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A 10 per cent increase in global land evapotranspiration from 2003 to 2019

Nature

Nature, Published online: 26 May 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03503-5 Using a global mass-balance approach to calculate evapotranspiration, it is shown that global land evapotranspiration increased by 10% between 2003 and 2019, driven mainly by warming land temperatures.

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As Soon as Possible

Real Climate

Purported updates to these series were themselves plagued by arithmetic errors which negated their conclusions ( Laut, 2003 ). 801-812, 2003. 2569, 2019. correlation was marred by an unreported shift in the smoothing method towards the end of the series ( Laut and Gundermann, 2000 ). Rendiconti Lincei. 11-21, 2022. Willson, J.

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The Revolution, the Enlightenment and the Climate Crisis

Legal Planet

Just 13% have a great deal of confidence in scientists, down from a high of 27% in January 2019 and April 2020. And the percentage of Republicans believing that global warming is caused by human carbon emissions fell from 65% to 32% from 2003 to 2021 – an example of massive willed ignorance.

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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

While agricultural burning declined between 2003 and 2011, reducing particulate pollution by more than 50%, California’s record-breaking drought has led to a tripling of the amount of waste burned , with some fearing further escalation of burning as drought persists.

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World Heritage Committee Ignores UNESCO Recommendation to List Venice as Endangered

Union of Concerned Scientists

One of the most recent serious floods was In November 2019, when almost 90% of the city was inundated, damaging more than 80 ecclesiastical buildings including the bell tower of San Dorato in Murano and mosaic floor of the 7th century church of Santa Maria Assunta in Torcello. Aerial view of Venice and the entrance to its lagoon.

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Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says

Corp Watch

Bodies In Seats Casey Newton | The Verge | June 19, 2019 The stress of the job weighed on Utley, according to his former co-workers, who, like all Facebook contractors at the Tampa site, must sign a 14-page nondisclosure agreement. Subsidiaries Note: Most recent list is not always the most complete list.

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Facebook and Instagram ran content sexualizing minors next to corporate ads, lawsuit says

Corp Watch

Bodies In Seats Casey Newton | The Verge | June 19, 2019 The stress of the job weighed on Utley, according to his former co-workers, who, like all Facebook contractors at the Tampa site, must sign a 14-page nondisclosure agreement. Subsidiaries Note: Most recent list is not always the most complete list.

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