Arctic warming gives US and Europe the chills #ClimateChange #JetStream
The effects of Arctic climate change on the jet stream could mean harsher winters for some of the most highly[…]
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Electric floor sparks power from footfalls #FloorPower #AlternativeEnergy
In a new burst of inventiveness in developing renewable energy, scientists have found how to generate electricity from people walking[…]
Read morePopulation boom adds to city threats #ClimateChange #Population
A new Atlas of the Human Planet shows how the world’s rising urban population is adding to the impacts caused[…]
Read moreUS faces megadroughts and superstorms #ClimateChange
New studies warn that megadroughts and superstorms could become regular events in the US if burning fossil fuels continues. Climate change makes it[…]
Read moreBolivian glaciers melt at alarming rate #DisappearingGlaciers
A new study mapping the effects of dwindling glaciers on people living in Bolivia reveals rapid shrinkage and potentially dangerous[…]
Read morePace of climate change too hot for crops #FoodSupply #ClimateChange
New study shows that the speed of climate change is now much too great for grassland species of vital food[…]
Read moreGreenland rises as ice sheet melts faster #ClimateChange
New research shows that Greenland has been losing billions more tonnes of ice than thought – and gaining height as[…]
Read moreClimate impact on crops will hit poorest #GlobalFoodSupply
Global food production may need to rise by more than 100 per cent to deal with climate change’s effects on[…]
Read moreArctic melt shrinks polar bears’ chances #ClimateChange #Arctic
Increasing loss of Arctic sea ice is cutting back the platform of life on which all polar bears rely for successful feeding[…]
Read moreFabric creates energy for power dressing #FutureEnergy
New hi-tech fabric that harnesses energy from motion and the sun illustrates how scientific ingenuity is creating ways to help[…]
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