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Nitrous Oxide Hastens Global Warming

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM

Rising nitrous oxide (N20) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a study.

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Climate Anxiety: Navigating Our Emotions as the Planet Changes

Dec 30, 2020 09:30AM ● By Sandra Yeyati

Many of us are anxious and fearful, prompted by the growing realization of being in a state of environmental insecurity caused by climate change.

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Amazon Climate Label Facilitates Greener Choices

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM

Amazon is labeling approximately 25,000 products with a Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) designation to meet a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040.

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Climate Refugees Could Reach One Billion by 2050

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM

According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, more than 1 billion people worldwide will live in countries with insufficient infrastructure to withstand climate change by 2050.

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Saving Arctic Ice Using Glass Beads

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM

Arctic Ice Project is proposing to scatter a thin layer of reflective silica glass particles over parts of the Arctic in an effort to protect it from the sun and help ice to re-form.

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Climate Change Impedes Wildfire Reforestation Efforts

Oct 30, 2020 09:30AM

A study found that forest recovery declines significantly under warmer, drier conditions caused by climate change, making forests less resilient to fire.

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Oarweed Odyssey: Scottish Kelp Provides Clues to Climate Change

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM

Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate.

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Nurses Stand Up Against Climate Change

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

Conscientious nurses have formed the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and partnered with Project Drawdown to significantly impact climate change and create a healthier future.

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Tropical Forests Face Climate Change Risk

Jul 31, 2020 09:30AM

Tropical forests remove and absorb carbon from the atmosphere, but as trees stressed by global warming die and release their carbon, their ability to act as reservoirs will diminish.

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