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Increased wildfire activity may be a feature of past periods of abrupt climate change

A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during…

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Paleobiologists unlock 500,000 years of fossil records: Climate change impacts and risks of marine carbon removal

A study co-led by Professor Moriaki YASUHARA and Ms Raine CHONG from the School of Biological Sciences, the Swire Institute…

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How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core

The rise in pandemics has been attributed to disruptions caused by human activities to the planet's ecosystems. Infectious diseases, which…

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Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth’s climate in the long term

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the…

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Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off

A new study led by King's College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in…

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China Is Reportedly Trying to Protect Its Potatoes From Rising Temperatures and Climate Change Impact

Chinese scientists are reportedly racing against time to protect potatoes, a vital global food crop, from the adverse effects of…

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Climate change and eye maladies

Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air…

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‘Chonkus’ Algae Found Off Italian Coast Holds Promise for Improve Climate Change Situation

A novel strain of cyanobacteria, informally called “Chonkus,” has been identified in hydrothermal waters off Italy's Vulcano Island, sparking interest…

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Climate change parching the American West even without rainfall deficits

Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West…

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When is a heat wave just a heat wave, and when is it climate change?

When extreme weather events occur, can we tell if they’re directly attributable to climate change? A new study used the…

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