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Study finds climate change could worsen risk of diarrhoea among children in south, southeast Asia
New Delhi: Climate change could worsen the risk of diarrhoea -- a leading cause of death among children aged under five -- across south and southeast Asia, including India, endangering the health of millions of children, according to a study....
EPA Proposes to Drive ‘A Dagger Into the Heart of the Climate Change Religion’
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal on Tuesday to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has provided the legal basis for over $1 trillion in regulations, including infamous EV mandates under the...

US Environmental Protection Agency proposes to end regulation of greenhouse gases for highway vehicles
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases. Because this finding gives the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles, rescinding it would also mean...

Norwegian cousins battle over Oslo’s oil, climate policy
OSLO: As teenagers in Norway, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen and his younger cousin Vebjorn Bjelland Berg survived a mass shooting together _ a trauma that united them. Fourteen years on, they now find themselves divided by climate politics: Eriksen is...

BVI CLIMATE CHANGE FUND REACHES $5M AS TERRITORY PREPARES FOR GLOBAL LAUNCH
The BVI Climate Change Fund now stands at about $5M which can be tapped into to make an impact in the territory. Officials says Climate change puts a strain on the territory’s budget and so it is important the public is educated on what they can...

How Climate Influences the Characteristics of Soil Fungi
In the vast and complex web of terrestrial ecosystems, soil microbes play an invisible yet foundational role in sustaining plant life and, by extension, the health of the entire planet. Among these microscopic allies, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)...

Madagascar: Authorities Fail to Protect and Assist Antandroy People Displaced by Climate-Exacerbated Droughts
Malagasy authorities have failed to protect and assist thousands of Antandroy people who have been forced to flee their homes since 2017 because of drought-induced famines in the Androy region, in southern Madagascar, Amnesty International said in...

Picasso Painting Targeted In Montreal Museum Vandalism: A New Front In Climate Activism
(MENAFN- USA Art News) Montreal art news outlets are reporting a shocking incident at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where an eco-activist committed museum vandalism by pouring indelible pink paint on a Pablo Picasso painting. The act...

Genghis Khan killed so many people it was good for the environment
Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident In an age where worldwide industry and fossil fuel use emits 6.5 billion tons of carbon into the...

Herds on Hotter Ground: Climate-Smart Cattle Tactics
Heifers grazing Bahiagrass pastures in South Central Florida. Picture credit: Jonael Bosques, University of Florida. Summer in Florida isn’t for the faint of heart, and this year’s relentless heat waves have many of us watching cattle and pastures...

‘Fragile Earth’ art exhibit brings environmental awareness and activism to Livermore
The “Fragile Earth” art exhibit will feature diverse art forms that highlight the beauty of the natural world. This is an acrylic painting titled “Bee In Iris” by Denson Karin (Photo courtesy of Livermore Valley Arts). Livermore Valley Arts is...

Canadian business execs risk lawsuits from climate and nature risks
iStock.com/Khanchit Khirisutchalual Canadian company directors who fail to address climate and nature risks — including extreme weather, biodiversity loss, or water pollution — could face negligence claims and lawsuits, according to Canadian law...

Towards more effective nature-based climate solutions in global forests
Friedlingstein, P. et al. Global Carbon Budget 2022. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 14, 4811–4900 (2022). Google Scholar Griscom, B. W. et al. Natural climate solutions. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. 114, 11645–11650 (2017). This paper is a seminal global...

IU researchers launch advanced climate chamber for studying extreme temperatures
Researchers at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington have unveiled a new extreme environmental chamber capable of reaching temperatures as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as minus 40 Celsius. The facility, funded by the...

ASU students tackle cancer, climate change and cybersecurity through summer internships
From studying cancer to tracking floods to improving cybersecurity in health care, three Arizona State University graduate students are using data science to make a difference this summer. The students, who are in ASU's Biological Data Science...

Securing the forest carbon sink for the European Union’s climate ambition
Mauser, H. Key Questions on Forests in the EU (European Forest Institute, 2021). Ciais, P. et al. Carbon accumulation in European forests. Nat. Geosci. 1, 425–429 (2008). CAS Google Scholar Magnani, F. et al. The human footprint in the carbon...

The Growing Threat of Wildfires in a Changing Climate
As climate change reshapes global weather patterns, the world is witnessing a dramatic escalation in the frequency and intensity of wildfires. The increase in temperatures, prolonged droughts, and erratic weather conditions are leading to...

UN climate ruling ushers in fresh hopes of accountability
Companies may face tougher regulations in the wake of the UN court’s landmark climate change ruling, but polluted states are likely to face an uphill battle for compensation. Environmental groups, small island nations and other climate change...

Thousands of animal species face an imminent threat of extinction from climate change
Climate change is rapidly joining overexploitation and habitat destruction as a third major driver of global biodiversity loss, forcing thousands of animals onto the endangered species list. A sweeping analysis recently identified at least 3,500...

How Cambodia’s new environmental code undermines Indigenous peoples’ rights (commentary)
Indigenous peoples in Cambodia have traditionally stewarded — and relied on — millions of hectares of forestland for their sustenance. Now, these communities are concerned about the long-term viability of their cultures and forest stewardship...