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"Ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change, study finds"
#Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange

Ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change, study finds
For the first time, a study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon—a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Isn't it time for climate change aware countries to start imposing tariffs on products and services from countries and companies that frustrate efforts to ameliorate the effects of climate change?
https://www.theguardian.…

Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis?
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential

"NASA has released its data on rising temperatures. Why is climate change not mentioned at all?"
#NASA #Climate #ClimateChange

NASA sparks concern after report on rising temperatures omits climate
An expert says NASA’s statement is “consistent” with all of the other “anti-climate actions” the Trump administration has taken in the last year.

Ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change, study finds #ocean

Ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change, study finds
For the first time, a study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon—a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Acabado surveys terraced mountain agriculture - humans have been shaping montane landscapes and creating habitats worldwide for a very long time.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-mountain-terraces-indigenous-peoples-climate.html

"Nearly three-quarters of the global population reside in nations deemed "water insecure" or "critically water insecure", UN researchers said"
The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/world-water-supplies-bankruptcy-un-b2904219.html

"These European cities won't be able to host future Winter Olympics due to climate change"
#Olympics #Climate #ClimateChange

Europe's Winter Olympics host sites shrinking due to climate change
Chamonix and Oslo are among the sites considered risky for hosting future Games.

The World Economic Forum in Davos is now dominated by tech giants, whose interests shunt aside topics like climate change, as Trump and AI take center stage (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/business/davos-trump.html

A.I., Big Tech and Trump Shine Most Brightly at the Davos Spectacle
The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.

The increasingly dominant role of climate change on #LengthOfDay variations: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2406930121 (and a newer paper, stupidly paywalled) -> Climate change slows Earth's spin - day lengthening unprecedented in 3.6 million years: https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/climate-change-slows-earths-spin-day-lengthening-unprecedented-in-36-million-years and https://baug.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/news/2026/03/climate-change-slows-earths-spin-day-lengthening-unprecedented-in-3-point-6-million-years.html

"We also found that the evidence presented for examples of climate benefit, regardless of AI type, tend to be weak whether from companies or organisations like the IEA. The potential benefits are overstated, in surprising and significant ways."
(Original title: NEW REPORT – The AI climate hoax)
https://

NEW REPORT – The AI climate hoax
A new report on AI greenwashing, analysing the rhetoric and evidence behind the idea big tech will solve climate change

How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change (David Gelles/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/climate/how-wall-street-turned-its-back-on-climate-change.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p22#a260117p22

Floods linked to climate change hit nearly 1 million in Southern Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/floods-linked-to-climate-change-hit-nearly-1-million-in-southern-africa/

Floods linked to climate change hit nearly 1 million in Southern Africa
Devastating floods that swept across Southern Africa since December 2025, killing at least 280 people and affecting almost a million, were likely intensified by the impacts of climate change, scientists say. The region’s rainy season hit hard in Mozambique, Eswatini, Madagascar, South Africa and Zimbabwe, displacing 150,000 people and destroying 105,000 hectares (nearly 260,000 acres) […]

Earth is hotter than at any time in the last 125,000 years,
but the news media is moving on,
trying to keep on top of a fire hose of pressing news
—from the daily chaos of the Trump administration to the breaking developments in the war on Iran.
The shift in attention started during the COVID-19 pandemic and,
despite a temporary rebound,
has gathered pace in recent years:
Since its peak in 2021, global news coverage of climate change has dropped 38 p…

The Planet Is Overheating, But You Might Not Know It From the News - Inside Climate News
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos and Jeffrey Epstein.

@…
Maybe it would be more reasonable to mention the water consumption of AI data centers instead of climate change related topics which are being discussed in a rather opinionated way?

"Climate change is melting glaciers and ice sheets faster than they can regrow"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Glaciers

Climate change is melting glaciers and ice sheets faster than they can regrow
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

The psychology of collapse and the solution, why the UK climate crisis feels ‘normal’ now
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/climate-change/psychology-climate-crisis/?fsp_sid=2201

The psychology of collapse and the solution, why the UK climate crisis feels ‘normal’ now
Last in our series: politicians normalise disaster, people develop crisis fatigue – the solution: climate resilience that actually works

Trump's EPA decides climate change doesn't endanger public health—the evidence says otherwise #UnitedStates

Trump's EPA decides climate change doesn't endanger public health—the evidence says otherwise
The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America's climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026, when it moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding—a formal determination that six greenhouse gases that drive climate change, including carbon dioxide and methane from burning fossil fuels, endanger public health and welfare.

Fantastic work by @… visualising Climate Change through 2025 - the Antarctica numbers are eye-opening ( 1.06°C)-> higher anomaly recorded in 2025 than almost anywhere else, except of course the Arctic 1.37°C
#PolarAmplification
https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2025

End fracking and LNG expansion
Beyond a petition — become part of a community for change.
The B.C. government needs to end fracking and liquified natural gas (LNG) expansion now. We know that consistent, concerted pressure from as many people as possible moves decision-makers, and our aim is to make it easy for tens of thousands of people to raise their voices together.
Sign the petition and join the collective people-powered movement to end fracking and LNG in B.C.

End fracking and LNG expansion | Wilderness Committee
Sign our petition and call on B.C. to protect communities from climate disasters by ending fracking in the province!

New research from Burkina Faso and Mauritania reveals how climate shocks hit the most vulnerable hardest—agricultural workers, conflict-affected communities, and rural households struggling to survive.
The solution? Expanding social protection systems that respond to climate emergencies, paired with early warning systems and sustainable livelihood support.

Earth on Track to Become Uninhabitable, Scientists Say
https://futurism.com/science-energy/earth-uninhabitable-climate-change

Earth on Track to Become Uninhabitable, Scientists Say
The planet is close to entering a death-spiral that could bring about a worst-case-scenario known as "hothouse Earth."

https://www.philosophersbeard.org/2026/03/eating-rich-wont-fix-climate-change.html

Eating The Rich Won’t Fix Climate Change
Per dollar of spending, richer people contribute less environmental harm than ordinary people

YAY! Excellent resource. Site Renewables Right: A Clean and Green Energy Future
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/site-wind-right/
And it…

Site Renewables Right: Accelerating a Clean and Green Energy Future
To help tackle climate change, we must accelerate deployment of clean energy sources, like wind and solar power. So, how can we do that in ways that ensure that allows people and nature to thrive? This online map will help.

YAY! Excellent resource. Site Renewables Right: A Clean and Green Energy Future
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/site-wind-right/
And it…

Site Renewables Right: Accelerating a Clean and Green Energy Future
To help tackle climate change, we must accelerate deployment of clean energy sources, like wind and solar power. So, how can we do that in ways that ensure that allows people and nature to thrive? This online map will help.

"‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change is making our days longer. Should we be concerned?
Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Montana is sounding a warning we all need to heed - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/climate-change-2674906445/

Seeking cover under the government umbrella from liability while the master of desaster you got elected calls climate change a hoax. Fossil fuel companies are truely ruled by weak men & even weaker free market propagandists. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/republicans-climate-liability-shield-fossil-fuel-industry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Globally, four out of five want their countries to strengthen commitments to address climate change.
https://climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/worlds-largest-survey-climate-change-out-heres-what-results-show<…

The world’s largest survey on climate change is out – here's what the results show | UNDP Climate Promise
We break down the results of Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024, representing 87 percent of the global population.

Under pressure from Republican state attorneys general, the agency that advises
the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters has
withdrawn the entirety of its content on climate change from a new judicial reference manual.
The move by the Federal Judicial Center leaves judges without any official support on how to weigh evidence about basic weather and climate changes
-- just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and f…

Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/study-finds-climate-change-set-the-stage-for-devastating-wildfires-in…

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A team of researchers say that human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming. […]

Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change - Scientific American https://apple.news/At4qjOKsRSM-RTAWywgZBQA
I am mystified. A recent post by @…

Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change — Scientific American
Rising sea levels are slowing the Earth’s rotation, lengthening or days by 1.33 milliseconds per century the_burtons via Getty Images Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening how long an average day lasts. And the current rate of increase to a single average day—1.33 additional milliseconds per century—is unprecedented for at least the last 3.6 million years, a new study finds. Most people take for granted that a single day will last for 24 hours, not a second more or…

Really good overview of plans to help Joshua trees survive climate change on National Geographic, with some description of a project I'd only heard rumored, which might aaaaalmost count as what we call assisted migration
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environ…

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116085440408773572
Seriously. Every story of "AI will solve climate change" is a children's story to allow us to feel okay with not doing what we know needs doing to save the climate: Transform energy produc…

"Looking at the connection between #capitalism and oxygen"
He's right. So long as there's any fuel left and any oxygen left, capitalism will continue to burn everything in its path — until there's nothing left
Drilled: Drilling Deep: John Vaillant on the Climate-Fire Nexus
Episode webpage:

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-stage-devastating-wildfires-argentina.html

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

Trump Administration Erases the Government's Power to Fight Climate Change (Lisa Friedman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-epa-greenhouse-gases-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlA.6d3V.5k1fGFBssTtW&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p75#a260212p75

"Climate anxiety: Misconceptions and advice"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https://phys.org/…

Climate anxiety: Misconceptions and advice
Many people feel anxious about climate change and other trends in the world around us. However, there are constructive ways to cope with one's emotions. In step with the incorporation of the word "klimatångest" (climate anxiety) in the Swedish vocabulary, more and more researchers have become interested in the concept. One of them is Marlis Wullenkord, associate senior lecturer in environmental psychology at Lund University.

Der Klimawandel ist real und bedroht die Ernährung im bevölkerungsreichsten Land der Erde, berichtet mein Kollege @… aus Indien.
"Die traditionellen Anbauflächen werden aufgrund des Salzgehalts und der Bodendegradation um 15-20% schrumpfen."
Geopolitical conflicts derail global fight against hunger amid climate threats, scienti…

Geopolitical conflicts derail global fight against hunger amid climate threats, scientists warn
NEW DELHI: India could lose a significant share of its land, crop productivity and nutritional quality due to climate change-induced rising temperatures, partic

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
Conservation and historical groups sued Tuesday,
challenging Trump administration orders removing exhibits on slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history and climate science from national parks.
A federal judge ordered restoration of an exhibit about enslaved people at George Washington’s Philadelphia home,
comparing the censorship to Orwell’s dystopian “1984.”
The removals exte…

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have forced park service staff to remove or censor exhibits that share factually accurate and relevant U.S. history and scientific knowledge, including about slavery and climate change.

Students learn new skills they’ll need as climate change advances
https://hechingerreport.org/career-education-students-learn-new-skills-climate-change/

🐬 Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life. Our new study examines each method's risks
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-climate-oceans-reshaping-marine-life.html

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life. Our new study examines each method's risks
Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, global warming will exceed what many ecosystems can safely handle.

Shapiro Lecture, Catholic Theological Union: Rewilding the Tree of Life - Jewish Law and Theology in the Time of Climate Change.
https://ift.tt/F4Ve1RY
ResearchGate: Publishers Take Formal Steps to Force Copyright Compliance A summary of…
via Input 4 RELCFP

'Dr. Aaron Thierry‪ @thierryaaron.bsky.social: "This is not just a slight warming; it is a fundamental change in how people will have to survive on the continent.
Once regions in Africa enter a state of almost continuous heatwaves, the human body will have no window of time to recover." '

Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
#Africa #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

"Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile"
#Argentina #Chile #Environmen

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US #UnitedStates #USA

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US
A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.

The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is an important hub for climate change research. NCAR and UCAR, the non-profit that manages it, now challenge the Trump regime's efforts to dismantle the Center.
https://news.ucar.edu/133061/ucar-stat

US pressures Vanuatu at UN over ICJ’s landmark climate change ruling | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/14/us-pressures-vanuatu-at-un-over-icjs-landmark-climate-change-ruling?traffic_source=rss

From The Energy Mix
U.S. Exits UN Climate Bodies, 66 International Organizations
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are among the 66 international organizations the United States is exiting under an executive order signed Wednesday by Donald Trump.
A White House memorandum said the withdrawal affects organizations and treaties that are “contrary to the interests of the United States.”

"Europeans’ ‘psychological bias’ to climate change risks slowing down progress, warns study"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

‘Psychological bias’ to climate change risks slowing progress - study
Scientists warn that our understanding and perception of climate-fuelled risks are “limited and flawed”.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change (Matthew Daly/Associated Press)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-trump-zeldin-to-announce-end-of-scientific-basis-for-u-s-action-on-climate-change
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p88#a260212p88

RE: https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/big-tech-greenwashing-report/
Ketan Joshi, who has been on the beat for a long time, actually looked into the story of if "AI" can "solve climate change". Conceptually as well as evidence …

"Global News Coverage of Climate Change Falls for Fourth Straight Year"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https://e360…

Global News Coverage of Climate Change Falls for Fourth Straight Year

"'I don’t even have gloves on': Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice"
#Olympics #Climate #ClimateChange

'It’s pretty warm out': Climate change heats Winter Olympics
This type of February 'warmth' for Cortina is made at least three times more likely due to climate change, according to meteorologists.

Nice!
‘Garden of Eden’: the Spanish farm growing citrus you’ve never heard of
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/garden-of-eden-the-spanish-farm-growing-citrus-youve-never…

Nice!
‘Garden of Eden’: the Spanish farm growing citrus you’ve never heard of
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/garden-of-eden-the-spanish-farm-growing-citrus-youve-never…

Changes in a Florida ocean current could wreak havoc worldwide
For 43 years, scientists have been studying the strength of the water flow between Florida and the Bahamas
to learn what drives its changes over time.
The information could help scientists answer a pressing question:
Is the Florida Current, one of the world’s fastest ocean currents, slowing down?
If so, it could indicate weakening of the larger circulation system in the Atlantic Ocean
— what…

Why changes in a Florida ocean current could wreak havoc worldwide
It’s part of the scenario in “The Day After Tomorrow,” but scientists differ over whether or how fast it may occur. A team studying the current toils to bring clarity.

Shapiro Lecture, Catholic Theological Union: Rewilding the Tree of Life - Jewish Law and Theology in the Time of Climate Change. https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20137768/shapiro-lecture-catholic-theologica…

"King penguins are getting a boost from climate change – but it might not be good news"
#Penguins #Animals #Climate

King penguins are a rare species adapting well to climate change
“Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns.

EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health (Evan Bush/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/epa-to-repeal-endangerment-finding-climate-change-emissions-rcna258250
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p169#a260210p169

Most people believe climate change primarily affects others #environment

Most people believe climate change primarily affects others
Research conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that people tend to rate their own risk of being affected by climate change as lower than that of others. This perception may reduce individuals' willingness to act and slow down necessary climate measures.

"Seagrass is a secret weapon against climate change. Can eco-moorings protect it from boat anchors?"
#SeaGrass #Climate #ClimateChange

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass
Anchors are damaging Posidonia seagrass, a key Mediterranean habitat that stores carbon, filters seawater and supports marine life.

Federal Judicial Center Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-judicial-center-climate-change-republican-pressure

Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam' (Seth Borenstein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-health-deaths-heat-sickness-scam-5b7492660d7dad1c324f2bbbe6163f1c
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p111#a260212p111

"Devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile made three times more likely by climate change"
#Argentina #Chile #Climate

Patagonia wildfire risk tripled by climate change, researchers say
Record droughts and scorching temperatures stoked the wildfires that burned thousands of hectares of native forest.

African climate science policy has a serious blind spot: The slowing Atlantic circulation #Africa

African climate science policy has a serious blind spot: The slowing Atlantic circulation
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularized the devastating effects of sudden climate change on Earth. The plot dramatizes the consequences of a shut-down in an ocean current, and features the Northern Hemisphere plunging, within a few weeks, into an ice age.

"Exclusive: How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda"
#Food #Climate #ClimateChange

How meat lobbyists have infiltrated the fight against climate change
Euronews Green exclusive: Big Agriculture’s ‘hidden’ climate strategy has been exposed in a new report.

Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025
Despite Increased Reader Interest
Mainstream media around the world last year drew back from reporting on climate change, according to new reports.
This drop occurred despite increasing reader interest in the topic,
while greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations continued to hit new historic highs.
According to a year-end analysis by the Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO),

Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 | Earth.Org
As temperatures and emissions rose in 2025, climate news coverage around the world took a dramatic plunge.

Trump's War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change
https://www.juancole.com/2026/02/bombings-slashing-promoting.html

Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/climate-change-is-messing-with-tropical-plants-flowering-times-study-shows/

Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows
The flowering time for tropical plants is shifting with climate change, a new study finds.

Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges (Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-judicial-center-climate-change-republican-pressure
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p124#a260210p124

"Women bear the brunt of climate change. Meet the green politicians determined to change that"
#Women #Climate #ClimateChange

IWD: Meet the women fighting for the planet through politics
This International Women’s Day, Euronews Green highlights some of the female politicians spearheading the never-ending fight against climate change.

Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations: White House official (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-climate-change-rule-repeal-233228a5cf2a71f0ecbcd14281530706
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p33#a260210p33

Trump revokes EPA endangerment finding on greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/trump-epa-endangerment-finding-climate-change-greenhouse-gas.html

"Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty"
#UN #UnitedNations #Emissions

Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty - Carbon Brief
The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty is more historically responsible for climate change than any other country

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year.
What is stopping us from doing it?
A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage,
protect 140,000 people from flooding,
and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it?
A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year.

Climate change drives uneven shifts in tree diversity across Amazon and Andes https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/climate-change-drives-uneven-shifts-in-tree-diversity-across-amazon-and-andes/

Climate change drives uneven shifts in tree diversity across Amazon and Andes
The tropical forests of the Amazon and Andes are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, but across both regions, changes in climate and landscape conditions are driving a shift in the number of tree species, recent research has found. Although the overall number of tree species across the Andes and Amazon hasn’t […]

"Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Nature

Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows
The flowering time for tropical plants is shifting with climate change, a new study finds.

Live updates: Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/live/trump-immigration-climate-change-2-12-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p46#a260212p46

"Study maps tree-planting risks and rewards for climate and biodiversity"
#Biodiversity #Climate #ClimateChange

Study maps tree-planting risks and rewards for climate and biodiversity
Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others, a recent study finds. Forest restoration has emerged as a top nature-based solution to mitigate climate change, with numerous high-profile initiatives launched over the past few decades. And while there’s enthusiasm for replanting degraded forest areas, or […]

"Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?"
#China #Climate #ClimateChange

Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction...

"'Dramatic development': Austria warns all but 2 of its 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years"
#Austria #Glaciers #Environment

Climate change is killing off Austria's glaciers. What's at risk?
Soaring temperatures are fuelling the demise of Austria's glaciers, with 'vast implications' for drinking water, power generation, infrastructure and more.

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries #climate

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries
Digital technologies are widely viewed as drivers of efficiency, growth, and innovation. However, their contribution to climate change is significantly greater than previously understood. A new study published in the journal Communications Sustainability shows that digital industries were responsible for about 4.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The bulk of these emissions were not captured by existing emissions accounting standards or official climate assessments.

Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change #ocean

Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.

"How to spot climate misinformation on social media"
#Climate #ClimateChange #SocialMedia

How to spot climate misinformation on social media
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

"Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050"
#Africa #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050 - Carbon Brief
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research.

Limiting global warming can reduce US wildfire smoke-related deaths by thousands annually #UnitedStates

Limiting global warming can reduce US wildfire smoke-related deaths by thousands annually
Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more lives may be saved annually in the United States if society is able to mitigate climate change by keeping the global mean surface temperature (GMST) at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-Industrial age (1850-1900) levels. Currently, the GMST is at 1.3 to 1.4 degrees C but is projected to reach 3 degrees C with the current direction of climate change. The findings are detailed in a…

"Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds"
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Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A new study links this slowdown to warming water and shrinking sea ice in the Southern Ocean. The study, conducted by researchers at Australian, South African and U.S. institutions and published this month in Scientific Reports, tracked […]

"Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely"
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Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely
Human-induced climate change made the intense early January heat wave in Australia five times more likely, according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution.

"Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows"
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‘Flash droughts’ driven by heatwaves are on the rise, study finds
Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

"‘Emotional traps’ and fake experts: How to spot climate disinformation in 2026"
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‘Alternative truths’: How the EU is tackling climate disinformation
As the threat of climate change accelerates, the EU has strengthened its commitment to fight disinformation.

"Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up"
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Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?

"French government urges citizens to ‘limit’ meat consumption to fight climate change"
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"Don’t eat meat or drive a car: Are lifestyle-targeted climate policies eroding our green values?"
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‘Eroding green values’: How climate policies risk making us care less
Researchers warn that climate policies spurring people to change their behaviour may weaken their values and support for the environment.

"Hague orders Dutch government to protect residents on this sinking island from climate change"
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Dutch government ordered to protect sinking island from climate change
In a sweeping victory for Bonaire residents, The Hague District Court has ruled that Dutch authorities had discriminated against the island's inhabitants.

Here are 40 #Positive #Environmental and #Climate headlines from February to
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40 Positive Environmental Success Stories — February 2026
The media has an important role to play in combatting climate doom. Therefore, this monthly news round up of positive environmental and climate change news, is designed to spark joy and show that progress is being made. We pick two positive headlines a day, ranging from renewable energy and preservation

"Climate change is shrinking children’s height - and humidity is making things worse"
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How climate change could stunt millions of children’s growth
Researchers have warned of the unexpected consequences of extremely hot, humid conditions during pregnancy.

"Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change"
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"‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?"
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Why scientists want to build a wall along the ‘Doomsday Glacier’
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off?