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Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality, New Study Shows
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Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality, New Study Shows

Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality, New Study Shows. Climate change and extreme weather are taking a significant toll on rivers around the world, according to a new scientific review that includes a University of Maryland geologist as a co-author. Based on nearly 1,000 case studies, the paper published today in Nature Reviews Earth &...

Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution
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Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution

Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution. A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators from finding flowers because it degrades the scent. A research team comprising the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Universities of Birmingham, Reading, Surrey and Southern Queensland found that ozone substantially changes...

Mining boom across the tropics degrading river systems
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Mining boom across the tropics degrading river systems

A recent study published in the journal Nature found that gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries. The paper explains that river mining often involves intensive excavation, which results in deforestation and increased erosion. Much of the excavated material is released to rivers, disrupting aquatic life in ecosystems nearby and...

Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature
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Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature

Top environmental fund chief calls on countries to defund activities ‘destroying’ nature. A new global fund for nature conservation alone won’t do much to solve the biodiversity crisis. This is according to the CEO of the Global Environment Facility. Countries have pledged to channel more money toward environmental protection. But that won’t be enough to...

New Study: Climate Change To Push Countless Species Over Abrupt Tipping Points
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New Study: Climate Change To Push Countless Species Over Abrupt Tipping Points

 recent study led by a University College London researcher, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, reveals that climate change could suddenly thrust species beyond critical thresholds as they encounter unanticipated temperatures within their geographic habitats. The study forecasts the timeline and locations where species worldwide may be subjected to potentially dangerous temperature changes due to climate change. The research team...

Climate change: Deforestation surges despite pledges
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Climate change: Deforestation surges despite pledges

An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research. It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made at COP26 by world leaders is well off track. Some 11 football pitches of forest were lost every minute in 2022, with Brazil dominating the...