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Record Rainforest Loss in 2024: Fires Surpass Agriculture as Main Driver
In 2024, a record 67,000 square kilometers of primary tropical rainforest were destroyed, primarily due to climate change-fueled fires, exceeding agriculture as the main cause for the first time, releasing over 3 billion metric tons of CO2 and impacting global climate goals.
Record Rainforest Loss in 2024: Fires Surpass Agriculture as Main Driver
In 2024, a record 67,000 square kilometers of primary tropical rainforest were destroyed, primarily due to climate change-fueled fires, exceeding agriculture as the main cause for the first time, releasing over 3 billion metric tons of CO2 and impacting global climate goals.
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40% Bias Score
Unprecedented Wildfires Devastated 2.8 Million Hectares of Brazilian Rainforest in 2024
Record-high temperatures in 2024 caused massive forest loss globally, with wildfires devastating 2.8 million hectares of Brazilian primary forest—an area similar to Belgium—primarily due to a severe drought and human-caused fires, highlighting the urgent need for climate action.
Unprecedented Wildfires Devastated 2.8 Million Hectares of Brazilian Rainforest in 2024
Record-high temperatures in 2024 caused massive forest loss globally, with wildfires devastating 2.8 million hectares of Brazilian primary forest—an area similar to Belgium—primarily due to a severe drought and human-caused fires, highlighting the urgent need for climate action.
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40% Bias Score
Record Blue Shark Bycatch Highlights Urgent Need for Ocean Treaty Enforcement
Industrial fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean resulted in a record-high bycatch of 438,500 blue sharks in 2023, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of longline fishing and the urgent need for stronger regulations under the United Global Oceans Treaty.
Record Blue Shark Bycatch Highlights Urgent Need for Ocean Treaty Enforcement
Industrial fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean resulted in a record-high bycatch of 438,500 blue sharks in 2023, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of longline fishing and the urgent need for stronger regulations under the United Global Oceans Treaty.
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40% Bias Score
Ocean Acidification: Coral Death's Paradoxical CO2 Absorption Effect
Ocean acidification, driven by increased atmospheric CO2, weakens coral skeletons, threatening marine life; however, a study suggests coral death might paradoxically increase the ocean's CO2 absorption by approximately 340 million tons annually, posing a critical paradox.
Ocean Acidification: Coral Death's Paradoxical CO2 Absorption Effect
Ocean acidification, driven by increased atmospheric CO2, weakens coral skeletons, threatening marine life; however, a study suggests coral death might paradoxically increase the ocean's CO2 absorption by approximately 340 million tons annually, posing a critical paradox.
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52% Bias Score
Record Glacial Melt in Sweden and Norway Threatens Water Resources and Biodiversity
Glaciers in Sweden and Norway melted a record 1.8 meters in 2024 due to climate change, jeopardizing water resources and ecosystems; this unprecedented melt rate threatens biodiversity and irreplaceable historical climate data.
Record Glacial Melt in Sweden and Norway Threatens Water Resources and Biodiversity
Glaciers in Sweden and Norway melted a record 1.8 meters in 2024 due to climate change, jeopardizing water resources and ecosystems; this unprecedented melt rate threatens biodiversity and irreplaceable historical climate data.
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36% Bias Score
Australia's Biodiversity Crisis: Corporate Greed vs. Public Concern
Driven by commercial interests, Australia faces widespread biodiversity loss, exemplified by the Maugean skate's endangerment from fish farming and forest logging threatening koalas and other species; this contrasts with public support for stronger environmental protection.
Australia's Biodiversity Crisis: Corporate Greed vs. Public Concern
Driven by commercial interests, Australia faces widespread biodiversity loss, exemplified by the Maugean skate's endangerment from fish farming and forest logging threatening koalas and other species; this contrasts with public support for stronger environmental protection.
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56% Bias Score
Sixth Mass Extinction: Scientific Predictions Confirmed
Edward O. Wilson and Richard Leakey predicted a sixth mass extinction caused by human activities like deforestation, pollution, and overexploitation of resources; scientific data now supports their claim, highlighting the loss of over 350 vertebrate species since 1500 and a 30% decline in many survi...
Sixth Mass Extinction: Scientific Predictions Confirmed
Edward O. Wilson and Richard Leakey predicted a sixth mass extinction caused by human activities like deforestation, pollution, and overexploitation of resources; scientific data now supports their claim, highlighting the loss of over 350 vertebrate species since 1500 and a 30% decline in many survi...
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24% Bias Score
Climate Change Threatens Europe's Food Security
A report by Foresight Transitions reveals that climate change and biodiversity loss threaten Europe's food security by impacting imports from vulnerable countries; floods in Pakistan wiped out 80% of its rice production in 2022, and the chocolate industry is particularly vulnerable due to climate th...
Climate Change Threatens Europe's Food Security
A report by Foresight Transitions reveals that climate change and biodiversity loss threaten Europe's food security by impacting imports from vulnerable countries; floods in Pakistan wiped out 80% of its rice production in 2022, and the chocolate industry is particularly vulnerable due to climate th...
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24% Bias Score
Extinction Crisis in Britain's Celtic Rainforests
Britain's Celtic rainforests face an extinction crisis; a survey shows only 22% of Welsh rainforests are in good condition due to pollution, fragmentation, and invasive species, exemplified by the loss of a 500-year-old oak and its rare lichen population in Eryri National Park.
Extinction Crisis in Britain's Celtic Rainforests
Britain's Celtic rainforests face an extinction crisis; a survey shows only 22% of Welsh rainforests are in good condition due to pollution, fragmentation, and invasive species, exemplified by the loss of a 500-year-old oak and its rare lichen population in Eryri National Park.
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28% Bias Score
Costa Rica's May Beetles Face Extinction Due to Urbanization"
The population of May beetles (Phyllophaga) in Costa Rica is declining drastically, primarily due to urbanization, impacting biodiversity and agriculture; experts estimate a 95% loss in 40 years.
Costa Rica's May Beetles Face Extinction Due to Urbanization"
The population of May beetles (Phyllophaga) in Costa Rica is declining drastically, primarily due to urbanization, impacting biodiversity and agriculture; experts estimate a 95% loss in 40 years.
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32% Bias Score
Netherlands' Climate Plan Criticized for Ignoring Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss
The Dutch government's Climate Plan 2025-2035 prioritizes unproven carbon capture technology (CCS and BECCS), ignoring warnings from the UN and causing increased deforestation and biodiversity loss through large-scale wood imports, despite rising national CO2 emissions.
Netherlands' Climate Plan Criticized for Ignoring Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss
The Dutch government's Climate Plan 2025-2035 prioritizes unproven carbon capture technology (CCS and BECCS), ignoring warnings from the UN and causing increased deforestation and biodiversity loss through large-scale wood imports, despite rising national CO2 emissions.
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64% Bias Score
Insect Decline: Data Gap Hinders Accurate Assessment
A new study reveals that while some insect populations, such as bees and butterflies, are declining, it's too early to declare an insect apocalypse due to a significant lack of data on most species, particularly in Asia, Africa and South America.
Insect Decline: Data Gap Hinders Accurate Assessment
A new study reveals that while some insect populations, such as bees and butterflies, are declining, it's too early to declare an insect apocalypse due to a significant lack of data on most species, particularly in Asia, Africa and South America.
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20% Bias Score
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