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Climate & Energy
August 22, 2019
Ancient plant able to reproduce in UK due to climate change
For the first time in 60 million years, an exotic plant called the cycad is able to reproduce outdoors in Britain.
August 20, 2019
Icelandic glacier disappears due to climate change
The Icelandic glacier known as Okjökull has been lost to climate change.
August 13, 2019
Pacific Islands call for end of fossil fuels following ‘climate crisis’ declaration
The Pacific Islands have joined Canada, the United Kingdom and United States cities such as New York City in declaring a climate crisis.
August 8, 2019
Climate change starved more than 200 reindeer in Norway
More than 200 reindeer starved to death on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, where climate change has disrupted the animals’ access to edible plants.
August 8, 2019
Activist Greta Thunberg will sail to UN climate summit on a zero-emissions yacht
Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will sail across the Atlantic on a zero-emissions yacht to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit.
August 5, 2019
Federal Report Indicates End of Decades-Long Air Quality Improvement
EPA’s data shows national air pollutant averages increasing during Trump administration.
August 1, 2019
Climate change shrinking body sizes of animals
Evidence collected by researchers at the University of Cape Town over a 23-year period show that animals’ body sizes are shrinking in response to climate change.
August 1, 2019
Arctic wildfires threaten sea ice
Amid an unusually warm and dry stretch in the Arctic this summer, wildfires have raged across Alaska, Greenland and Siberia, posing a threat to sea ice.
July 30, 2019
Joshua trees face extinction
New research from the University of California Riverside shows that Joshua trees are threatened with extinction without dramatic action to reduce climate change.
July 30, 2019
Food insecurity worsened by climate extremes
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that climate change, conflict and economic instability are increasing food insecurity around the world.
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