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UN General Assembly Endorses Historic World Court Climate Ruling with 141 Votes in Favor Environment

UN General Assembly Endorses Historic World Court Climate Ruling with 141 Votes in Favor

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution backing the International Court of Justice's landmark advisory opinion on climate obligations, with 141 countries voting in favor and only eight against.

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UN Climate Panel Declares Worst-Case RCP 8.5 Scenario Implausible, Revises Projections Downward Environment

UN Climate Panel Declares Worst-Case RCP 8.5 Scenario Implausible, Revises Projections Downward

The IPCC has officially declared its most extreme climate scenario RCP 8.5 to be implausible, citing the falling costs of renewables, the emergence of climate policy, and recent emission trends, replacing the 4.8-degree projection with a three-degree estimate by 2100.

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World Rivers Are Quietly Losing Oxygen as Climate Change Threatens Aquatic Ecosystems, Major Study Finds Environment

World Rivers Are Quietly Losing Oxygen as Climate Change Threatens Aquatic Ecosystems, Major Study Finds

A sweeping analysis of over 21,000 rivers using satellites and artificial intelligence reveals that global warming is driving deoxygenation worldwide, with some waterways projected to lose 10 percent of their oxygen by the end of the century.

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Platinum-Free Catalyst Breakthrough Could Slash Cost of Clean Hydrogen Production Environment

Platinum-Free Catalyst Breakthrough Could Slash Cost of Clean Hydrogen Production

Washington University researchers created a rhenium-molybdenum phosphide catalyst that outperforms platinum-group metals and ran for over 1,000 hours at industrial current densities.

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Scientists Warn Super El Nino Developing Faster Than Expected in 2026 Environment

Scientists Warn Super El Nino Developing Faster Than Expected in 2026

A potentially record-breaking Super El Nino is forming in the Pacific Ocean faster than climate models predicted, with a 1-in-3 chance of reaching historically strong levels by winter.

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Deadly Heatwave Sweeps South Asia as Temperatures Soar Past 50 Degrees Celsius Environment

Deadly Heatwave Sweeps South Asia as Temperatures Soar Past 50 Degrees Celsius

A record-breaking heatwave across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has killed dozens and disrupted the lives of hundreds of millions as climate scientists warn such extremes are now three times more likely due to human-caused warming.

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Climate Scientists Warn 2026 Could Become the Hottest Year Ever Recorded Environment

Climate Scientists Warn 2026 Could Become the Hottest Year Ever Recorded

World Weather Attribution warns 2026 may set a new global temperature record as wildfires devastate 150 million hectares and a powerful El Nino looms.

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Engineered Algae Traps Microplastics as Atlantic Current Weakens and China Surges Past All Nations in Clean Energy Environment

Engineered Algae Traps Microplastics as Atlantic Current Weakens and China Surges Past All Nations in Clean Energy

Scientists engineered algae that captures microplastics from water while researchers confirmed the Atlantic current system is weakening. Meanwhile China installed more clean energy in 2025 than the US has ever built, burned less fossil fuel than the previous year, and exported over 200 billion dollars in clean technology.

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Strait of Hormuz Crisis Drives Gas Prices to Painful Highs as Energy Security Fears Mount Environment

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Drives Gas Prices to Painful Highs as Energy Security Fears Mount

Oil prices have surged nearly 40% since the Strait of Hormuz closure began on February 28, pushing Brent crude above $105 per barrel and gas prices $1.12 per gallon higher than a year ago.

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Water Battery Could Last Until 24th Century While Coral Reef Microbe Discovery Reshapes Marine Science Environment

Water Battery Could Last Until 24th Century While Coral Reef Microbe Discovery Reshapes Marine Science

A new water-based battery that could last centuries and be safely discarded joins discoveries of hidden coral reef microbes, accelerating warming rates, and microplastic atmospheric effects in reshaping environmental science.

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WHO Launches Lead Poisoning Prevention Package as Urban Noise and Climate Threats Mount Environment

WHO Launches Lead Poisoning Prevention Package as Urban Noise and Climate Threats Mount

WHO unveils a comprehensive technical package to combat lead poisoning worldwide, as urban noise pollution and accelerating climate threats highlight the growing intersection of environmental and public health challenges.

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Warming Temperatures Fuel Dangerous Amoebae in Outdated Water Infrastructure Environment

Warming Temperatures Fuel Dangerous Amoebae in Outdated Water Infrastructure

Rising global temperatures are creating ideal conditions for free-living amoebae to thrive in aging water systems never designed for today's warmer climate, posing a growing public health threat worldwide.

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