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UN accepts overshooting 1.5C climate target is “inevitable”

The head of the United Nations has conceded that the global average temperature will rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, breaching...

Underfoot and under threat: Climate change hurts soil’s ’essential workers’

It’s easy to take what happens under our feet for granted.Whether you know it or not, thousands of species of mites and springtails...

Imagery faked with AI’s help only added to the awfulness of Hurricane Melissa » Yale Climate Connections

Across Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas, a trail of human suffering, devastated buildings and infrastructure, and smashed meteorological records left by titanic Hurricane...

What on Earth is ‘REDD+’?

Editor’s note: From “climate adaptation” to “blue carbon,” from “landscape approach" to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere these days. Conservation International’s blog...

Why talking to your state and local leaders matters » Yale Climate Connections

From city halls to the halls of Congress, elected leaders make lots of decisions that affect the climate. So U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley...

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