Global warming

Council crack down to extinguish illegal fires

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Reference:  Date:  Wed, 01/24/2024 The number of illegal fires across the district has fallen 58% in a year according to East Cambridgeshire District Council. The council has been cracking down on the burning of commercial waste as part of its commitment towards a cleaner, greener East Cambridgeshire. Burning waste, particularly oil-based wastes, plastics and treated…

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International team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects

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International team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects

A research mission to Antarctica will study the effects of global warming on the West Antarctic ice sheet. The mission is part of an international research programme, which includes researchers … The post International team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Map shows areas of Cambs that could be underwater with global warming rise of 1.5C

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Interactive maps by Climate Central show how different extents of global warming could affect Cambridgeshire

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Shrinking Arctic glaciers reveal source of methane that could accelerate global warming

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It is thought emissions will increase as the glaciers retreat.

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Reply to Yang et al.: Global warming and black carbon simultaneously lead to glacier mass decline over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau [Response]

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The post Reply to Yang et al.: Global warming and black carbon simultaneously lead to glacier mass decline over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau [Response] appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Warming and acidification threatens organisms

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Warming and acidification threatens organisms

Global warming and ocean acidification are threatening marine organisms, such as corals, bryozoans, molluscs, sea urchins or crustaceans, that build their skeletons and shells with calcium carbonate (chalk) according to … The post Warming and acidification threatens organisms appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Cambridge scientists warn global warming could see extinction-level event in 50 years

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Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict

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University of Cambridge orchestra’s loss is electronic music’s gain

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Octopus is a call to action against global warming, albeit a light-hearted one.

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COP26: East Anglia ‘a lot to win, a lot to lose’ at climate summit

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The driest region in UK is the most at risk to global warming but also well-placed to effect change.

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British summers to hit 40C on a regular basis, experts warn

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Even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5C, Britain is likely to be scorched by extreme heat, said leading meteorologists

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