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Siloed Canadian climate data needs to be opened up and shared

Using the cloud to practice open science would go a long way to leveraging the findings of Canadian climate researchers.

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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

Policy and technology must unite across disciplines and economies to achieve sustainability within Earth's finite limits.

Coral bleaching -- such as that seen here around Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef -- happens when the water is too warm (AFP)
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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency

A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health...

Monica dos Santos, who lost her house, poses for a picture at Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, Brazil October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Washington Alves
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Brazil to ink deal with miners over Mariana dam collapse on Oct. 25

The agreement for Vale, BHP, and Samarco to compensate for the Mariana dam collapse is set to be signed on Oct. 25.

FILE - A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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Proposed expansion of Georgia wildlife refuge could lead to buyout of titanium dioxide mining project

Federal officials propose expanding the Okefenokee Swamp refuge, potentially blocking a controversial mining project nearby.

Dame Ellen MacArthur (Chris Watt)
EnvironmentNews

World has ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance with UN plastic pollution treaty, says Ellen MacArthur

Countries will meet in Busan, South Korea, in November for final talks on a legally binding UN plastic pollution treaty.

FILE PHOTO: Najin (front) and her daughter Patu, the last two northern white rhino females, graze in their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
BiodiversityEnvironmentResiliency

COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

As the UN's two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicks off on Monday, here is what you need to know about nature's rapid decline.

Developing countries least responsible for climate change need trillions of dollars to cut emissions and brace for the future but nations cannot agree how to raise the money (AFP)
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Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN’s Stiell

Rich nations must lead climate funding at COP29 and help mobilize broader contributions, says UN's climate chief.

An aerial view of Windermere in the Lake District showing a body of water and adjacent land.
EnvironmentNewsRegulations

United Utilities accused of illegally dumping sewage into Windermere for years

United Utilities is accused of illegally dumping over 100 million litres of raw sewage into Windermere in three years.

The Grangemouth refinery will close next year (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Grangemouth refinery closure: College to offer ‘bespoke support’ to workers at risk

Plans for the closure of Scotland's Grangemouth refinery next year will lead to the loss of up to 400 jobs.

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