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A study published in the journal Science Advances has recently found when it comes to freshwater fisheries, anglers may have a greater impact on fish populations than climate change.
Despite worries over rising temperatures, it turns out anglers have a greater effect on fish populations than global warming. That’s according to a new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Coral reefs become first environmental system on Earth to pass climate "tipping point," report says
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.
Energy & Environment The Big Story Climate ‘tipping points’ are being surpassed: researchers Some irreversible climate harms are already happening to the
The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world.
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Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.
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Scientists trek Tajikistan mountains to obtain ice core samples to learn about global warming
A team of international scientists has drilled deep ice cores in glaciers in Tajikistan to collect centuries of climate data trapped in the ice. The ice, drilled from 105 metres below the surface, can help scientists better understand the changing climate.