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local-news2 hours ago•272 min saved

Rats Take Over: 12 U.S. Cities With the Worst Rodent Problems

A House Digest article republished by AOL ranking 12 U.S. cities with the highest rat activity based on Yelp’s Infestation Index, linking warmer weather and dense urban areas to more rodents. Los Angeles tops the list, followed by San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, and others including Washington, D.C., Seattle, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, Boston, Portland, and Philadelphia, with residents facing home damage and health risks from rodent-borne diseases like salmonellosis, hantavirus, and leptospirosis.

via AOL.com|

#cities #climate-change #infestation

science19 hours ago•3 min saved

Congo Basin peatlands leak carbon, challenging its sink status

A Nature Geoscience study finds two Congo Basin lakes, Mai Ndombe and Lac Tumba, releasing carbon from ancient peat, challenging the idea that the region is a strict carbon sink. About 39–40% of the lakes’ carbon comes from peat, with Mai Ndombe potentially emitting more than 150 gigatons of ancient carbon annually. Microbial activity may convert peat carbon to methane that then becomes CO2, and warming or land-use changes could accelerate release. The basin’s peatlands cover only about 0.3% of Earth's land surface but hold roughly 30 billion tonnes of carbon—one-third of tropical peatland carbon—raising concerns about a climate feedback loop unless the carbon budget can be better constrained; researchers plan further work to understand mechanisms and the 12,000-year history of these emissions.

via Gizmodo|

#carbon-sink #climate-change #co2-emissions

science23 hours ago•261 min saved

Ocean Deoxygenation Emerges as Earth's 10th Planetary Boundary

Scientists argue aquatic deoxygenation could be Earth’s 10th tipping point, supplementing the existing Planetary Boundaries. Warming temperatures and nutrient runoff are reducing dissolved oxygen across lakes, reservoirs, and oceans, with notable declines such as 40% oxygen loss in midwaters off California since 1960. If widespread, this trend threatens marine life, fisheries, and global climate feedbacks, underscoring the need to cut emissions and curb nutrient pollution to safeguard ecosystems and economies.

via AOL.com|

#aquatic-deoxygenation #climate-change #ecosystems

science-and-environment2 days ago•5 min saved

First 2026 Cat 5: Horacio forms in remote Indian Ocean

Tropical Cyclone Horacio became the world’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026, peaking at 160 mph over warm South Indian Ocean waters; it poses no land threat and is expected to weaken as it moves into cooler waters and higher wind shear, a reminder that climate change may drive a higher share of storms to Category 4–5 strength.

via Yale Climate Connections|

#category-5 #climate-change #horacio

environment2 days ago•2 min saved

Winter-sports growth faces climate reality

Winter-sports growth is facing a climate reality: warming winters are shrinking natural snow, forcing reliance on artificial snow and expensive facilities, from costly outdoor rinks to indoor training centers, which could limit where people can learn to curl, skate, or ski. Examples include Minnesota’s high daily outdoor-rink maintenance costs and Portland delaying its downtown rink opening due to budget constraints.

via Axios|

#artificial-snow #climate-change #environment

science2 days ago•19 min saved

Climate Change Could Spread Deadly Aspergillus Fungus Worldwide

A new study using climate models warns that Aspergillus fungi, including A. fumigatus, could expand their geographic range as temperatures rise, increasing risk of invasive infections in people and mycotoxin-related crop losses. The spread is amplified by azole resistance driven by overlapping use of antifungicides in agriculture and medicine. Experts call for coordinated monitoring, better diagnostics, and stronger climate action to limit spread and mitigate health and agricultural impacts.

via Earth.com|

#aspergillus #climate-change #drug-resistance

law2 days ago•1 min saved

Supreme Court Takes Up Oil Giants' Climate Liability in Boulder Case

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Boulder, Colorado climate lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor, a case that could reshape how state courts hear dozens of similar actions against fossil-fuel companies over climate damages and consumer fraud allegations—none of which have yet gone to trial.

via The New York Times|

#climate-change #exxonmobil #fossil-fuels

world2 days ago•12 min saved

Winter Olympics on Thin Ice: Climate Change Rewrites Snow, Venues, and the Games' Future

Climate change is eroding reliable winter conditions, and Milan-Cortina 2026 highlighted heavy reliance on man-made snow amid unusually warm weather. A new study estimates that by the 2050s–2080s only a minority of potential sites could reliably host February Games, forcing the IOC to rethink venue spread and timing, while athletes push for systemic action to cut emissions and safeguard the sport’s future.

via Sports Illustrated|

#climate-change #host-cities #milan-cortina-2026

science3 days ago•35 min saved

Antarctic melt releases iron that may stall the ocean's carbon sink

New findings show iron released from melting West Antarctic ice is chemically altered and not usable by marine algae, potentially reducing the ocean’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide. If ice loss continues, less algae could form, diminishing carbon uptake and possibly accelerating warming and sea-level rise.

via Yahoo|

#algae #antarctica #carbon-uptake

science3 days ago•2 min saved

Antarctica's Gravity Hole Deepens as Ice Sheets Expand Over Millions of Years

A new study maps Antarctica’s gravity hole and shows it has strengthened over tens of millions of years, coinciding with major climate shifts and glacier growth. Using global earthquake data to 'scan' the planet’s interior, researchers aim to understand how interior gravitational changes might influence ice-sheet dynamics and sea levels, though a direct causal link isn’t yet proven.

via Futurism|

#antarctica #climate-change #glaciers

science4 days ago•5 min saved

Southern Indian Ocean Freshening Could Redraw Global Climate Currents

New research shows the Southern Indian Ocean has become dramatically less salty over six decades, with salinity down about 30% due to wind-driven freshwater inflows from the Indo-Pacific pool. The resulting lighter, less dense water weakens deep ocean mixing, potentially disrupting the global thermohaline circulation and altering climate patterns beyond the region, with possible impacts on marine ecosystems.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#climate-change #ocean-currents #salinity

science4 days ago•4 min saved

Ancient Ocean Hidden Under West Antarctica Revealed by Deep Ice Drill

A multinational team drilled beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, reaching 523 meters of ice and 228 meters of ancient rock and sediment, and found marine organisms and shell fragments that indicate parts of the region were once open ocean. These findings shed light on past warmer climates over the last roughly 23 million years and could help improve predictions of future sea-level rise as the ice sheet retreat cycles are better understood.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#antarctica #climate-change #ice-sheet

science6 days ago•4 min saved

Sleeper Shark Surprises Antarctic Scientists With Deep-Sea Sighting

A Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre camera off the South Shetland Islands captured a 3-4 meter sleeper shark at about 490-500 meters depth in near-freezing 1.27°C water, challenging the belief that sharks don’t inhabit the Antarctic Ocean. Researchers say the population there is likely sparse and hard to detect, and warming oceans could drive sharks toward the region, with limited year-round monitoring at that depth leaving room for surprises.

via ScienceAlert|

#antarctic-ocean #antarctica #climate-change

world6 days ago•3 min saved

US Push Reframes IEA Agenda Away from Climate toward Energy Security

At a two-day Paris ministerial, the United States pressured the International Energy Agency to drop climate change from its main priorities and refocus on energy security, resilience, minerals, and electricity systems. The chair’s summary removed climate as a top priority, signaling Washington’s influence over the agency and marking a sharp departure from the prior emphasis on climate action and fossil-fuel phaseouts, though a COP28-aligned line on the energy transition was noted.

via politico.eu|

#climate-change #energy-security #iea

business6 days ago•19 min saved

Shadow power grids: data centers run on private on-site plants

Silicon Valley’s AI-driven data centers are increasingly backed by on-site private energy plants (natural gas, solar, wind), creating a shadow power grid that draws power away from the public grid and could raise carbon emissions and local pollution. The GW Ranch project in West Texas exemplifies the scale, with warehouses consuming vast amounts of power and sparking concerns about environmental and community impacts and broader energy policy implications.

via The Washington Post|

#artificial-intelligence #business #climate-change