84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record.

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpass…

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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic.

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Analysis of the ancient ice is expec…

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Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say.

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday. Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelv…

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Humpback whale travels farther than any mammal ever recorded.

Humpback whales have long impressed us with their incredible travel distances, often covering thousands of miles between feeding and breeding areas. Scientists recently recorded an adult male humpback whale making an unexpected journey from South America to Africa, traveling…

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Global warming is slowing the earth’s rotation.

As rising global temperatures melt Earth’s polar ice sheets, the shifting water is creating such a huge redistribution of our planet’s mass that its rotation speed is dropping. This unusual result of climate change is interacting with other forces that affect the planet’s r…

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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world.

Google is planning to use satellite data, AI technology, and computing power to map methane emissions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that's responsible for nearly a third of global warming. Nearly 40% of manmade methane comes from oil, gas, and coal operations. A sa…

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Polar bears appear to be ageing faster as the Arctic gets warmer.

The stress of climate change seems to be making polar bears today age at a faster rate than those born just over half a century ago. Markers of biological ageing in polar bear tissue samples reveal that stress associated with climate change appears to be taking a toll. Source…

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‘Lost Bird’ not seen in 20 years photographed for the first time.

Rediscovering a lost species is exciting, and important for boosting conservation efforts. However, it is not for the faint of heart. An international team of scientists traversed 75 miles of steep mountain terrain to capture the first recorded photos of a bird once conside…

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Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’.

Online search queries related to "climate anxiety" have risen, according to data gathered by Google and shared exclusively with BBC 100 Women. Studies also suggests that women are more affected by climate anxiety than men. The rise of wildfires, floods and droughts …

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One of world's largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters.

One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. But it became stuck to…

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Kenya's President Ruto one of four Africans on Time climate leaders list.

Kenya's President William Ruto has been named by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential leaders shaping global climate action. The listing comes in the week he led a national holiday aimed at planting 100 million trees in a single day. Mr Ruto was na…

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We may have already found life on Mars, Astrobiologist Says.

In all our explorations of Mars to date, no evidence has been found that meets the rigorous standards to claim that we have conclusively found life. But, decades ago in the 1970s, when the Viking landers became the first US mission to safely land on and explore the red plane…

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The largest gorilla ever recorded.

Primates, a mammals classification including apes, have been around for over 50 million years. Over time, with divergent evolution, apes branched into various species, including the gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and modern humans.  While each species i…

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July 2023 hottest month on record as heatwaves scorch Earth

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s climate observatory confirmed, warning of dire consequences for the planet. Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previou…

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More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish Island.

A pod of more than 50 pilot whales has died after a mass stranding on a northwestern Scottish island, according to a marine charity on the ground. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), which responded to the report of the stranding on Sunday (16), said most of the 55-st…

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Last week the planet’s hottest on record: UN weather agency.

The beginning of July was the hottest week on record as a series of searing days saw global temperature records fall. The news comes after intensifying climate change and the early stages of the El Nino weather pattern drove the hottest June on record, the World Meteorologic…

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Climate change: Sudden heat increase in seas around UK and Ireland.

Some of the most intense marine heat increases on Earth have developed in seas around the UK and Ireland, the European Space Agency (ESA) says. Water temperatures are as much as 3 to 4C above the average for this time of year in some areas, according to analysis by Esa and t…

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Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time.

Our overheating world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. Researchers say there's now a 66% chance we will pass the 1.5C global warming threshold between now and 2027. The chances are rising due to emi…

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Cyclone Mocha

Cyclone Mocha was a very severe cyclonic storm that formed in the Bay of Bengal on May 10, 2023. The storm intensified rapidly, reaching peak winds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour) before making landfall in Bangladesh on May 14. The storm caused widespread da…

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‘Red’ alert issued for deep depression over Bay of Bengal.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a ‘Red’ warning for deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal effective until 12.00 noon tomorrow (May 11). The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and laid centred near 8.8°N and …

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