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The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate
Global climate scientists are tracking early signals that a powerful El Niño event may be forming in the tropical Pacific, a development that could reshape storm patterns, rainfall, and fisheries across the globe. The concern goes beyond typical disruption — a strong El Niño layered on top of already-elevated baseline temperatures could push Earth into a persistently hotter climate state. The implications for extreme weather, food security, and long-term warming trajectories make this one of the most consequential climate signals to watch.
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Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds
A study of 1,300 climate campaigners has found that arresting, fining, and jailing protesters strengthens rather than suppresses their resolve to take direct action. Far from acting as a deterrent, criminal sanctions appear to radicalize nonviolent activists and drive further disruptive demonstrations. The findings raise serious questions about the UK government's strategy of using the courts to curb climate protest movements.
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Could Changes to the U.S. Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents?
Sweeping restructuring at the U.S. Forest Service, including the closure of all 10 regional offices, has raised alarms among conservationists who warn that over a century of critical historical documents could be lost in the process. The records, housed within those regional offices, document decades of land management, environmental data, and forest history with no clear plan for preservation. The potential loss represents not just an archival tragedy but a significant blow to future conservation and policy efforts that rely on historical precedent.
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Fossil-Fuel Funded GOP Leaders Claim a Renowned Scientific Institution Has ‘Potential Conflicts of Interest’
The National Academies of Sciences launched an expedited review of greenhouse gas health endangerment evidence after the EPA moved to strip its own regulatory authority over climate pollutants. House Science Committee Republicans, who have collectively received substantial fossil fuel industry donations, are now accusing the prestigious institution of harboring "conflicts of interest." The irony of fossil-fuel-backed lawmakers leveling that charge at an independent scientific body is difficult to overstate.
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After Mass Deaths at ‘Sloth World,’ 13 Surviving Animals Are Transferred to a Florida Zoo
Thirteen sloths have been transferred to a Florida zoo following a damning investigation that revealed more than 31 animals died in the care of Orlando-based Sloth World, a planned tourist attraction that imported dozens of wild sloths. The move comes amid intense public backlash after Inside Climate News exposed the mass deaths. Authorities and advocacy groups are now scrutinizing how the company was permitted to acquire and house so many wild animals in the first place.
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