Tim Radford – Page 15 – Enviroshop

History warns of drought’s destructive force #Droughts #Civilization

The role of drought in the fall of ancient Mayan civilisation highlights the vital need today for water management in fighting the[…]

Human activity prompted an early start to global warming, scientists say – nearly 200 years ago, long before previous studies[…]

In Antarctic winter conditions too harsh for research scientists, elephant seals fitted with sensors have collected ocean system data that[…]

Scientists forecast that hurricane damage could increase dramatically in the US as high-income countries are also threatened by extreme weather[…]

Scientists find that impacts of population growth on the planet’s biodiversity aren’t generally as bad as feared – but are[…]

India and China have good reason to cut their greenhouse emissions, scientists say: soot they are producing is damaging their[…]

Co-operation between species can make ecosystems more resilient, so that marshes beat droughts far faster than they could otherwise, US[…]

The perennial question of how clouds affect the Earth’s climate takes another twist, with one study expecting cooling and another[…]

Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without programmes of forest restoration in degraded areas,[…]

Study of natural carbon dioxide reservoirs shows that the greenhouse gas could be safely stored deep underground for tens of[…]