At 5,000 feet above sea level, one might expect a temperate climate in a place like Denver. But despite its altitude, the city had record-breaking heat this summer. As newcomers, my family set out for a full day in June at the vast and wonderful Denver Zoo. By midday it was too hot to carry on and we went home. Similarly, a June day at the botanical garden turned into lunch in an air-conditioned café, not outdoor seating as planned, after which we went home
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Brazil Fines Meat Giants Over Illegal Amazon Deforestation Finimize Newsroom ~1 minute What’s going on here? Brazil's environmental protection agency, IBAMA, has imposed a $64 million fine on cattle ranches and meat packers, including industry giant JBS, for their involvement with cattle raised on illegally deforested Amazon land https://finimize.com/content/brazil-fines-meat-giants-over-illegal-amazon-deforestation #Brazil #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The 5 Most Sustainable Destinations To Visit In Europe, Ranked In New Report Two UN global summits, the COP16 on biodiversity and the COP29 on climate are the framework for the release by European Best Destinations of its rankings of the Best Sustainable places for 2025 1. The Azores, Portugal 2. Faroe Islands, Denmark 3. Iceland 4. Lofoten Islands, Norway 5. Uitdam, The Netherlands https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2024/10/27/the-5-most-sustainable-destinations-to-visit-in-europe-ranked-in-new-report/ #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #MassExtinction #pollution #environment #climate
Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president: Trump 'denies the facts' on climate change Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, saying her rival, Donald Trump, has no plan to address climate change
DiCaprio endorses Harris: Trump 'denies the facts' on climate change | Toronto Sun
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Corporations using ‘ineffectual’ carbon offsets are slowing path to ‘real zero’, more than 60 climate scientists say Pledge signed by scientists from nine countries reflects concerns that offsets generated from forest-related projects may not have reduced emissions
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Corporations using ‘ineffectual’ carbon offsets are slowing path to ‘real zero’, more than 60 climate scientists say
Pledge signed by experts from nine countries reflects concerns that offsets generated from forest-related projects may not have cut emissions
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Antarctica’s Fate Will Impact the World. Is It Time to Give The Region a Voice at Climate Talks? A new declaration aims to make the southernmost continent an autonomous legal entity, akin to a nation-state, with inherent rights to participate in decision making that affects it
Antarctica’s Fate Will Impact the World. Is It Time to Give The Region a Voice at Climate Talks? - Inside Climate News
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If fossil fuel dependency is a global addiction, climate activists are prophets trying to save us from our stupor Tim Winton Legions of young people are getting organised, skilling up, raising their voices and placing their bodies in the path of those who profit from our addiction
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If fossil fuel dependency is a global addiction, climate activists are prophets trying to save us from our stupor | Tim Winton
Legions of young people are getting organised, skilling up, raising their voices and placing their bodies in the path of those who profit from our ...
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Les fonds marins – ou sédiments, comme l’appellent les chercheurs marins – préservent d’importantes réserves de carbone emballées dans des composés organiques provenant de sources telles que le plancton, les plantes et les animaux Les chercheurs ont observé que la conversion du carbone et la libération d'azote s'étaient amplifiées une fois le fond marin agité en un nuage de sédiments, imitant les effets du chalutage
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Seabed disruptions may be destroying our climate
Seabed disturbances release hidden carbon, fueling greenhouse gases and oxygen loss—new research uncovers this silent climate impact.
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Many Wells in North Carolina Remain Unsafe After Helene’s Deluge Weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina with a record downpour, many people still do not have clean drinking water. More than 150,000 municipal-water customers remain under boil-water notices, and around four in 10 of all private wells tested so far weren’t safe to drink from https://archive.ph/gxJhn#selection-4259.0-4308.0
Many Wells in North Carolina Remain Unsafe After Helene’s Deluge (Published 2024)
A third of state residents use private wells, and about four out of 10 wells tested after Hurricane Helene weren’t safe, highlighting the risks o...
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Climate Groups Warn Third-Party Vote 'Could Hand Our Planet's Future Over to Trump' https://www.commondreams.org/news/third-party-vote #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate