Two studies published in the journal 'Nature Climate Change' suggest that we may have already crossed a key threshold set by the Paris Agreement to limit global warming, as 2024 became the first full year with global temperatures exceeding 1.5°C.
A Science of the Total Environment study found widespread contaminants—PCBs, OCPs, and PFAS—in commonly hunted waterfowl across the northeast Atlantic Flyway. While some species had lower contamination, others posed potential health risks for hunters and consumers, including cancer. The findings urge not just updated consumption guidelines, but also a continuous and more profound research on wildlife impacts, highlighting the importance of ongoing learning and discovery in this field.
The natural environment was unable to absorb as much CO2 in 2024 because of drought and wildfires, which led to record-high emissions from fossil fuels and more CO2 building up in the atmosphere.
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The United States is experiencing extreme weather with destructive California wildfires and a winter blizzard affecting the South and Midwest which is driven by shifting atmospheric patterns.
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Shekhawat said the time has come when one should stop presuming that issues like carbon emission, rise in sea level, extreme weather conditions will not affect him individually in his lifetime but are merely academic issues flagged by scientists and reports in media.
The global average temperature during the past year exceeded the 1.5°C (2.7°F) warming limit set by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement with such a jump that it easily went past 2023's record heat amid an alarming rise in greenhouse gases.
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Construction of the world’s biggest dam in the Yarlung Tsangpo river — China's name for the Brahmaputra — has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on the ecological environment, geology, and water resources of downstream countries like India and Bangladesh, its Foreign Ministry has said.
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