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Puffin Numbers Increase on the Isle of May

Numbers of puffins at one of the UK’s largest colonies have increased by around a third since 2017.

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Food Wastage Problem Needs to be Addressed Urgently, Say Experts

Urgent changes are needed to solve the increasing problem of lost and wasted food, according to UNSW experts.

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Why Some Plant Diseases Thrive in Urban Environments

Rachel Penczykowski, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and five WashU graduate and undergraduate students tracked infestations of powdery mildew on common broadleaf weeds.

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Early Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal

Unusually early and intense blazes spread over Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in late May and early June 2024.

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Sweaty Cattle May Boost Food Security in a Warming World

Sweaty cows may not sound like the most exciting company, but in a warming world, researchers can’t get enough of them.

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Ancient Ocean Slowdown Warns of Future Climate Chaos

When it comes to the ocean’s response to global warming, we’re not in entirely uncharted waters.

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Public More Confident Connecting Increasing Heat, Wildfires with Climate Change than Other Extreme Weather Events, Study Finds

Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes.

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Quantum Data Assimilation: A Quantum Leap in Weather Prediction

Researchers developed a novel algorithm to solve data assimilation problems using quantum computers, significantly reducing computational cost.

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Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida

A plume of moisture from the western Caribbean delivered heavy rainfall to parts of southern Florida, particularly along its Gulf Coast, in June 2024. 

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Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future Shortages

Relying on water storage won’t be enough to make up for declines in future water availability under a changing climate, new study shows.

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