Human-driven #climatechange intensified torrential downpours that killed dozens and forced thousands of people from their homes across #Spain, #Portugal and #Morocco earlier this year, a network of climate scientists said Thursday. DOI: doi.org/10.25560/128...

UN #carbonmarket approves first credits under the Paris Agreement

Scientists have discovered that #emperorpenguins’ annual feather shed – a few critical weeks when they can’t enter the ocean – may now be putting them at risk as Antarctic sea ice shrinks. #ClimateChange #Phenology #RemoteSensing DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

A piece we wrote for The Conversation that associated with our recent paper "Extreme events and river biodiversity under climate change" in Nature Reviews Biodiversity @jdtonkin.bsky.social @tdatry.bsky.social and others Read-only link: rdcu.be/e4Dkv doi.org/10.64628/AA....

Torrential rains in southeastern #Brazil have left at least 25 people dead and 43 missing as a river burst its banks and a wall of mud swept away houses in the middle of the night, officials said Tuesday. #ExtremeWeather #Flood #Landslide #Toll

A 50-year #climate analysis published in Scientific Reports finds rising temperatures are increasing #heat risk during the #TourdeFrance. The race has so far avoided the most dangerous conditions – but several French cities are nearing high-risk thresholds. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A warm #Arctic year and lingering #pollutants are taking a toll on ringed #seals. A study in Environmental Research links reduced sea ice and PCBs to malnutrition and oxidative stress in Labrador seals, raising concerns for Arctic #ecosystems and Inuit food security. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

How do #clouds form in #Antarctica? ✈️ New inland flights over the Antarctic Plateau deliver the first aerosol measurements in 20 years, revealing unexpected particle levels and fresh clues about cloud formation and #climate impacts.

#Extremeheat in #Europe has risen about tenfold since 1961–1990, driven by human-caused #climatechange, a study in Weather and Climate Extremes reports. Researchers at the @uni-graz.at developed a new method to measure the full hazard of climate extremes. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...

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🌡️ Klimawandel verstärkt Hitzeextreme um das Zehnfache! 🌪️ Ein Team rund um Gottfired Kirchengast vom @wegenercenter.bsky.social der #unigraz hat eine bahnbrechende Methode entwickelt, um Klimaextreme weltweit präzise zu berechnen. 👇 #weworkfortomorrow

How fast #Antarctica warms depends on us. A new review in Frontiers in Environmental Science shows high #emissions could trigger major ice shelf collapse and about 116 mm of #sealevelrise by 2300. Keeping warming below 2 °C would limit the damage. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fenv...

From agricultural waste to thermal batteries. Our new study shows how neem-seed biochar can stabilize phase change materials, improving heat storage capacity, stability, and sustainability. #Biochar #EnergyStorage #ClimateSolutions #SustainableMaterials doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Seafood waste and agricultural residues could boost compost quality and soil health at the same time Study shows that Ca-modified biochar made from oyster shells and coconut shells accelerates compost humification, reshapes microbial communities, and improves compost maturity doi.org/10.1007/s442...

A #climate tipping point 2.7 million years ago triggered rapid #iceage swings and may have influenced early #humanevolution, a study in Science reports. Sediment cores reveal when Earth’s climate shifted from stable to highly variable. DOI: doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Long-term exposure to #airpollution is linked to a higher risk of #Alzheimer ’s disease, according to a study in PLOS Medicine of 27.8 million older Americans. The risk was slightly higher in people with a history of #stroke. DOI: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Air pollution may directly contribute to Alzheimer’s disease "Exposure to air pollution, particularly PM2.5, has been linked to an increased risk of AD, likely through pathways such as neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and vascular injury." journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Plant residues don’t just become soil carbon. Our study shows lignocellulose-derived humic substances can reshape microbial carbon metabolism AND enrich antibiotic resistance genes in soil. Soil chemistry shapes microbial evolution more than we think. #SoilHealth www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Can waste biomass help stop “forever chemicals” from entering the food chain? Our new study shows iron-enhanced hemp biochar can cut PFAS uptake in radish by nearly 46%, offering a low-cost strategy to protect crops and food safety. #PFAS #FoodSafety #Biochar www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

A study in Scientific Reports suggests the observed decline in reproductive success of the western Australian population of southern right whales is influenced by environmental changes in mid- and high-latitude feeding grounds. go.nature.com/3MDSqfS 🌊 🌍 🧪

Scientists detected #lithium #pollution nearly 100 km above Earth after part of a Falcon 9 rocket re-entered on 19 Feb 2025. The first direct ground-based measurement of #rocket re-entry pollution was published in Communications Earth & Environment. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Indonesia #floods have reignited a national debate over #deforestation after extreme rainfall and landslides in #Sumatra left hundreds dead and thousands displaced late last year.

#Floods don’t have to hit a hospital to disrupt it. A nationwide study in Communications Earth & Environment finds 75 German #hospitals at risk of major patient surges due to flood-driven traffic delays, some located over 10 km from flood zones. #Healthcare #Germany DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

US #Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on #climatechange and focus instead on its founding mission.

Ringed #seals caught near #Greenland ’s glacier fronts had fuller stomachs than those taken farther away, new research in Communications Earth & Environment shows. #ForagingBehaviour #ArcticEcosystems #ClimateChange DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Recent Olympic Games emitted between 1.59 and 4.5 million tonnes of CO2e per edition, a study in The Geographical Journal reports. To align with the Paris Agreement, emissions must fall 48% by 2030. #Olympics #CarbonFootprint DOI: doi.org/10.1111/geoj...

#Coffee farmers have urged governments to act to protect harvests from increasing periods of extreme #heat.

Human-driven #climatechange intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash #floods hit the #Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Global #methane levels have been rising again since 2006. A new study in AGU Advances links the surge mainly to #agriculture and #fossilfuels, despite stronger atmospheric removal. Isotopes and #climate modeling reveal how shifting sources reshaped the methane budget. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West #AntarcticIceSheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.

#Pollution levels in many Chinese cities still top the World Health Organization’s (WHO) limits, but they have fallen dramatically since the “airpocalypse” days of the past. #AirQuality #ParticulateMatter

Biochar is no longer just for soil. Our new study shows that mineral-engineered biochar can act as a thermal energy storage material, boosting energy storage by over 200% and improving stability after 1000 cycles. Waste biomass → smart energy materials. #EnergyStorage doi.org/10.1007/s427...

#Amazon #deforestation is linked to hotter, drier conditions during the dry season, according to a satellite-based study published in Communications Earth & Environment. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

A study in Nature Water introduces a Water Sustainability Index to curb #ESG #greenwashing. The metric scores corporate water use based on withdrawals, discharge quality, reuse and local #water stress to improve transparency and accountability. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s442...

#Flooding and fierce winds have pushed #Madagascar ’s death #toll from Cyclone #Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country’s disaster agency said on Monday.

#Greenland’ s capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January – beating a #record that stood for 109 years – as #temperatures soared across the #Arctic island’s west coast, the Danish Meteorological Institute said Monday.

We're a little late sharing this — but still very relevant 🧐 Back in September, @muser.press published an article on the SecureFood project exploring how Europe can build resilience into its food supply systems amid climate, geopolitical, and market pressures. www.muser.press/2025/09/11/s...

Japan’s Lake Suwa holds one of the world’s longest freeze records. But as winters grow warmer, the lake no longer freezes as it once did, and the famed 'God’s Crossing' has not been seen in years – a visible shift linked to #climatechange. #Japan #Omiwatari #Science #Religion

Food security saved billions. But fertilizer is now harming air, water, and health. Our new study shows nearly 40% of nitrogen inputs in China are excessive, yet food production can still be maintained while cutting fertilizer use by ~35%. #Sustainability www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Extreme rainfall doesn’t just flood fields; it accelerates soil carbon loss. Up to +17.2% SOC decomposition under intensified drying–rewetting cycles. Biochar helped buffer this effect by stabilizing soil aggregates and reshaping microbial communities. #SoilCarbon doi.org/10.1007/s427...

The Methane spike in the early 2020’s has been explained in two new studies. A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural land are to blame. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...  www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #methane

Atmospheric #methane surged in the #pandemic years as a temporary drop in hydroxyl radicals slowed its removal, while wetter conditions boosted #emissions from #wetlands and inland waters. A study in Science finds fossil fuels were not the main driver. DOI: doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Improvements to methods should lead to more robust evidence and more rapid advances in knowledge. In their Perspective, Marcus Munafò & @mendelrandom.bsky.social look at why this hasn't been the case and what can be done about it #AcademicSky 🧪

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding that underpins #US regulations that curb planet-warming #pollution, marking his biggest rollback of #climatepolicy to date.

The UN’s #climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an “unprecedented threat” to #internationalcooperation from pro- fossil fuel forces – issuing the appeal as #US President Donald Trump rattles the global order.

A study in Nature Communications finds that many developing countries rely heavily on #pollution reductions beyond their #borders. Without coordinated #climatepolicy, health inequalities linked to cross-border air pollution may persist or worsen. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

A study in Biochar reports that 70–90% of #biochar fed to dairy #cows survives digestion and remains stable. When returned to fields through manure, it could lock #carbon into soils for the long term and help reduce farm #emissions. #CarbonSequestration DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

President Donald #Trump is set this week to scrap a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases jeopardize public health by driving #climatechange — the bedrock of US regulations to curb planet-warming #pollution.

A study published in Nature Communications shows that species turnover has declined by about one third across many #ecosystems over the past century. Researchers warn that this apparent stability may reflect environmental #degradation rather than #resilience. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

In #Greenland, warmer winters and unstable ice are changing everyday #life. Hunters face shorter seasons and riskier travel, while traditional practices tied to snow and ice are harder to maintain as the Arctic continues to warm. #ClimateChange