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Bez obzira na to, Europska Komisija hoće produžiti dozvolu za glifosat poslije isteka u lipnju 2016, i to na 15 godina, najdulji mogući termin.
Zastupnici Europskog parlamenta, uključujći neke iz Hrvatske, su glasili protiv odluke Komisije u travnju 2016. Slijedi glasanje u svibnju 2016., ali ako nema zaključka, konačna odluka će donjeti Komisija.
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists.
The toll is on top of the early deaths resulting from temperatures already driven up by the climate crisis. It will strike across the globe, from Indonesia to India, and Nigeria to the US. Many further deaths are expected from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that El Niños bring.
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Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation
World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week.
This year’s Climate Week – which runs alongside UNGA – comes after months of extreme heat in large parts of the world including Europe and the US, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño.
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Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achieved
The unequal impact of the climate crisis on the world’s poorest people, including those in tropical areas, has been highlighted by new research that finds they will be among the last to feel the benefits if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to net zero.
Temperatures have risen more significantly in tropical areas relative to their historic range than at higher latitudes, including in wealthier countries in Europe and North America.
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EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
Motorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an electric vehicle (EV) ultimately more reliable than a petrol vehicle, according to a study.
An analysis of 47.4m MOT tests found that after cars were driven 90,000 to 120,000 miles, EVs were about 25% less likely to fail than petrol models of the same age (based on a failure rate of 16.5% versus 22.1%).
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Photographers from all over the world entered more than 24,000 images into the world’s largest bird photography competition, with an image of a northern gannet bursting through the ocean’s surface taking the grand prize
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Forestry England invites people to help it create a record of when and how the season arrives across the country
The reds and golds of autumn leaves may be beginning to appear, but exactly when the season arrives is not always as predictable as the calendar might suggest.
Now, Forestry England is asking people to help track the changing colours of forests to create a record of when and how autumn arrives across the country.
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A teenager struggling with climate anxiety searches for hope in an unexpected place – writing letters to imprisoned activists. Max, 14, is on a quest to understand the human stories behind direct action and why so many climate protesters have spent time in prison. As replies begin to arrive, a dialogue bridging generations unfolds and connection transforms despair into purpose. When Max writes to the judge presiding over a high-profile trial, he is surprised to hear the letter referred to in the judge’s closing remarks
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New study finds subsidence caused by groundwater extraction can take place as far as 20km from site of mine
The impact of opencast mining goes far beyond the edge of the pit. Studies of an opencast coalmine in western Germany show that opencast mining triggered extensive subsidence in the surrounding area and re-activated dormant geological faults.
Underground mines are often associated with ground subsidence, but less is known about the risks associated with opencast mines. Researchers from the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, studied satellite data and geological field measurements from the area around the opencast Rhenish coalfields, between Aachen and Cologne.
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New rice varieties give hope that farmers can overcome the climate emergency and a warmer future that threatens harvests
When schoolchildren in Shiroishi were enlisted to plant rice seedlings in June, Shinto priests blessed the land and asked the deities for a bountiful crop. Judging by the fields behind farmer Haruki Kawasaki, their prayers have been answered.
The 63-year-old is preparing to harvest this year’s crop of hinatamaru, a variety of rice whose plump grains have thrived despite exposure to another hot and dry summer, conditions that typically punish rice yields.
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The risk to El Chaltén in Argentina has been known for years but recent findings and the Nepal disaster have brought planning for the worst-case scenario into sharp focus
The images from Nepal stopped Daniela Schmidt in her tracks. A geologist at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, she watched the deadly flash floods on 26 August tear through everything in their path, people running for their lives as the water and debris swept over the landscape.
“I had never seen anything like it,” she says. “This was one of the most catastrophic events on a global scale related to these glacial floods.”
The aftermath of the Nepal floods in Nuwakot district, 26 August. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
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Dijabetes tipa 1 pogađa više od 9 milijuna ljudi diljem svijeta, uključujući 1,8 milijuna djece i adolescenata. Iako se smatra da bolest potiču složeni genetski čimbenici, znanstvenici također ispituju utjecaj izloženosti okolišu, uključujući kako se razvija populacija mikroorganizama koji žive u crijevima.
Vitamin C je esencijalni nutrijent koji podržava imunološki sustav, potiče zacjeljivanje rana i štiti stanice od molekularnih oštećenja. Budući da mnogi ljudi s prekanceroznim poremećajima krvi i rakom krvi imaju kronično niske razine vitamina C, znanstvenici su dugo težili shvatiti može li vraćanje tih razina u normalu poboljšati ishode pacijenata.
Nepravilan obrazac i dosljedno više razine hormona stresa zvanog kortizol u slini povezani su s kognitivnim propadanjem u kasnijoj životnoj dobi, pokazalo je novo istraživanje.
Prema rezultatima nove studije, više razine umjerene do intenzivne tjelesne aktivnosti (MVPA) povezane su sa znatno manjim rizikom od razvoja dijabetesa tipa 2, osobito među mlađim odraslim osobama.
Kronični stres iz svakodnevnog života ljudi može uzrokovati trajne strukturne promjene srca, štetiti zdravlju i smanjivati očekivano trajanje života, pokazala je nova studija. Naime, pokazalo se, da je kronična upala, povezana sa socioekonomskom situacijom i načinom života ljudi, povezana sa štetnim strukturnim promjenama u srcu, kao i s većim rizikom od srčanog i moždanog udara.
Nova studija znanstvenika s Medicinskog fakulteta Baylor i suradničkih institucija, identificira specifičan moždani krug u životinjskom modelu koji se poremeti pod dugotrajno visokim razinama estrogena prisutnim tijekom trudnoće. Ovi rezultati pružaju prvo biološko objašnjenje kako izloženost visokoj razini cirkulirajućeg estrogena može privremeno oštetiti pamćenje.
Znanstvenici s Medicinskog fakulteta Icahn pri bolnici Mount Sinai otkrili su da osobe s bulimijom nervozom imaju strukturne razlike u moždanim regijama uključenima u sustave nagrađivanja i motivacije te u procese društvene i senzorne obrade informacija. Također su utvrdili da je učestalije prejedanje povezano s opsežnijim razlikama u strukturi mozga.
Nedavna objavljena studija sugerira povezanost između prijavljene konzumacije fermentiranih mliječnih proizvoda i niže smrtnosti od svih uzroka i kardiovaskularnih bolesti među odraslim osobama u SAD-u.
Rak probavnog sustava te bilijarnog trakta i gušterače često je teško otkriti u ranoj fazi, što stvara potrebu za praktičnim, neinvazivnim pristupima ranom otkrivanju i procjeni rizika. Crijevni mikrobiom pokazao se kao potencijalni izvor biomarkera za rak, nudeći praktične mogućnosti za neinvazivno testiranje jer se promjene u mikrobiomu mogu procijeniti analizom uzoraka stolice.
Jedan od razloga zašto je rak gušterače i dalje tako smrtonosan jest taj što se obično otkriva kasno, nakon što se već proširio. No, sada je nova studija pokazala da je tekuća biopsija, nazvana PANXEON, vrlo osjetljiva u otkrivanju raka gušterače prvog i drugog stadija te da ima nisku stopu lažno pozitivnih rezultata. Eksperimentalni test također je omogućio prepoznavanje displazije visokog stupnja – predkanceroznog stanja gušterače – čime se potencijalno omogućuje intervencija prije nego što se rak razvije.
Deep in the mountains of Palawan, Conservation International scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species.
At Maido — the Lima restaurant recently crowned the best in the world — one of the star dishes is paiche, a giant prehistoric river fish.Its journey to the table begins on a small family farm deep in Peru’s Amazon.
“Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care for the natural world,” said Daniela Raik, interim CEO of Conservation International.
Conservation International’s Neil Vora was selected for TIME’s Next 100 list — alongside other rising leaders reshaping culture, science and society.
Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?
After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
The ocean is engine of all life on Earth, but human-driven climate change is pushing it past its limits. Here are five ways the ocean keeps our climate in check — and what can be done to help.
In a grueling and delicate dance, a team led by Conservation International removes a massive undersea killer.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.
