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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Grist

The blistering weather had many people wondering: Is this climate change? Although the event was exceedingly abnormal — a 1-in-1,000-year event in today’s climate, according to some estimates — researchers say that without global warming it would have been at least 150 times rarer and several degrees cooler. Already, the U.S.

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Farmers and local knowledge critical to stewardship of Earth’s life support systems, says UK-China study

Envirotec Magazine

It more clearly shows how human activities like farming, mining, forestry and industry can contaminate water, cause soil erosion, and pollute the atmosphere. Professor Larissa Naylor, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, led the design of the new diagram and is the paper’s corresponding author.

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Big Ag Influence Over UN Food Systems Summit Criticised by Green Farming Advocates

DeSmogBlog

JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity. This means corporations are using the term to describe a vast array of different practices. based environmental organization.

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Spring’s Early Bloom: Farmers’ Adaptations And Keeping Crop Models In Sync

Energy Innovation

Climate change-induced warmer temperatures are causing many plants in temperate climates to exhibit spring behavior, like blooms and budburst, much earlier in the year. Elevated temperatures are a primary mechanism through which climate change affects crop phenology. Source: Vitasse et al. Figure 2.

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Greener buildings: How to make offices, warehouses, factories, and shops more climate resilient

Business Green

Experts have long warned businesses will have to move past their climate resilience blindspot if they are to cope with ever-escalating climate risks. Last year's floods, droughts, and storms hurt transport and building infrastructure up and down the country, taking a toll on public health, worker productivity, and the wider economy.

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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

DeSmogBlog

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution.

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The Impact of Chemicals in Everyday Products: How to Choose Non-Toxic Alternatives

The Environmental Blog

From cleaning supplies to personal care items to household goods, many of these products contain harmful chemicals that can pose significant risks to our health and the environment. However, what lies beneath the appealing packaging is often a cocktail of chemicals that can have adverse effects on our health.