Europe’s food system needs to become more sustainable, but progress remains slow. A new study identifies five barriers slowing the transition and outlines principles that could help unlock change. #FoodSystems#Sustainability https://t.co/evKi1c934x DOI: https://t.co/KYBXBXm0QA
⚖️ In this month's #ClimateDigest:
🏛️ UNGA endorses a landmark ICJ climate ruling
🌡️ New projections point to at least 1.7°C warming before temp decline
🩺 @WHO warns climate change is an immediate threat to health and security
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#US President Donald Trump‘s administration is removing hundreds of deep-sea scientific #instruments used for a decade to monitor the effects of #climate change on marine environments. https://t.co/81xuSbpnx2
Wildfires burned one of the smallest global areas on record in 2025, yet the year brought severe human and economic losses. 🔥🌍
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Waleed Abdalati, director of an influential environmental #research center in Colorado, says the administration of #US President Donald Trump‘s attempts to stifle #climate research are putting US #interests at risk. https://t.co/FB1AP2GnqO
Interest in synthetic propellants is growing as the Iran #war pushes #Europe to reassess its dependencies, raising hopes of a turnaround for the struggling sector, according to industry experts. #e-SAF #Aviation https://t.co/Gstmkb5qk9
Two new studies warn that #climatechange is increasing #heat risks during #Hajj. Temperatures once typical of summer are now regularly occurring in May around #Mecca. https://t.co/JxjA2dmVsn
Europe’s #waste streams could supply more than half of future critical raw material demand by 2050. A new #report maps Europe’s “urban mine” and the recovery potential of #metals and #minerals in waste, batteries, vehicles and electronics. #Sustainability
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Global average #temperatures are likely to continue at or near #record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday.
#WMO#ExtremeHeat#Climate https://t.co/7965O32VTk
#Deforestation in the Brazilian #Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a #report published Wednesday. South America’s biggest country lost 985,000 hectares of native vegetation last year, down 20.6 percent from 2024. https://t.co/5D3nk1fMHB
#ClimateChange could allow #chikungunya virus to spread into Europe and North America by 2100, according to a new study. Researchers say warming temperatures may expand #mosquito habitats into temperate regions.
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Forecasters in #Europe warned Tuesday of exceptional #heat as record temperatures driven by a “heat dome” push temperatures well above seasonal norms across the continent. https://t.co/sMXc9Lhxal
New maps reveal where #rewilding across #Europe could strengthen #biodiversity, improve #climateadaptation, and increase carbon storage. The study also identifies regional trade-offs linked to land use, wildfire risk, and ecosystem restoration.
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#Oceanacidification may be reshaping #reeffish behaviour by reducing the size of protective shoals. Researchers found that habitat degradation linked to acidification led to fewer fish and smaller social groups. https://t.co/3Ln16DoMvo DOI: https://t.co/oe8xaMnNZI
Deep-sea #mining companies face a blizzard of litigation if they forge ahead with “unlawful” plans backed by US President Donald Trump to dig #criticalminerals from the #ocean floor, the head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) told AFP on Friday. https://t.co/kqhpz02Si7
They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertiliser and a religious symbol: while #pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human #society. DOI: https://t.co/qh1gUyNQh4
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#ClimateChange is weakening the social connections people rely on during disasters. Researchers say weaker social ties can increase isolation, reduce resilience and raise risks during extreme weather events.
DOI: https://t.co/mMcfrKG7bz https://t.co/gWUGtkdzWa
The death #toll from heavy rains across central and southern #China since the weekend has risen to 22, state media reports showed Wednesday, with 20 more people still unaccounted for. #ExtremeWeather https://t.co/ooCabioLFo
AI tools like ChatGPT, navigation apps and streaming platforms feel effortless, drawing information seemingly from thin air. Yet the infrastructure behind them is anything but invisible.
#WRIExplains Data centers👉 https://t.co/C8HdCmoYp8
Globally distributed #seabirds including albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and storm petrels are travelling farther as #climatechange alters the areas where they can survive. DOI: https://t.co/aqYs20duS4
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