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"The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it"
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The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it
Reforestation can contribute significantly to tackling climate change, but research found its global potential is only a fraction of what’s been claimed.

👍 Why some climate policies are more popular than others: A psychologist explains
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Why some climate policies are more popular than others: A psychologist explains
Despite growing concern about climate change, many countries have seen backlash against certain environmental policies, often because they are seen as costly, restrictive or unfair.

Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress in N. America: study #America

Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress in N. America: study
Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.

National Climate Report Website Goes Dark (Rebecca Dzombak/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/climate/national-climate-assessment.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p88#a250701p88

"Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast—and the rate has doubled in 20 years"
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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast—and the rate has doubled in 20 years
How do you measure climate change? One way is by recording temperatures in different places over a long period of time. While this works well, natural variation can make it harder to see longer-term trends.

"Fast-growing, global-south cities are ‘strikingly underrepresented’ in climate research"
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Fast-growing, global-south cities are ‘strikingly underrepresented’ in climate research - Carbon Brief
Climate change research in urban areas is skewed towards large, well-established global north cities, says analysis of over 50,000 studies.

Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds #Turkey

Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds
Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely, said a new study released Thursday.

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration's Climate Report (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/climate/climate-science-report-energy-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i08.VWEr.FwKqvYY5-KM0&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250902/p116#a250902p116

"Climate change could make ‘droughts’ for wind power 15% longer, study says"
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Climate change could make ‘droughts’ for wind power 15% longer, study says - Carbon Brief
Extreme “wind droughts” that reduce power output from turbines for extended periods could become 15% longer by the end of the century

"Carbon 'offsets' aren't working: Researchers offer a 'roadmap' to improve nature-based climate solutions"
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Carbon 'offsets' aren't working: Researchers offer a 'roadmap' to improve nature-based climate solutions
A lot of the climate-altering carbon pollution humans release into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels gets drawn into the Earth's oceans and landscapes through natural processes, mostly through photosynthesis, as plants turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass.