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Slowing the Pace of Climate Change Will Help Economic Growth: Study
Slowing the pace of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement has clear economic benefits as global warming is increasingly seen as a risk to financial stability and the economy. Abiding by the ...
Trump Administration Carbon Rule Replacement Draws Lawsuit From 22 States and 7 Cities
Twenty-two states, including New York and California, and seven cities on Tuesday sued to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's replacement of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, ...
Climate Change Could Increase Turbulence On Your Next Transatlantic Flight
Keeping your seat belt buckled for the duration of Transatlantic flights increasingly looks like a good idea, according to a study of weather systems. The research by meteorologists at the University ...
Climate Change Worsened Europe’s Record Heatwave in July
Heat scorched Western Europe this July in what will likely be confirmed as the hottest month in recorded history, according to the UN's World Meteorological Organization. "This is not your ...
AI and Bionic Eyes Poised to Be the Latest Wildfire Risk Reduction Tools
On a tower in the Brazilian rain forest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guided by artificial intelligence ...
European Heatwave Smashes Records, Foreshadowing a Possible New Normal
Belgian zookeepers fed chickens in giant ice cubes to tigers on Wednesday as northern Europe baked in record temperatures during another heatwave that climate experts believe could become the new ...
Europe Braces For Second Historic Heatwave
Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate change and the rise in extreme weather events. Swathes of northwest ...
Shareholder Meetings More Receptive These Days to Climate Change Agenda
Climate activists found companies more receptive to steps like cutting emissions or buying clean power this year, a new tally of shareholder resolutions shows, a trend proponents said undercuts the ...