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Climate Change Feedback Loop: Extreme Heat and Air Quality Must Be Tackled Together, WMO Says

Climate Change Feedback Loop: Extreme Heat and Air Quality Must Be Tackled Together, WMO Says

According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), extreme heat waves resulting from human-caused climate change are significantly and measurably impacting air quality, so the two must be addressed at the same time. This year’s WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin focuses on heat waves, highlighting the fact that high temperatures aren’t […]

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    Copernicus Climate Change Service Reports Summer 2023 as Hottest Summer on Record

    Copernicus Climate Change Service Reports Summer 2023 as Hottest Summer on Record

    The Copernicus Climate Change Service has found that June through August of this year had the highest global temperatures for summer on record. Additionally, sea surface temperatures of the North Atlantic and globally have reached record highs in summer 2023. The service used data from satellites, weather stations, ships and aircraft around the world, amounting […]

    Green Groups Skeptical as Africa Climate Summit Raises Hundreds of Millions in Carbon Credits

    Green Groups Skeptical as Africa Climate Summit Raises Hundreds of Millions in Carbon Credits

    An initiative at Africa’s first climate summit to boost production of the continent’s carbon credit program by nearly 20 times by 2030 brought pledges of hundreds of millions of dollars. United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors pledged to purchase $450 million worth of Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) credits. ACMI was launched at COP27 in Egypt […]

    Google Maps Adds Tools to Track Solar Potential, Air Quality and Pollen

    Google Maps Adds Tools to Track Solar Potential, Air Quality and Pollen

    Google Maps is expanding with three new tools to help map rooftop solar potential, air quality and pollen. The tools utilize Google’s artificial intelligence, machine learning, environmental data and aerial imagery to provide more information on the environment. The company first started its Project Sunroof in 2015 to estimate solar potential. On Aug. 28, Google […]

    Sequencing Project Helps Conservation Efforts for Critically Endangered Kākāpō

    Sequencing Project Helps Conservation Efforts for Critically Endangered Kākāpō

    Scientists are managing the critically endangered kākāpō population in New Zealand using population sequencing. In addition to helping with kākāpō conservation, the project could also provide more information for similar projects to protect other threatened species. “Using technology created by Google, we have achieved what is likely the highest quality variant dataset for any endangered […]