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Predicting Rain Is Getting Harder as Climate Change Disrupts Atmospheric Patterns

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:21:49 +0000

Predicting rainfall is becoming more challenging as climate change alters atmospheric circulation, making it harder for scientists to determine when and where rain will fall despite clearer global trends.

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Tropical Peat Fires Reach Highest Level in 2,000 Years

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:03:26 +0000

Tropical peat fires are no longer just natural events. Research shows a dramatic surge since the 20th century, fueled by human land-use changes and rising risks in Indonesia.

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Rapid Evolution Helps Species Survive Climate Change

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:01:24 +0000

This finding suggests that population recovery was not simply the result of improved environmental conditions. Instead, it was closely linked to genetic changes that occurred during the drought.

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Extreme Heat Could Kill Half of Tropical Forest Insects

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:06:23 +0000

The results indicate that many tropical insects already live close to their physiological heat limits. Even a modest increase in temperature could push some species into levels of heat stress that cause paralysis or death.

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A Hotter Planet, Bigger Fires

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:53:43 +0000

Using a global empirical model, the team projected how wildfire activity could evolve by the end of the 21st century under two warming scenarios, a relatively constrained 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway and a high-emissions trajectory of 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.

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Too Hot to Bloom on Time? Climate Change Disrupts Tropical Flowering

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:30:47 +0000

Climate change is not only affecting winter and spring in the Northern Hemisphere, but is also significantly altering

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Global Warming Turns Mountain Grasslands Unproductive

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:31:02 +0000

Grass and flowering plant communities that initially dominated the landscape gradually gave way to woody shrubs in a process known as “shrubification.”

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Half of the World’s Coral Reefs Severely Bleached During 2014–2017

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:06:37 +0000

More than half of the world’s coral reefs suffered severe bleaching during 2014–2017, with an ongoing global crisis threatening reefs worldwide.

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Land-Use Change Fuels Global Zoonotic Risks

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:03:05 +0000

As forests are cleared, wetlands drained and habitats fragmented, opportunities for pathogens to move from animals into human populations grow sharply.

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Amazon Forest Faces Silent Biodiversity Loss as Climate Pressures Mount

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:22:06 +0000

The Amazon looks intact, but beneath the canopy scientists are detecting a silent loss of tree species driven by climate change and rising heat.

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