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Earth Now on Track to Reach 1.5 Degrees of Warming by 2027
The world is set to reach new record temperatures within just a few years, as global temperatures are expected to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation announced today. And the incoming El Niño isn’t helping matters.
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Rockets Present a Potential New Threat to the Ozone Layer
The rapidly rising number of space launches could pose a new threat to Earth’s critical ozone layer, according to a growing body of scientific research.
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Countries Reach Sweeping Deal to Protect Nature
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There’s a Big Problem With Countries’ Plans to Plant More Trees
Countries will need close to 3 billion acres (1.2 billion hectares) of land to fulfil their current climate pledges, thanks to their focus on techniques like planting new trees over tougher but less land-intensive methods of reducing greenhouse gasses, a report released Tuesday finds. That’s roughly half the amount currently used for all global agriculture…