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Cryosphere Faces Permanent Damage When World Overshoots 1.5C, Scientists Warn

A UN-backed report warns that even temporarily overshooting the Paris agreement's 1.5C warming target could cause permanent and widespread losses of glaciers, snow and polar ice sheets. With Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets already melting about six times faster than in the 1990s, the report argues that global temperatures should ultimately be brought back below 1C. The Guardian reports: The report, which comes as world leaders and diplomats converge on Turkey for the 31st annual Cop climate conference, documented rapid and accelerating melting of the cryosphere and polar oceans, with damage

Slashdot · EN

Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi

It says over-foraging, particularly in protected areas, damages habitats and wildlife.

BBC Science · EN

Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi

It says over-foraging, particularly in protected areas, damages habitats and wildlife.

BBC Science · EN