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Hidden climate superpower: Why some ocean “snow” carries six times more carbon

Scientists have discovered that the stickiness of underwater “marine snow” plays a surprisingly important role in how much carbon reaches the deep ocean. Gooier particles resist bacterial breakdown and can transport more than six times as much carbon to the depths, revealing an unexpected connection between ocean slime and Earth's climate.

winnipegfreepress.com

Upgrading power grids to accommodate renewable energy is a key issue at climate talks

Outdated power grids are a major hurdle in the transition to renewable energy, since older systems often can

observer.co.uk

UK faces climate hypocrisy claims at Cop31 over North Sea...

Diplomats raise concerns about climate leadership before UN talks, after government’s decision to expand drilling

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insideclimatenews.org

The Unrelenting Ordeal of Wildfire Recovery - Inside Climate News

A Maui family lays the foundation for a new home three years after it was destroyed by the deadliest U.S. wildfires in a century.

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News Article | KSLM Radio

Read news and reporting from KSLM Radio in Salem, Oregon.

theguardian.com

Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis

Farmers face big drop in production from extreme weather during this year’s super El Niño event

independent.co.uk

America’s climate betrayal has always been much bigger than Trump

The US is the only major economy not in attendance at the Cop31 conference in Antalya – but it will take more than Donald Trump’s midterm reckoning to restore its diplomatic influence, says Nick Ferris

theguardian.com

Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim

DataVita has revised plan for Chapelhall development to be wholly powered by 1GW of renewable energy

wired.com

The American Dream Wasn’t Built for Climate Change

Owning a home is billed as a way to build wealth, but amid climate-related disasters, for many, it's beginning to feel like a trap.

theinertia.com

Forecasts Say Super El Niño Will Accelerate Climate Change

The UK’s national meteorological service, the Met Office, forecasts that El Niño will cause a major uptick in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

theinertia.com

Forecasts Say Super El Niño Will Accelerate Climate Change

The UK’s national meteorological service, the Met Office, forecasts that El Niño will cause a major uptick in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

phys.org

Fireworks provide a few minutes of joy, but the economic and environmental costs last much longer

Every Bonfire Night, people pay for a box of fireworks so their friends and family can enjoy the colorful display. Within a few minutes, it's all over. But the price on the box doesn't reflect the hidden costs: the smoke inhaled by neighbors, the animals disturbed or the public services called out when things go wrong.

yahoo.com

Desert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding

There are stretches of high desert in northwestern New Mexico where Mother Nature has sculpted otherworldly forms using wind, rain and the passage of time.Hefty planks of rock defy gravity as they bal...

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Extreme heat is creating a workplace health crisis in Bangladesh's garment industry

Rising temperatures in Bangladesh are creating an occupational health crisis for the 4.2 million workers in the country’s garment industry, reports Mongabay contributor Usraat Fahmidah. A World Bank report shows that maximum temperatures across the country have climbed by about 1.1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1980. The country’s capital, Dhaka, hit a record 40.6°C (105°F) […]

theguardian.com

South West Water’s failure to fix leaks ‘putting customer supplies at risk’

With parts of region served by company in severe drought still, regulators give it six weeks to come up with action plan

phys.org

Research reveals accelerating sea-level rise around Ireland

A new study led by the ICARUS Climate Research Center at Maynooth University in Ireland has reconstructed a century of Irish sea-level change, revealing a stark acceleration in sea-level rise. The research, titled "A Century of Sea-Level Change in Ireland (1925–2024)" and published in Ocean Science, combines tide-gauge records from six locations, including newly digitized historical records from Cork, Tarbert and Galway.

bbc.co.uk

Google HQ refused 54,000-signature petition, campaigners say

Campaigners oppose the development of a large data centre on a wildlife site at Thurrock.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy » Yale Climate Connections

During his decades-long career, the retiring senator blocked climate action at every opportunity.