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Arctic Siberia Summers 10 Degree Celsius Warmer in Last Interglacial, New Study Reveals
A new study reveals that Arctic Siberia experienced summer temperatures up to 10 degree Celsius warmer than today during the Last Interglacial period, which occurred approximately 115,000–130,000 years ago. Researchers analysed sediment cores and fossil records from the Dmitry Laptev Strait to reconstruct past environments. The study found signif...
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Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2024
Our latest annual stocktake shows the world is on track to reach a new record: 37.4 billion tonnes of CO emitted from fossil fuels in 2024. This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year.
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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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US Billionaire Buys Largest Stegosaurus Skeleton For $44.6 Million, Shatters Auction Records
The towering, 11-foot-high behemoth, dubbed "Apex," was excavated just outside present-day Dinosaur, Colorado, in May 2022.
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Ammonites Thrived Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact, Study Finds
The study suggests these ancient creatures were thriving until the asteroid impact 66 million years ago.
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2023, Hottest Year On Record, Highlights Humanity's Failures, Says Scientist
Climate scientist James Hansen foresees this year as a pivotal moment, highlighting humanity's inadequacies in addressing the escalating climate crisis.
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Climate Change, Future Of Fossil Fuels: Key Issues At COP28 Climate Summit
Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's UN climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change.
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2023 Set To Be Hottest Year On Record, Say Scientists
The high temperature is a result of burning of fossil fuels, which pumped in heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
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Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Hit Record High In 2022: Report
Deep cuts in emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, will be needed over the coming years if targets to limit a global rise in temperatures and prevent runaway climate change are to be met, scientists have said.
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Car-Sized Turtle Fossils Discovered In Spain
Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a small car - a Mini Cooper to be precise - that braved dangerous waters.
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Yunnanozoans Are Oldest and Most Primitive Stem Vertebrate, Researchers Conclusively Identify
A group of scientists have identified that the fossil records of yunnanozoans, an extinct creature that lived 518 million years ago in the Cambrian Period, are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrates refer to creatures that were vertebrates, i.e. possessing a spinal column, but have now gone extinct though have closely related living ve...
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2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels: Report
Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China's share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday.
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Cryptocurrency Mining: What Is the Environmental Impact of Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency mining is believed to be detrimental to the environment due to its high power consumption. But not all cryptocurrencies are the same. Find out which virtual currencies affect the environment more than others.
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Air Pollution Led To Around 54,000 Premature Deaths In New Delhi In 2020: Study
The study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and Swiss firm IQAir measured air quality by recording the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles, which are less than 2.5 microns in diameter and can cause deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac problems.
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Mars Rover Perseverance Beams Back Selfie from Moment Before Landing
NASA has released a stunning picture of its Mars Rover Perseverance being lowered into the dusty red surface moments before a successful landing. NASA has promised more photos in the next few days and possibly also an audio recording of the descent.
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Arctic Siberia Summers 10 Degree Celsius Warmer in Last Interglacial, New Study Reveals
A new study reveals that Arctic Siberia experienced summer temperatures up to 10 degree Celsius warmer than today during the Last Interglacial period, which occurred approximately 115,000–130,000 years ago. Researchers analysed sediment cores and fossil records from the Dmitry Laptev Strait to reconstruct past environments. The study found signif...
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Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2024
Our latest annual stocktake shows the world is on track to reach a new record: 37.4 billion tonnes of CO emitted from fossil fuels in 2024. This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year.
-
Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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US Billionaire Buys Largest Stegosaurus Skeleton For $44.6 Million, Shatters Auction Records
The towering, 11-foot-high behemoth, dubbed "Apex," was excavated just outside present-day Dinosaur, Colorado, in May 2022.
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Ammonites Thrived Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact, Study Finds
The study suggests these ancient creatures were thriving until the asteroid impact 66 million years ago.
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2023, Hottest Year On Record, Highlights Humanity's Failures, Says Scientist
Climate scientist James Hansen foresees this year as a pivotal moment, highlighting humanity's inadequacies in addressing the escalating climate crisis.
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Climate Change, Future Of Fossil Fuels: Key Issues At COP28 Climate Summit
Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's UN climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change.
-
2023 Set To Be Hottest Year On Record, Say Scientists
The high temperature is a result of burning of fossil fuels, which pumped in heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
-
Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Hit Record High In 2022: Report
Deep cuts in emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, will be needed over the coming years if targets to limit a global rise in temperatures and prevent runaway climate change are to be met, scientists have said.
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Car-Sized Turtle Fossils Discovered In Spain
Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a small car - a Mini Cooper to be precise - that braved dangerous waters.
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Yunnanozoans Are Oldest and Most Primitive Stem Vertebrate, Researchers Conclusively Identify
A group of scientists have identified that the fossil records of yunnanozoans, an extinct creature that lived 518 million years ago in the Cambrian Period, are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrates refer to creatures that were vertebrates, i.e. possessing a spinal column, but have now gone extinct though have closely related living ve...
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2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels: Report
Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China's share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday.
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Cryptocurrency Mining: What Is the Environmental Impact of Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency mining is believed to be detrimental to the environment due to its high power consumption. But not all cryptocurrencies are the same. Find out which virtual currencies affect the environment more than others.
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Air Pollution Led To Around 54,000 Premature Deaths In New Delhi In 2020: Study
The study by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis and Swiss firm IQAir measured air quality by recording the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles, which are less than 2.5 microns in diameter and can cause deadly diseases, including cancer and cardiac problems.
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Mars Rover Perseverance Beams Back Selfie from Moment Before Landing
NASA has released a stunning picture of its Mars Rover Perseverance being lowered into the dusty red surface moments before a successful landing. NASA has promised more photos in the next few days and possibly also an audio recording of the descent.
