Guardian Environment
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — the vast ocean current system that keeps European climates livable — could collapse and trigger climate shifts up to ten times faster than current models predict. Despite the existential stakes, funding for the monitoring systems that track AMOC's stability is under threat of being cut. Losing that early-warning capability would leave scientists and policymakers blind to one of the most consequential tipping points in the climate system.
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Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
Climate denial is making a political comeback, with One Nation's polling surge signaling that a meaningful slice of the electorate is gravitating toward anti-science positions on climate — regardless of whether that's their primary motivation. The trend is troubling given Australia's current role leading international climate negotiations, where credibility and commitment are essential currencies. The gap between political reality and climate urgency has rarely looked wider.
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Mongabay
Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest 12-month level since 2014, show Brazilian data
Deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped to their lowest 12-month level since 2014, according to satellite data, signaling meaningful progress in the country's fight against illegal forest clearing. The figures put Brazil on track for one of its best years for forest protection in over a decade. However, climate scientists caution that an expected strong El Niño could still fuel a damaging fire season, meaning the headline numbers may not tell the full story.
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Mongabay
Tony Parkes, the banker who replanted a rainforest
Tony Parkes left a career in banking to undertake one of Australia's most ambitious private conservation projects: replanting what remains of the Big Scrub, a subtropical rainforest on New South Wales' far north coast that was reduced to just one percent of its original 75,000 hectares. His efforts represent a rare case of individual initiative driving large-scale ecological restoration. At a time when biodiversity loss dominates global headlines, Parkes offers a concrete model for what determined private action can achieve.
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As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat
Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are scouring the Pacific for so-called "super reefs" — coral ecosystems that have demonstrated a natural resilience to rising ocean temperatures. The work, led by scientist Anne Cohen, deploys autonomous surface vehicles to map and identify these heat-tolerant coral populations across remote island chains like the Marshall Islands. The goal is to understand what makes these reefs survive where others bleach and die, potentially offering a blueprint for protecting coral ecosystems as climate change accelerates.
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