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Live Science
8 hours ago
Which animals will survive climate change?
Live Science - Emma Bryce
Even the toughest species might have a limit under climate change. Climate change is imperiling large species high up on the food chain, including …
CNN
8 hours ago
A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected
CNN - Christian Edwards
CNN — The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted global climate action, according to a new study using machine learning. The study estimates that the planet could reach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial …
The Washington Post
10 hours ago
This group is sharpening the GOP attack on ‘woke’ Wall Street
The Washington Post - Steven Mufson
Consumers’ Research, bolstered by millions in undisclosed donations, targets investment firms and their evaluation of climate risks Bankrolled by mysterious donors, a little-known group named Consumers’ Research has emerged as a key player in the conservative crusade to prevent Wall Street from …
Al Jazeera
1 day ago
We are ‘greening’ ourselves to extinction
Al Jazeera - Vijay Kolinjivadi
Apocalypse investors are pushing fake climate solutions on us that are making climate change worse. More than a decade ago, investment experts James Altucher and Douglas Sease wrote a book for the Wall Street Journal called Investing in the Apocalypse. They argued that the end of the world is a …
3 days ago
Earth can stabilize run-away climate change on its own, MIT study concludes
thebrighterside.news - Joseph Shavit
Research confirms that the planet harbors a “stabilizing feedback” mechanism that acts over hundreds of thousands of years to pull the climate back …
A scientist responds to claims that the ozone hole and acid rain were nonsense. "It's a little bit like saying, 'I had a heart attack and my doctor put a stent in. They told me I had to exercise and now I feel great. So I think that was all just nonsense to make money for the medical establishment.'"
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2 days ago
Why don't we talk about acid rain and the ozone hole anymore? Scientists debunk misinformation
CBC News - Jaela Bernstien
If you're over 30, you likely remember a time when there was a lot of hand-wringing and furrowed brows over the ozone hole and skin cancer, as well …