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What the US Would Lose If It Eliminates the National Center for Atmospheric Research
The National Center for Atmospheric Research, a federally funded institution in Boulder, Colorado, has spent decades producing critical climate risk assessments and informing policy responses to a changing atmosphere. Former NASA chief scientist Waleed Abdalati warns that eliminating NCAR would gut foundational research infrastructure that the private sector cannot replicate. The loss would leave the US significantly less equipped to anticipate and respond to extreme weather, drought, and other climate-driven threats.
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Mongabay
2026 FIFA World Cup threatened by extreme heat: Report
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to span the United States, Mexico, and Canada, faces a serious threat from extreme heat driven by climate change. Scientists warn that dangerous temperatures could endanger both players and fans attending matches across the three host nations. The warning adds pressure on FIFA and host organizers to implement robust heat mitigation strategies before the tournament kicks off.
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Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Global health experts are urging the World Health Organization to formally declare the climate crisis a public health emergency, warning that failure to act will result in millions of unnecessary deaths. The call comes from an independent pan-European commission convened by the WHO itself, lending the recommendation significant institutional weight. Such a declaration would trigger a coordinated international response, fundamentally reshaping how governments and health systems prioritize and resource climate-related health threats.
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Mongabay
In Thailand, burned sugarcane plantations become traps for leopard cat cubs
Sugarcane farmers in Thailand routinely burn their fields before harvest, and wildlife rescuers are seeing the devastating consequences firsthand. Leopard cat cubs, too young and slow to escape the flames, are being pulled from scorched plantations with burned skin and singed whiskers. The practice, still widespread despite environmental concerns, is turning agricultural land into seasonal death traps for native wildlife.
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Mongabay
Tensions rise in DRC mining region as community leaders arrested over protest
Eleven community leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Lualaba province were detained on May 1 after leading a peaceful protest against the harmful effects of mining operations on local populations. Civil society groups, both local and international, have condemned the arrests as arbitrary and are demanding their immediate release. The crackdown highlights the growing friction between mining interests and affected communities in one of the world's most resource-rich regions.
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