Many countries are failing to comply with the non-binding commitments of the Paris Agreement, making it increasingly clear that we have to reconsider how to ensure collective action to limit global warming to less than 2°C above preindustrial levels.
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Heat May Kill More People Than Previously Reported
Even moderately hot weather may actually be killing thousands, not hundreds as previously reported.
Climate Change Tied to Increased Pregnancy Risks, Analysis Finds
More than a decade of overwhelming evidence links air pollution and heat exposure with negative pregnancy outcomes in the United States, according to a new review of dozens of studies.
Human Activity on Rivers Outpaces, Compounds Effects of Climate Change
The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world’s biggest river systems are under threat by a range of stressors caused by the daily economic, societal and political activity of humans – in addition to the long-term effects of climate change, researchers report.
NASA Observes Large Saharan Dust Plume Over Atlantic Ocean
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Colin Seftor, an atmospheric scientist, created an animation of the dust and aerosols from the plume using data from instruments that fly aboard the Suomi NPP satellite.
Is Teleportation Possible? Yes, in the Quantum World
“Beam me up” is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series. It is the command issued when a character wishes to teleport from a remote location back to the Starship Enterprise.