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Causes, Impacts and Recovery – State of the Planet

As devastating wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area, Columbia Climate School experts are doing their best to determine how these fires became so catastrophic and what’s needed for recovery. In an interview with NPR, Mingfang Ting, a professor of climate at the Columbia Climate School, speaks about the key characteristics of the […]
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Corruption fears surround environmentalist’s conviction

Sentencing “The situation has only worsened as a result of the corruption used by the illegal loggers.  “This exploitation is taking on a new dimension, with a network involving certain provincial deputies, armed groups and logging companies, with the blessing of certain provincial authorities,“ he said.  The administrator of the Kabambare territory issued a letter […]
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2024 Confirmed As Hottest Year on Record, Part of Sustained Upward March – State of the Planet

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above the agency’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which tops the record set in 2023. The new record comes after 15 consecutive months (June […]
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Our beef with major shipping firms

Major shipping companies transported more than half a million tonnes of beef and leather from abattoirs linked to tropical forest destruction in Brazil in a two year period: equal to half the UK’s annual beef consumption. New data from consultancy AidEnvironment analysed by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism shows that 12 meat plants run by Brazil’s biggest […]
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A Disaster Expert Explains Why the LA Fires Have Been So Catastrophic – State of the Planet

The Palisades fire, taken on January 8th. As of January 9th, the fire was 0% contained. Photo: CAL FIRE Official The ongoing wildfires in L.A. are among the most destructive and terrifying disasters to ever hit the city. As of the time of publication, five people have died, 27,000 acres have burned and at least […]
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Climate School Expands Faculty – State of the Planet

The Columbia Climate School’s faculty will expand beginning on January 1, 2025. “With the addition of these new faculty, along with the incoming Climate School dean Alexis Abramson, who will be a professor of climate, the school’s faculty will increase to 29 in the new year,” said interim dean Jeffrey Shaman. The following faculty will join the Climate School […]
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Our Top Stories of 2024 – State of the Planet

2024 was another record-breaking year—global temperatures continued to rise; an especially active hurricane season left a trail of destruction in the U.S; catastrophic floods rattled Spain and Central Europe; and wildfires decimated parts of North and South America—to name just a few of the headlines. But it was also a year filled with exciting opportunities […]
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We’re on the road to nowhere…

“After more than two decades of consistent misinformation about the project, nearly the entire local population now favours it, and questioning the initiative would be political suicide for any candidate. “Repaving the BR-319 highway would link the relatively undisturbed central Amazon to the AMACRO region – a deforestation hotspot named after the states of Amazonas, […]
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Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. This was found by an international team of researchers led by Dr Elizabeta Briski from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, making them more resistant to […]
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Launches First-Ever National Heart Recovery

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Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. This was found by an international team of researchers led by Dr Elizabeta Briski from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, making them more resistant to […]
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Europe energy investments in North Africa ‘neocolonial’

European investments in energy and agriculture in Egypt and Morocco are extracting resources to the global north with little added value for the local economies, according to Greenpeace.  Governments, financial institutions and energy and agricultural companies in Europe paint claim investments in green energy projects in North Africa are for the mutual benefit of all […]
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