cause a number of disorders in people with compromised immune function or other lung diseases.
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Disturbing news about the potential for widespread crop failure as the climate changes should send shockwaves through governments around the world. Time to rethink global trade and food security.
People were trapped in stores as floodwater swept through Highland Falls, N.Y., on July 9, 2023.
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Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.
In the 1990s, the northern cod population in Newfoundland, Canada, collapsed by more than 99 per cent.
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Can we engineer oceans to store more carbon dioxide in the fight against climate change? A new bill before parliament seeks to regulate such activity, but holds back on research incentives.
Wistman’s Wood, Dartmoor National Park, UK.
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