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China and climate change: Latest News and Updates
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (807+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is…...
Business News | The Art of Living and Dynapac Launch 1, 360-Tree Plantation Initiative
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (357+ words) Get latest articles and stories on Business at Latest LY. Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25: On three acres of land in Hanumanthapura village along Karnataka' s NH-48 corridor, 1360 saplings now stand rooted in the soil - each one part of a larger…...
'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (760+ words) An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word. Atlantic Ocean currents that are vital for keeping Earth's climate in check will halve…...
Climate change's worst-case scenario is officially canceled
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (374+ words) You've probably never heard of the term "RCP 8. 5" " the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet's future. But if you've read about climate change, you've seen the numbers and nightmarish outcomes it produced: 4 C of warming by…...
Indonesia starts ASEAN-S. Korea methane mitigation program - Asia & Pacific
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (209+ words) AKCMM is a regional initiative dedicated to advancing methane reduction across ASEAN member states. ndonesia launched a methane mitigation project on Thursday in cooperation with South Korea and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), becoming the third country in ASEAN…...
Forecasters predict fewer storms than average this Atlantic hurricane season
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (261+ words) The National Hurricane Center predicts eight to 14 storms will form during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1. Federal weather watchers are out with their forecast for this year's hurricane season. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports. REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: At…...
Synoptic Climatology of Snowfall and Ablation Events
3+ week, 4+ day ago (137+ words) No recent Nature Portfolio content available. The graph below shows the total number of articles in synoptic climatology of snowfall and ablation events across all publications each year (not limited to Nature Index journals). Synoptic climatology: The study of weather…...
Dynamics of Extinction Events in the Fossil Record
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (84+ words) The graph below shows the total number of articles in dynamics of extinction events in the fossil record across all publications each year (not limited to Nature Index journals). Stratigraphic completeness: measure of the continuity and thickness of sedimentary layers…...
Astronomers clarify exoplanet atmospheres with new cloud-detection technique
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (543+ words) Discovery led by UC Santa Cruz Ph. D. of daily cloud cycle on a hot Jupiter exoplanet provides unique window into its make-up An artistic rendition of exoplanet WASP-94 A b Credit: Hannah Robbins, Johns Hopkins University For students at the…...
Methane emissions are rising faster than ever
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (757+ words) The world has not hit the brakes on methane emissions, a powerful driver of climate change. More than 150 nations have pledged to slash by 30% this decade under a global methane pledge, but new research shows global methane emissions over the…...