Earth’s land and trees absorbed almost no net carbon in 2023 & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, October 16, 2024 "We can’t take climate change and put it on the back burner. If we don’t address climate change, we won’t be around as humans." — Conrad Anker [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Earth’s Land and Trees Absorbed Almost No Net Carbon in 2023 Earth’s land-based [carbon sinks]( — [forests]( [wetlands]( [grasslands]( and [soil]( — are essential for absorbing atmospheric [carbon dioxide]( regulating the planet’s temperature and mitigating [climate change](. [Read More]( Related: [Tree Bark Can Remove Methane Emissions From the Atmosphere, Study Finds]( Scientists Successfully Breed Adult Corals to Improve Heat Tolerance [Coral reefs]( throughout the world have suffered immensely from [global heating]( due to human-caused [climate change](. [Australia’s Great Barrier Reef]( — the largest coral reef system in the world — has experienced four [mass bleaching events]( in seven years, leading to die-offs in up to half of its shallow water reefs. A new [study]( has found that selectively breeding corals can lead to a moderate rise in their tolerance to marine heat waves. [Read More]( Related: [Coral Reef Restoration Can Help Provide ‘Full Recovery’ Within Four Years, Study Finds]( World’s Biggest Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Developed in China China’s CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC) has developed the “[most powerful” floating offshore wind turbine]( in the world, according to state news agency Xinhua. [Read More]( Related: [In Possible ‘Turning Point,’ China Approved Significantly Fewer Coal Plants in First Half of 2024]( UC San Diego Now Requires Students to Take a Class on Climate Change To better prepare students for a future shaped by climate change, University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) has a new requirement for first-year attendees beginning fall quarter 2024 and beyond. Students must take at least one course relating to climate change in order to meet graduation requirements. [Read More]( Related: [Medical Schools in Europe to Train on Climate Change-Related Illnesses]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](