🌎 Discussion: Climate Change, Global Warming, Emission Standards, and Other Environmental Issues - Part 1

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Indonesia detects traces of radiation at clove farm as probe expands

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities found traces of radioactivity at a clove farm on Sumatra island, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday (Oct 14), as Jakarta expanded an investigation launched after the United S

www.channelnewsasia.com

 

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‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

 

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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

We are so screwed. I feel bad for anyone under the age of 10.

 

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A Coal-Processing Plant Closed. Local E.R. Visits Dropped Sharply.

As President Trump tries to revive the United States coal industry, research has found that closing a coal facility can improve local health.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop

Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of Antarctica, raising concerns of an unknown positive climate feedback loop that could accelerate global warming.

www.livescience.com

 

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Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

www.theguardian.com

 

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Dawson Creek, B.C. declares state of emergency over low water supply, drought

DAWSON CREEK — A severe and prolonged drought has set off a declaration of a state of local emergency in Dawson Creek, B.C. Mayor Darcy Dober says in a statement that despite years of conservation the ongoing drought has reached the point where the ci...

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Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

www.theguardian.com

 

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Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program

States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communities

www.theguardian.com