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    Low River Levels in UK Raise Concerns of Drought

    Low River Levels in UK Raise Concerns of Drought

    Extremely low river levels in the UK recently have experts concerned about an impending drought. The UK is also experiencing its driest spring since 1961, as BBC News reported. According to data from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the UK received just 43% of the average rainfall in March, and some rivers […]

    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    China’s CO2 Emissions Fall for the First Time Despite Rising Power Demand, Signaling Possible Peak

    For the first time, a surge in China’s renewable energy output has led to a drop in the country’s carbon emissions, despite rapidly increasing power demand. The emissions decline marks a major milestone in China’s energy transition, according to an analysis by Lauri Myllivirta, lead analyst and co-founder of the Center for Research on Energy […]

    European Companies Increasingly Support Strong Climate Action: Report

    European Companies Increasingly Support Strong Climate Action: Report

    In a “profound shift,” a new analysis by nonprofit think tank InfluenceMap has found that companies in the European Union increasingly support climate action, a change analysts said challenges the narrative of businesses viewing green regulations as a threat to their profits. The report — European Industry and the EU’s Climate Policy 2024–29 — found […]

    Mapping of England’s Peatlands Finds 80% Have Become Degraded

    Mapping of England’s Peatlands Finds 80% Have Become Degraded

    Scientists have now comprehensively mapped peatlands in England, and their work has revealed that 80% of the country’s peatlands and peat soils have become dry or degraded. Using a combination of satellite imagery and AI technology along with data analysis of existing and new field data, scientists developed a map of peaty soils known as […]

    Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

    Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

    In a new study, researchers determined that 2%, or 104 amphibian species out of 5,203 species studied, are already experiencing overheating events in their natural habitats.  The researchers considered different microhabitats of amphibians, including terrestrial, arboreal and aquatic and compared heat tolerance limits of the animals to the actual daily temperature patterns from the past […]