Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking Un Report Warns World Running Out of Time to Reverse Effects of Climate Change
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'A Ticking Time Bomb': In Syrian Camps, Fears of an Islamic State Revival
The U.S. and its allies are struggling to repatriate civilians and militants as security risks grow.The Wall Street Journal - World -
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 -
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 -
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 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 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 -
Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022
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Japan's most famous cherry blossom trees could disappear due to climate change
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
U.N. chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid,” calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.” He urged an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.NBC News - Top stories -
Steelers reportedly signing all-time kickoff TD leader Cordarrelle Patterson after kickoff rule changes
A good kick returner just became a lot more valuable.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NFL -
March Madness: No. 3 Illinois blows out No. 11 Duquesne to reach Sweet 16 for first time in nearly two decades
After a pair of dominant wins, the Illini are headed to their first Sweet 16 since 2005.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
For the First Time in 75 years, In-N-Out Burger Is Closing a Store Today. It’s a Bittersweet Lesson About What Really Matters
The company is closing its Oakland store due to crime and unsafe conditions for its employees.Inc. - Business -
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 -
Companies will soon have to disclose how they’re managing climate-related risk. That’s good news for stock investors.
A long-overdue step toward giving investors crucial information to make informed decisions.MarketWatch - Business -
‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows. Europe’s “tone-deaf” expansion of fossil gas is accelerating climate breakdown and increasing reliance on hostile regimes, campaigners ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be ‘much stronger’ on biodiversity and climate. Emmanuel Macron has called a proposed trade agreement between the EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc a “very bad deal” that lacks proper ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
How the spectacle of Palestinian terrorism changed the world
The Palestinians have learned that terrorism works, at least for their cause.The Hill - Politics -
Reds star Elly De La Cruz addresses reporters entirely in English for 1st time: 'It's so important to me'
De La Cruz said he learned English from conversations with his teammates, joking that he no longer needs his interpreter.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums. Late last year, UrgentSeas received an anonymous tip from a former ...The Guardian - World -
Larry Fink warns retirement crisis looms for ageing world population
BlackRock chief’s annual letter also embraces ‘energy pragmatism’ amid attacks over climate stanceFinancial Times - Business -
US prosecutors try to send warning to cryptocurrency world with KuCoin prosecution
A top U.S. prosecutor has announced criminal charges against a once ascending company in the cryptocurrency world and two of its founders in a bid to send a message to other players in the industry to follow U.S. lawsABC News - Tech - Crypto -
Khan rules out changes to Ulez while mayor
Sadiq Khan says Ulez will not include pay-per-mile charges or tighter restrictions while he is mayor.BBC News - Top stories -
A New Game from The Times
It’s a word search with a few twists.The New York Times - Top stories -
Israel cancels White House visit after US doesn't block UN ceasefire vote
In a change in position, the US refrained from vetoing the ceasefire measure, which also calls for the release of hostages.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
'A brutal and timely reminder of England's problems'
England's 1-0 defeat by Brazil at Wembley was a "brutal and timely" reminder of familiar problems, according to BBC Sport's Phil McNulty.BBC News - Top stories