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As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may help clarify what happened 250 million years ago. [via IFLScience] The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event, or the Great Dying, takes the cake for the worst extinction […]
Spotted: Researchers recently found that we will need to remove around eight billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year by mid-century – around four times our current rate of removal – to meet 1.5 degrees Celsius Paris Agreement targets. Oceans are our planet’s largest natural carbon sink, but without help, they cannot keep […]
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion have reached an unprecedented peak in 2024, with the Global Carbon Project reporting a projected 37.4 billion tonnes of fossil CO2 emissions, a 0.8% increase from 2023. The report underscores an urgent call for emissions reduction as the world’s annual output of CO2 from fossil fuels and land-use […]
Los jets de los 23 ‘superricos’ mundiales dejaron en 2023 la huella de carbono equivalente a la que cualquier ciudadano medio dejaría en 300 años de vida o en 2.000 años en el caso de una persona de las más pobres del planeta. Estos aviones se van a una emisión media de 2.074 toneladas de […]