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How climate change is impacting seasonal allergies
Millions of Americans who suffer seasonal allergies are seeing their symptoms start earlier and last longer. Dave Malkoff takes a look at what's causing the change and how people are dealing with it.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Climate change could affect timekeeping, study says
Melting ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, affecting how time is calculated, a new study says.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds. The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
The US must address more than LNG to mitigate climate change
While the Biden administration intended to send a message about addressing climate change, it is important to place the LNG story within the broader emissions context.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate change
Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in recent years, but a new study finds that properties in some U.S. cities are especially imperiled.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Over half of homeowners fear impact of climate change on property: Survey
Story at a glance The rise of climate change-related extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes and heat waves is worrying homeowners in the U.S. A roughly 2,000-person LendingTree survey published Monday found that 51 percent of homeowners ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Climate change driving up inflation in food prices: Study
Rising global temperatures are associated with inflation in food prices, both in regions that are already hotter and in countries outside the tropics like the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
How do you save the pint from climate change?
Researchers are identifying genes in the hop plant to produce varieties that will be more resilient to climate change.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Enjoy Your Favorite Wine Before Climate Change Destroys It
Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here’s how scientists are helping the industry adapt.Wired - Tech - Climate -
Climate change endangers 70 percent of world's wine regions: Study
Rising global temperatures could decimate global wine production over the new few decades, according to a study published Tuesday in the science journal Nature. Researchers estimated that as much as 70 percent of the world’s suitable regions for ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.The New York Times - World - Climate -
Japan's most famous cherry blossom trees could disappear due to climate change
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Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.The New York Times - Science - Climate -
Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
It will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North AmericaABC News - Tech - Climate -
Saving Seals From a Sea of Plastic and Marine Garbage
Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel good way.The New York Times - Top stories -
Plastics chemical leaked in Ohio spills often: report
Presented by Panasonic — Vinyl chloride, the chemical that grabbed headlines after it spilled from a derailed train in Ohio last year, is frequently leaked or spilled, according to a new report. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment ...The Hill - Politics -
Banksy tree mural covered in plastic and boards
The mural in Finsbury Park was claimed by the artist on 18 March and later strewn with white paint.BBC News - Top stories -
Katie Price warns about 'damaging' plastic surgery
The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".BBC News - Top stories -
Banksy mural in north London gets plastic cover after vandalism
Council says protective clear plastic cover was installed by owner of building on which mural was painted. A Banksy mural in north London has been covered with plastic sheeting and surrounded by wooden boards.. The artwork appeared on the side of ...The Guardian - World -
The Secret to Surviving Climate Apocalypse
The town of Bombay Beach, Calif., offers its residents a tight-knit community in the midst of catastrophe.The New York Times - Top stories - Climate -
Megan Fox confirms her engagement to Machine Gun Kelly is off, lists plastic surgeries
'Jennifer's Body' star Megan Fox opened up about her engagement to Machine Gun Kelly and listed all her cosmetic procedures on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Authoritarians Threaten Journalists Around the Globe
More than 520 reporters are locked up around the world, reflecting rising pressure on independent media.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Conservatives’ decade of clean energy and climate leadership
Look across the political landscape, from Congress to states to the energy industry, and you will find conservatives engaging heavily in the climate debate — and winning it.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Today's worsening climate crisis needs the leaders of tomorrow
We will strengthen our leadership when we elect more climate champions and enough potential climate leaders throughout society rise to the challenge.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Mulkey threatens legal action ahead of Post story
Kim Mulkey called a planned story by award-winning Washington Post reporter Kent Babb "a hit piece" and threatened legal action if it's published. Babb confirmed he is working on a profile of Mulkey, but he and the Post declined further comment.ESPN - Sports -
Attack on Russian Concert Hall Threatens Putin'sStrongman Image
Backers of Moscow’s authoritarian system pledged it would provide security. Now the Kremlin confronts Islamist terrorism at home and a costly war abroad.The Wall Street Journal - World - Russia -
Ancient Welsh mountain byway threatened by resurfacing plans
Conservationists fear tranquility offered by the Monks Trod path could be ruined if made accessible to off-road vehicles. Winding its way through the Cambrian mountains in mid Wales, the Monks Trod byway was built to link two medieval abbeys and ...The Guardian - World -
Hackers threaten to publish huge cache of NHS data
It comes two weeks after NHS Dumfries and Galloway was hit with a cyber attack on its IT systems.BBC News - Top stories -
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after train stabbing
Social media footage shows a man being attacked in front of horrified passengers in south-east London.BBC News - Top stories -
A Psychedelics Reporter With a Changing Perspective
Can an experimental drug cure opioid addiction? Andrew Jacobs, who writes about psychedelic medicine for The Times, explored the “promise and peril” of ibogaine.The New York Times - Health -
Fascism has changed, but it is not dead
The 1920s and 1930s were different times but a core of traditional attitudes persistsFinancial Times - Business -
Climate graphic of the week: World’s worst hotspot for oil pollution by ships
Satellite detection shows Indonesia suffers the most slicks tracked in busy waterwaysFinancial Times - World - Climate -
The right way to neutralize China’s unfair economic advantage on climate
China, despite having grown into the world’s second largest economy and largest exporter, is still classified by the United Nations as a developing nation under several important environmental treaties.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
In surprise vote, European climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests
A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponedABC News - World - Climate -
Andean alarm: climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake flood in Peru
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz when the natural dam on a lake above the city gave way. Now, melting glaciers are raising the chances of it happening again• Photographs by Harriet Barber. Lake Palcacocha is high in the Cordillera ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Tuvalu accepts security and climate pact, says Australia’s Pacific minister
Deal had been thrown into doubt during election campaign in Tuvalu over sovereignty concerns. Australia and Tuvalu will go ahead with a security and climate migration pact, after the latter’s new government agreed not to change the deal, ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains
Are growing rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, Alzheimer’s and motor neurone disease related to rising temperatures and other extreme environmental changes?. In late October 2012, a category 3 hurricane howled into New York City with a ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Carbon Credits Draw Fresh Attention Under SEC's New Climate Rules
Several private-equity firms have entered the carbon-credit market, seeing opportunity in the demand for high-quality credits as new pollution-disclosure rules are expected to bring more transparency to the sector.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Boao Latest: China to Fend Off Risk Spillover; Climate Hurdle
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NFL approves change to enforcement of penalties on plays resulting in a change of possession
The approval of a ban on hip-drop tackles will be the headline on rules changes at this year's league meeting, but the league also approve a change to how fouls are enforced on plays resulting in a change of possession.Yahoo Sports - Sports