Subreddit: environment2
Created on 27/07/2008. 404 subscribers.
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Australia braces for more destruction as deadly floods devastate northeast | Intense rain events are also getting heavier and more frequent as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution and the consequences of the climate crisis worsens extreme weather.
created by wankerzoo on 03/02/2025 at 10:27 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.cnn.com)
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Shocking Fourfold Spike in Ocean Warming Sparks Global Concern | A new study has revealed that ocean warming is accelerating at an alarming rate, increasing more than four times faster than in the 1980s.
created by wankerzoo on 03/02/2025 at 10:22 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, scitechdaily.com)
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How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere? | Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.'
created by wankerzoo on 03/02/2025 at 10:18 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.space.com)
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Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze | Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk
created by wankerzoo on 02/02/2025 at 07:40 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.theguardian.com)
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LA Burning: Capitalism, Climate Change and Resistance
created by wankerzoo on 02/02/2025 at 06:18 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.counterpunch.org)
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Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure. | A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has not weakened since the 1960s — but there's no doubt the circulation will slow in the future, experts say.
created by wankerzoo on 01/02/2025 at 07:26 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.livescience.com)
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Temperatures in the Netherlands rising twice as fast as global average
created by wankerzoo on 01/02/2025 at 06:12 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.irishtimes.com)
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Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade | By protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities' living standards near tiger areas
created by IntnsRed on 31/01/2025 at 19:03 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.npr.org)
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Weather Conditions That Caused the LA Fires Made 35% More Likely By the Climate Crisis | "Without a faster transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, California will continue to get hotter, drier, and more flammable," said one of the report's co-authors.
created by wankerzoo on 31/01/2025 at 06:25 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, www.commondreams.org)
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Global Temperature Report for 2024 | We conclude that 2024 was the warmest year on Earth since 1850, exceeding the previous record just set in 2023 by a clear and definitive margin. None of the Earth’s surface had a record cold annual average in 2024.
created by IntnsRed on 29/01/2025 at 20:07 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, berkeleyearth.org)
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Animal poop can literally transform barren landscapes into lush ecosystems | In the lofty reaches of the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping new life take root in areas newly exposed by ice retreat.
created by wankerzoo on 29/01/2025 at 13:18 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, www.earth.com)
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Ocean-surface warming has more than quadrupled since the late-1980s, study shows
created by wankerzoo on 29/01/2025 at 13:01 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, phys.org)
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Ancient Forest Frozen for 5,000 Years Unearthed in Rocky Mountains | A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains has revealed a pristine ancient forest, preserved for over 5,000 years beneath layers of ice.
created by wankerzoo on 28/01/2025 at 07:42 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, dailygalaxy.com)
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We Have Entered the Era of Global Boiling: Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated
created by wankerzoo on 28/01/2025 at 08:02 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, www.counterpunch.org)
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Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles
created by wankerzoo on 28/01/2025 at 08:46 UTC - 0 upvotes (https, www.cnbc.com)
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Renewables provided 46.7% of Ireland's electricity in December
created by IntnsRed on 27/01/2025 at 22:15 UTC - 1 upvotes (https, www.eirgrid.ie)
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Trump Withdraws Proposed PFAS Limitations, Giving “Green Light” to Polluters | The withdrawn proposal would limit the amount of PFAS chemical plants can dump into the water supply.
created by wankerzoo on 27/01/2025 at 07:11 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, truthout.org)
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Newly discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands could affect global carbon balance | The new research shows these microbes have a dual role in the carbon cycle and the potential to either moderate or intensify climate change.
created by wankerzoo on 26/01/2025 at 06:22 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, phys.org)
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Los Angeles Fires Underscore Activists’ Call: Make Polluters Pay for Disasters | In New York, a “Superfund” law makes fossil fuel firms pay for aid in climate disasters. Could California do the same?
created by wankerzoo on 25/01/2025 at 09:39 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, truthout.org)
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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time | A Jacobin investigation reveals how Iraq’s southern marshes, the birthplace of early civilization, face ruin from environmental and political mismanagement. As the water disappears, so too does a 5,000-year-old culture.
created by wankerzoo on 25/01/2025 at 07:10 UTC - 3 upvotes (https, jacobin.com)
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New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test. | Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.
created by wankerzoo on 25/01/2025 at 06:58 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, newrepublic.com)
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Trump leaves Paris climate agreement
created by wankerzoo on 24/01/2025 at 07:36 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com)
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Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. | A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?
created by wankerzoo on 24/01/2025 at 06:16 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, newrepublic.com)
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Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm | David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the EPA during Trump’s first administration.
created by IntnsRed on 23/01/2025 at 02:53 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, www.propublica.org)
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Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024
created by wankerzoo on 22/01/2025 at 09:54 UTC - 2 upvotes (https, www.theguardian.com)
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