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Running out of 'cool days' — how climate change is affecting marathons
KARACHI: Apart from causing wide-ranging adverse repercussions, climate change is also affecting sports by rapidly shrinking the window of "cool days" that allow marathon runners to achieve their best performances, posing an increasing challenge...
Shock New Report Lays Out The Full Scale Of Environmental Damage Caused by Onshore Wind Turbines
Authored by Chris Morrison via The Daily Sceptic, Fresh insights into the ecological devastation caused by onshore wind turbines around the world are contained in a shocking new paper published last month by a group of ecologists in Nature. The...
Climate impacts of biochar and hydrochar differ in boreal grasslands
Recent advances in soil science have spotlighted the potential of carbon-rich amendments such as biochar and hydrochar to mitigate climate change by altering greenhouse gas dynamics in agricultural soils. However, a groundbreaking new study from...
Lawmakers review environment protection progress under 2020 law
Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly plans to dedicate the entire day on October 28 to discussing a supervisory report and a draft resolution evaluating the enforcement of policies and laws related to environmental protection since the Law on...
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Entities Affected By Climate Reporting Changes Granted “No Action” Relief
Entities affected by recently announced climate reporting changes will no longer be expected to lodge climate statements ahead of legislation changes. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has decided to provide interim...
South Africa: Investment in energy dominates climate funding
The climate transition in South Africa is gathering pace, with new data showing that energy continues to dominate climate-related investment – but gaps remain in adaptation, just transition and concessional financing. Saliem Fakir, Executive...
Changing geopolitical environment reshapes science, technology and innovation policy, says OECD
“The challenge is to strike the right balance between security, openness and innovation,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said. “Too little security can expose sensitive research, while too much can stifle innovation and positive...
NGO Forum: Environmental justice and Indigenous Peoples' rights go hand in hand
Panellists included speakers from Touch to Heal Initiative, the Association des jeunes dynamiques pour le développement durable, and Asaasiam Vision International, with moderation from the Legal Aid Commission of Ghana. The discussion centred...
Climate activists say B.C. needs to conduct new assessment for natural gas pipeline
The B.C. government needs to conduct a new environmental assessment for a pipeline project that would transport natural gas across the province, climate activists say in court affidavits. The proposal to pipe natural gas to the West Coast from...
Wavemaker Impact to rebrand as 100×100, launch climate platform
Wavemaker Impact, the climate-tech venture building arm of Wavemaker Partners, said it has begun the spinoff process to become an independent fund manager and launch a climate investment platform called 100×100 Group. The Singapore-based team has...
Genomic Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU Environments: Mobile Genetic Elements, Efflux Pumps, and Resistance Mechanism
Introduction Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, frequently implicated in ventilator-associated pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and severe post-traumatic...
Building enduring channel partnerships in a multi-generational IT environment
On one hand, the pressure is on to innovate - to deploy AI, to be faster, smarter, and to harness data in ways that were impossible just a few years ago. On the other hand, the lights are kept on by legacy infrastructure that’s too critical to...
Countries’ new climate plans to start cutting global emissions, U.N. says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The latest climate pledges by governments will cause global greenhouse gas emissions to start to fall in the next 10 years, but not nearly fast enough to prevent worsening climate change and extreme weather, the...
Armenia offered to use Rosatom's digital environmental monitoring technologies
NEWS » Economy » Armenia offered to use Rosatom's digital environmental monitoring technologies The development of cooperation between Armenia and Russia in the fields of ecology, nature management, and digital environmental monitoring were...
Momentum criticises lack of budget measures on transport, environment
Momentum has welcomed budget measures targeting families and students while criticising the government for not including measures to address traffic and the environment. In a statement Tuesday, the party said it would have liked to see more...
Climate dollars eyed to backfill Washington state wildfire funding
By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in next year’s legislative session, despite a tightening budget outlook. On...
Climate change drives up chocolate prices for Halloween
High chocolate prices may spook some shoppers this Halloween season as cocoa continues to get more expensive. Cocoa prices have more than doubled in the past year due to unfavorable growing conditions in areas where cocoa is produced. West Africa,...
Environment Report: While San Diego Leaders Balk at High Rates, City Debates Less-Ambitious Sewage Recycling Plan
In September, the San Diego City Council gave the mayor a month to find ratepayers savings on water rates. Tuesday’s the councilmembers’ second attempt to pass a 63 percent water and 31 percent wastewater increase over four years. Nothing has...
Cambodia's Agriculture Minister and WFP Vow to Deepen Cooperation on Food Security and Climate Resilience
AKP Phnom Penh, October 28, 2025 -- Cambodia's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Representative, Kyung-nan Park, met at the ministry's office here yesterday to solidify their...
Climate storms threatens 'vicious cycle'
He added: “This situation – which we call derailment – is like sailors becoming overwhelmed by a storm and so losing their ability to navigate, or even stay afloat.” Ecosystems In explaining derailment risks, the report highlights the example of...