Wave of Earth Day protests as Americans mobilize against Trump

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By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian Organizers team up with pro-democracy groups for flurry of actions to demand right to free, healthy lives. Anti Trump protesters in New York city on Saturday call out policies on immigration, climate and other issues. Photograph: Andrea Renault/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup …

Trump Official Says It’s Okay to Destroy Endangered Species Because We Can Just Clone Them

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Futurism “The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave.” A Trump official is coming after the real menace plaguing America: those gosh-darn freeloaders moping around the endangered species list. On Monday, interior secretary Doug Burgum suggested that the list, which is maintained …

Consecutive El Niños are happening more often and the result is more devastating, research suggests

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By Zhengyao Lu, Phys. Org El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and …

Shifts in subtropical North Atlantic Ocean expected over the next decade

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Phys.Org Hydrographic Survey Deep Western Atlantic At 26.5N. Credit: NOAA AOML and University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep water in the Subtropical North Atlantic. The results …

Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation

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By Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News A coalition of nonprofit and government agencies have found ways to protect and increase the American oystercatcher population. The population of oystercatchers grew by 45 percent from 2008 to 2023, bringing the total population to an estimated 14,735 birds. Credit: Shiloh Schulte/Manomet Conservation Sciences …

Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida

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By Richard Luscombe, The Guardian Researchers use innovative cameras to identify fish species hindering coral reef restoration. A GoPro camera monitors predatory fish eating coral reefs at Paradise Reef off Key Biscayne. Photograph: Erin Weisman/University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Marine scientists in Florida working to …

Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future

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By Petra Stock, The Guardian Melting Antarctic ice is releasing cold, fresh water into the ocean, which is projected to cause the slowdown. Antarctic Circumpolar Current (in yellow). Climate models show the current could slow down 20% by 2050. Illustration: Dr Taimoor Sohail In a high emissions future, the world’s strongest …