climate change
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Study Reveals Shrinking Timeframe to Contain Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees
Our global carbon budget to avoid permanently reaching 1.5 degrees of warming is smaller than we previously thought, new research says. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the planet can only emit another 250 gigatons of carbon dioxide for a 50% chance of reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)…
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How Planting Artificial Forests Could Backfire
Tree planting projects seem like a great climate solution—lots of trees can sequester lots of carbon that would otherwise be warming the atmosphere. But, surprise surprise, it turns out you can’t just plop any old tree into the ground and expect to reap environmental benefits, new research finds. In a study published in Trends in…
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This Has Officially Been the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest Summer Ever Recorded
Sky-high temperatures and brutal heat waves have scorched the planet these past three months, creating the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization and European climate service Copernicus announced. This news comes after meteorologists recorded the hottest day ever during July. The following month was not far behind. “It was the…
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American Politicians Reckon Planting a Trillion Trees Will Allow Them to Continue Pumping Gas
The idea became popular after a 2019 study was published, but the authors have since clarified that planting trees won’t stop climate change.