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We report striking discoveries of numerous seafloor seeps of climate-reactive fluid and gases in the coastal Ross Sea, indicating this process may be a common phenomenon in the region. We establish the recent emergence of many of these seep features, based on their discovery in areas routinely surveyed for decades with no previous seep presence. Additionally, we highlight impacts to the local benthic ecosystem correlated to seep presence and discuss potential broader implications. With these discoveries, our understanding of Antarctic seafloor seeps shifts from them being rare phenomenon to seemingly widespread, and an important question is raised about the driver of seep emergence in the region. While the origin and underlying mechanisms of these emerging seep systems remains unknown, similar processes in the paleo-record and the Arctic have been attributed to climate-driven cryospheric change. Such a mechanism may be widespread around the Antarctic Continent, with concerning positive feedbacks that are curr

Emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, and anthropogenic environmental change are interconnected crises with massive social and ecological costs. In this Review, we discuss how pathogens and parasites are responding to global change, and the implications for pandemic prevention and biodiversity conservation. Ecological and evolutionary principles help to explain why both pandemics and wildlife die-offs are becoming more common; why land-use change and biodiversity loss are often followed by an increase in zoonotic and vector-borne diseases; and why some species, such as bats, host so many emerging pathogens. To prevent the next pandemic, scientists should focus on monitoring and limiting the spread of a handful of high-risk viruses, especially at key interfaces such as farms and live-animal markets. But to address the much broader set of infectious disease risks associated with the Anthropocene, decision-makers will need to develop comprehensive strategies that include pathogen surveillance across s

Sprookjes hebben twee kenmerken: ze zijn aangenaam om lezen en hebben niets met de werkelijkheid te maken. Terwijl op de Heizel de top van de kernenergiesector, gesponsord door het Internationaal Agentschap voor Atoomenergie IAEA, samenzit met Europese politieke leiders, organiseerden milieuactivisten uit meerdere landen hun tegentop, waar ze hun alternatief presenteerden.

Le 30 novembre, la Cour d’appel de Bruxelles a rendu son verdict: la Belgique est condamnée à réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre d’au moins 55% d’ici à 2030. Les enseignements que l’on peut en tirer sont évidemment nombreux.

Comme l'a expliqué Mme Von der Leyen, les États membres de l'UE devront faire des contributions complémentaires au budget de l'UE, à hauteur de 66 milliards d'euros au total. il se retrouve aujourd’hui pratiquement sans financement, en raison de l’aide « somptueuse » accordée à l’Ukraine. La Commission ne dispose plus que de tout juste 82,5 milliards d’euros. Des clopinettes ! Le programme vert devrait donc disparaître de la scène politique.

Wie vandaag vasthoudt aan de achterhaalde logica dat “groene groei” het klimaatprobleem zal oplossen, staat buiten de vakgebieden van de ecologische economie en klimaatwetenschap, schrijft onderzoeker Nick Meynen. ‘Toch nodigt VRT zulke “experts” uit. Het resultaat? Erudiet verpakte desinformatie.’

De rook van bosbranden leidt tot lagere leerresultaten bij scholieren, volgens een studie van Stanford University. De blootstelling kan later zelfs invloed hebben op hun inkomsten.

Al jaren daalt de uitstoot in Vlaanderen amper tot niet. De Vlaamse regering slaagt er zelfs niet in om te springen over de lage klimaatlat die ze voor zichzelf gelegd heeft, schrijft Tine Hens. In zijn Septemberverklaring wekt minister-president Jan Jambon enkel de schijn dat men ermee bezig is.

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Consumers are faced with "confusing and often misleading claims about sustainability benefits", according to US vice president's analysis.