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

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won’t get climate chapter removed from a legal manual
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-r…

National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.

Help us shape the Guardian Climate Forum 2026 #climate

"Germany narrowly meets climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange

European bottom trawling costs billions every year in climate impacts, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/european-bottom-trawling-costs-billions-every-year-in-climate-impacts-study-finds/…

European bottom trawling costs billions every year in climate impacts, study finds
Europe’s fishing industry makes around 180 million euros ($210 million) every year in profits from bottom trawling, which involves dragging heavy fishing gear along seabeds. But a new study found when climate costs associated with the practice are calculated, society is paying a price up to 90 times higher than the fishing industry profits. “Bottom […]

"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.

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) […]