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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

The geography is extremely diverse, featuring high mountains, deserts, and rainforest. Its location between two oceans, as well as its latitude and topography significantly increase Mexico’s exposure to extreme hydro meteorological events.” Unfortunately, there are doubts about how much progress Mexico will make in cutting emissions.

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Circle of Blue

One tipping point scientists have on their radar is the Atlantic Meridional Oceanic Current, a stream of water running northward up the Atlantic whose flow depends on a precise temperature gradient. Warming ocean temperatures could cause this current to slow down or collapse altogether.

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Emergency?

Legal Planet

Wildfire in Canada , smoke in NYC , heat domes in Texas , massive heat in the Atlantic ocean are just some of this month’s news. A 2022 Rainforest Action Network repor t found that “fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $4.6 The leading edge of that disruption is already here.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. Unlike many other works of botany from that age and later, Sylva highlighted the growing problem of deforestation in England. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet.