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More floods are coming to Britain, but you ought to know this: the system that should protect us is a scandal | George Monbiot

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A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boys’ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest Labour’s first stage of government resembles a vast forensic excavation. As it works through the Conservatives’ midden of horrors, it discovers an ever greater legacy of underinvestment, neglect and corruption. However disappointing the … Read more

Race is on to produce a super-coral to survive world’s warming seas

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Widespread bleaching of reefs is devastating delicate ecosystems It is one of the least understood processes in nature. How do two very different species learn to live with each other and create a bond, known as symbiosis, which can give them a powerful evolutionary advantage? Coral reefs are the most spectacular manifestations of symbiosis – … Read more

Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat

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With storms becoming more frequent due to the climate crisis, insurers are forcing operators to respond One of the least considered hazards of climate change is the increasing frequency of hailstorms and the size and the impact of the pieces of ice they produce. This, in turn, threatens one of the most promising solutions to … Read more

NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska

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In Brief: Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land. In Alaska’s largest river delta, tundra that has been scorched by wildfire is emitting more methane than the rest of the landscape long after the flames died, … Read more

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands

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In Brief: NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change. Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into two types of ecosystems – forests and wetlands – vital to naturally regulating the … Read more

NASA-Led Study Pinpoints Areas of New York City Sinking, Rising

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In Brief: Scientists using space-based radar found that land in New York City is sinking at varying rates from human and natural factors. A few spots are rising. Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have … Read more

How hot will it get?

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Currently, the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere is higher than it was last year at this time of year, as illustrated by the image below, created with University of Maine content. The image shows that a temperature of 21.1°C was reached in the Northern Hemisphere on June 17, 2024. The question is: Will temperatures over the next … Read more