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Tourists evacuated from Kenyas Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

"...The government has urged people living in flood-prone areas to evacuate or be moved forcefully as water level in two major hydroelectric dams rise to a historic high..."

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Blame El Nino, not climate change, for low rainfall that disrupted Panama Canal traffic: study

"...Panama experienced one of its driest years on record last year, receiving below-average rainfall for seven of the eight months of its May to December rainy season. As a result, since last June, the Panama Canal Authority has restricted the number and size of ships passing through the Panama Canal due to low water levels in Lake Gatun, the canal's main hydrological reserve. Global shipping is still being disrupted..."

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Todays federal governmentmassive spending growth and epic betting : op-ed

"...The Trudeau governments 2024 budget landed with a thud, evoking little enthusiasm and drawing spirited criticism from business leaders, investors, provincial premiers and (of course) the opposition parties. Several elements of the budget have garnered outsized attention, notably the pledge to run endless deficits, the imposition of higher capital gains taxes, and various new programs and policy initiatives intended to address Canadas housing crisis. But the budget includes a few eye-catching data points that have been downplayed in the subsequent political and media commentary..."

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Well Get You Out of HereJust Follow the Sound of My Voice Hakai Magazine

"...Although killer whales can often get themselves out of trouble, other times people have to step in to help. And when scientists want killer whales to moveto lead them back to open water or away from an oil spillwhat can they do?..."

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Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal

"...The climate models did not show a trend similar to the drying that Panama experienced last year. In fact, many models show a wetter trend in the region due to climate change from carbon dioxide and methane emissions produced by the burning of coal, oil and natural gas..."

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Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

"...KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) Skimming over miles of hills blackened by wildfires west of Athens, Fire Lt. Col. Ioannis Kolovos readies his elite fire crew crouched inside a helicopter..."

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1 person dead, buildings damaged after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

"...WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, authorities said..."

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Rockway Centre looking for development partner as it starts first phase

"...A space dedicated to older adult programs and services is set to be redeveloped. Rockway Centre in Kitchener was approved for redevelopment during a council meeting on April 29. City staff will now start a three-step strategy that includes looking for a development partner for the project..."

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Ottawa weakens impact assessment law to dodge court battles

"...Since October, behind-the-scenes discussions about what to do centred on one question: How much does the federal government want to test what the Supreme Court said?“Some people are saying, I think it's OK to test a little bit, and other people are saying you probably don't want to go there. And I'm torn because part of me obviously wants to be as ambitious as possible, and part of me feels, ‘Oh my God, what if we lose another court case?’” Guilbeault told Canada’s National Observer in an interview before the amendments were tabled. “Our Impact Assessment Act would fall apart and then we would have nothing..."

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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open

"...The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open..."

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Hudsons Hope shares Grab n Go bag checklist for wildfire season

"...HUDSONS HOPE, B. C. With wildfire season underway in northeast B..."

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Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida

"...TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, the state would make energy affordability and availability its main focus..."

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Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot

"...The campaign submitted more than 20,000 signatures but would need only about 13,000 valid ones to qualify for the ballot. If verified by Solano Countys elections office, voters will decide in the fall whether to allow urban development on land currently zoned for agriculture. The land-use change would be necessary for the development to be built..."

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Podcasts

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India's election, Red Sea attacks, and Chinese export restrictions three factors to watch in the nitrogen market heading

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"...The nitrogen fertilizer market is expected to remain firm heading into the '24 planting season thanks to several global supply/demand factors, according to ADM Fertilizer's Saskatchewan-based urea product line manager..."

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More likely, more intense

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"...Storm Daniel devastated the city of Derna in Libya after heavy rainfall broke a dam, causing extreme flooding downstream..."

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Is climate change slowing down the ocean? | Susan Lozier

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers relevant to the latest news and opinion.

Productivity and efficiency impact of climate change and agroecology on Bangladesh agriculture

"...The paper estimates the impacts of climate change, agroecological and socio-economic characteristics on agricultural productivity and efficiency changes in Bangladesh agriculture using a rich panel dataset of 17 regions covering a period of 61-years (19482008)..."

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Progress of Air Pollution Control in China and Its Challenges and Opportunities in the Ecological Civilization Era

"...Fundamental improvement of air quality in China, as a key indicator for the success of ecological civilization construction, demands the deep de-carbonization of Chinas energy system as well as more synergistic pathways to address air pollution and global climate change simultaneously..."

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The contributions of socioeconomic and natural factors to the acid deposition over China

"...China has experienced severe acid rain pollution during the past decades due to excessive sulfur oxides (SO2) and nitrous oxides (NOx) emissions, which further caused lake acidification, biodiversity losses and climate change..."

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A multi-year and high-resolution inventory of biomass burning emissions in tropical continents from 2001–2017 based on sat

"...Biomass burning in the tropics significantly impacts the regional and global atmospheric budget, climate change, and air pollution..."

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Urban carbon emissions associated with electricity consumption in Beijing and the driving factors

"...(3) The fuel structure and energy efficiency contributed to the decline in Beijings production-based emissions..."

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The Impact of Snowstorms, Droughts and Locust Outbreaks on Livestock Production in Inner Mongolia: Anticipation and Adaptation t

"...These shocks are likely to be more unpredictable as the effects of climate change continue to mount..."

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A ‘demand-supply-regulation-institution’ stakeholder partnership model of delivering zero carbon buildings

"...In addressing anthropogenic climate change, many countries have tightened up their building energy regulations and even formulated zero carbon building (ZCB) policies..."

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Comparative economic and life cycle assessment of solar-based hydrogen production for oil and gas industries

"...Solar-based hydrogen production is a potentially advantageous option to the problems of climate change and depletion of conventional fuel supplies..."

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Open access transport models: A leverage point in sustainable transport planning

"...A large and growing body of evidence suggests fundamental changes are needed in transport systems, to tackle issues such as air pollution, physical inactivity and climate change..."

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Understanding the barriers to the diffusion of rooftop solar: A case study of Delhi (India)

"...India's plans to promote electricity generation from solar energy is a positive step in this direction..."

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Rediscovering the EKC hypothesis for the 20 highest CO2 emitters among OECD countries by level of globalization

"...Political globalization is shown to be a tool for mitigating environmental degradation, while economic globalization is harmful for it..."

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Time-varying trends of vegetation change and their driving forces during 1981–2016 along the silk road economic belt

"...Time-varying trend analysis can correctly reveal the actual trend in vegetation and its responses to climate change, which provides scientific reference for ecological protection along the SREB..."

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