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Carbon Mapper data from the Tanager-1 satellite reveals methane and carbon dioxide super-emitter activity around the world

Planet Pulse

These include waste emission plumes from landfills or dumps sites across North and South America, Northern Africa, the Middle East, Southern Europe and Asia — and fossil fuel emission plumes from major oil and gas basins and coal production across six continents.

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From Fukushima to SMRs: How Nuclear Power is Evolving Globally

R-Squared Energy

Overview In 2023, nuclear power generation increased by 2% despite a slight decrease in total installed capacity. Global Nuclear Consumption 1965-2023. In Japan, nuclear output rose by nearly 50% in 2023 as the country gradually brought reactors back online following the 2011 Fukushima incident. terawatt-hours by 2023.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

According to the study, the most severe event of the last two decades was the extreme rain that hit sub-Saharan Africa beginning in 2020. The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil.

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Drying Up in a Flash: What Satellite Data Can Tell Us about Flash Drought Risks and the Regions We Should Be Watching

Planet Pulse

A global image of Soil Water Content measurements indicating the average of a two-week time period in April 2023 for each individual pixel.* Planetary Variables data stretches back for up to two decades, so we can compare regional patterns with historical context, as we did in a recent blog post about drought in the Horn of Africa.

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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops

Grist

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops on Aug 28, 2023. In some ways, you know, it doesn’t seem that daunting, because we’re all on spaceship Earth together,” he said.

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Poll: British public 'overwhelmingly' backs robust supply chain deforestation laws

Business Green

Demand for such products continues to grow rapidly around the world and is widely blamed for fuelling mass deforestation - both legal and illegal - in Asia, Africa, and South America, where forests are frequently cleared to make way for commodity cultivation and production.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

According to the study, the most severe event of the last two decades was the extreme rain that hit sub-Saharan Africa beginning in 2020. The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil.