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    WMO Issues ‘Red Alert’ as Climate Records Are Broken Worldwide

    WMO Issues ‘Red Alert’ as Climate Records Are Broken Worldwide

    The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a “red alert” as all major global climate records — greenhouse gas levels, near-surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, Antarctic sea ice cover, glacier retreat and sea level rise — were broken in 2023, a WMO press release said. Floods, swiftly intensifying tropical cyclones, heat waves, drought and […]

    February Was Ninth Consecutive Month of Record-Breaking Global Temperatures

    February Was Ninth Consecutive Month of Record-Breaking Global Temperatures

    According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), February 2024 was the planet’s ninth consecutive record-warm month. February’s average global temperature on land and the ocean’s surface was 2.52 degrees Fahrenheit above the century’s average of 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit — the warmest February in the 175-year NOAA planetary climate record. […]

    ‘An Underwater Bushfire’: Major Coral Bleaching Event in Northern Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    ‘An Underwater Bushfire’: Major Coral Bleaching Event in Northern Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    In the past eight years, the Great Barrier Reef — the largest coral reef in the world, stretching 1,429 miles — has experienced five mass bleaching events, tied by scientists to climate change. Most recently, corals around six islands in Turtle Group National Park, located about 6.2 miles off Australia’s Queensland Coast, have seen extensive […]

    Impossible Foods Rebrands to Attract More Meat Eaters

    Impossible Foods Rebrands to Attract More Meat Eaters

    Impossible Foods, a company that makes plant-based meat substitutes, is rolling out a rebrand of its iconic green packaging. In hopes of persuading more carnivores to try its meat alternatives made from plants, the company has switched to red packaging designed to evoke the “craveability of meat,” according to a press release. The rebranding was […]

    Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Soared to Near Record High in 2023 Despite International Climate Pledges: IEA Report

    Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Soared to Near Record High in 2023 Despite International Climate Pledges: IEA Report

    According to key findings from the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest Annual Methane Tracker, in 2023, global methane emissions from fossil fuels stayed close to a record high despite new global reduction pledges. Human activities like agriculture, oil and gas production and the accumulation of food waste in landfills produce methane — a much more […]