Dire climate impacts go unheeded #ClimateChange
New scientific studies address lack of awareness of the adverse economic, social and biodiversity effects that climate change is already[…]
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Pollution raises rivers’ deadly threat #WaterPollution #Disease
Human destruction of wilderness areas has added to the pollution that puts millions of people on three continents at risk[…]
Read moreNew patent boosts CO2 capture hopes #CarbonCapture #Membrane
Cost-effective capture of CO2 from coal-fired power stations is now a much brighter prospect after a bioscience breakthrough at a[…]
Read moreSolar cycle not to blame for warming #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
New research confirms that increased greenhouse gas levels − rather than solar radiation impacts − are the key factor in[…]
Read moreLower crop yields test market forces #ClimateChange #FoodShortages
As global warming cuts crop yields, trade liberalisation in agricultural commodities will be needed to avoid food shortages and economic[…]
Read moreOcean warming intensifies power of typhoons #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange
The violence of typhoons that devastate Asian coastal regions is being magnified by rising sea surface temperatures caused by greenhouse[…]
Read moreCarbon dioxide could ease drought impacts #DroughtEffects
As drought becomes more frequent and prolonged with climate change, increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may help plants to[…]
Read moreLogged forests could be wildlife refuges #SelectivelyLogged #Forests
Scientists find evidence that selective logging of forests could be providing a diversity haven for some species of mammals. LONDON,[…]
Read moreHurricanes cut swath through US politics #ClimateChangeDenial
Scientists have shown that hurricanes are hitting the US harder than ever, yet many Republican-voting men remain unswayed by evidence[…]
Read moreSoaring population raises climate concerns #Overpopulation
Global population is predicted to rise by a third in the next three decades as the planet is increasingly challenged by[…]
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