Deforestation forces up Brazil’s carbon emissions #Deforestation #ClimateChange
Last year Brazil undertook to make drastic cuts to its carbon emissions, but newly released information shows that in fact[…]
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Hotter Mediterranean will trigger massive change #ClimateChange
Should temperatures in the Mediterranean basin continue to rise, the dunes of the Sahara will march northwards and southern Spain[…]
Read morePlant biodiversity at risk as climate changes #Impact #ClimateChange
A report based on fossilised evidence reveals that plant biodiversity in Europe and North America is changing profoundly as the[…]
Read moreArctic Ocean could be ice-free before mid-century #IceFreeArctic
By 2050, human beings will have added enough carbon dioxide to the atmosphere to melt all the Arctic’s sea ice,[…]
Read moreRiver deltas face risk from straying cyclones #ClimateChange #RiverDeltas
The growing tendency for cyclones to change their paths means river deltas risk being starved of the vital sediment the[…]
Read morePoliticians feel the heat from rising temperatures #VotedOut
Not only is climate change bad for the planet, but rising temperatures could mean politicians face a greater risk of[…]
Read moreArctic 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[…]
Read moreElectric 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 moreRainfall changes threaten food production #ClimateChange #SOFA
New UN report says climate change’s impacts on rainfall will have harsh economic consequences for regions such as Latin America[…]
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[…]
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