Global Climate News

IUCN Red List has completed a major update on coral reef species assessment, revealing increased threats. Global Fund for Coral Reefs and ICRI launched $12 billion conservation initiative for coral protection.

Biologists analyzed traits of 216 extinct bird species since 1500, finding island-endemic, flightless, and larger birds were most vulnerable to extinction. Study published in Avian Research.

IAEA has published a third edition of the World Distribution of Uranium Deposits map, expanding from 2,900 to 5,300 deposits since 2016, with revised classification and improved geological visualization.

New research by Columbia University and IIASA has identified global hotspots where heatwaves are increasing faster than climate models projected, including eastern Australia, central China, Japan, Korea, and northwestern Europe.

ESA's SMOS satellite mission, launched in 2009, uses MIRAS technology to study Earth's soil moisture and ocean salinity for improved weather forecasting. Mission extended until 2025.

ESA and UK Space Agency are developing Ariel space mission to study exoplanet atmospheres, with UK leading international consortium. Launch planned for 2029.

Proveye has secured a $950,000 contract with ESA to develop its remote sensing platform for monitoring land use, carbon sequestration and biodiversity in grasslands.

Analysis of 500+ fossil bromalites from Polish Basin revealed how volcanic activity and vegetation changes led to dinosaur dominance by Early Jurassic period.

IAEA and Anglo American launched a research partnership under Atoms4Food initiative to combat soil salinization using nuclear techniques and polyhalite mineral, with Anglo American developing the Woodsmith Project in UK.