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Food shocks increase as world warms
Food shocks increase as world warms Overfishing is one of the most serious threats to marine food supplies. Image: By Fabien Bazanegueon Unsplash Heat extremes harm harvests. So do floods, drought and high winds. Climate change spurs food shocks that threaten the supper table. LONDON, 1 February, 2019 − More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at […]
Human carbon emissions to rise in 2019
Human carbon emissions to rise in 2019 Tropical forests continue to suffer devastation. Image: By ViniLowRaw on Unsplash Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Forests may be unable to keep pace as global warming increases. LONDON, 31 January, 2019 − Stand by for a year in which global warming can only […]
Permafrost thaws as global warming sets in
Permafrost thaws as global warming sets in Stone circles caused by permafrost on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Image: By Hannes Grobe, via Wikimedia Commons Global warming is at work far below the surface, at depths seemingly insulated from the greenhouse effect. This is bad news for the permafrost. LONDON, 29 January, 2019 – Even in […]
Coffee harvests face risk from rising heat
Coffee harvests face risk from rising heat Many millions of people depend on coffee for a living. Image: By Rodrigo Flores on Unsplash Global coffee harvests, which provide the drink of choice for millions and the livelihoods of many more, are in peril, not least from rising temperatures. LONDON, 28 January, 2019 – Coffee drinkers, be warned. A combination of […]
Polar ice loss speeds up by leaps and bounds
Polar ice loss speeds up by leaps and bounds More ice is melting in Antarctica, threatening much faster sea level rise. Image: By Danielle Barneson Unsplash North and south, polar ice loss is happening faster than ever. Researchers now have a measure of the accelerating flow into the ocean. LONDON, 22 January, 2019 – In the last few decades […]
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes
More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes Spanish market: Vegetable-rich diets make for a healthier planet. Image: By ja ma on Unsplash Researchers are clear: the healthy diet for a healthy planet is more vegetables, less meat. What matters is the food that’s served, and the way it’s produced too. LONDON, 17 January, 2019 […]
Warmer waters leave Irish anglers fishless
Warmer waters leave Irish anglers fishless Anglers’ prize: But the salmon is not doing well in Irish waters. Image: Via Wikimedia Commons [public domain] Irish anglers are having little luck as fish feel the effects of warmer waters − which are also increasing greenhouse gases. WEST OF IRELAND, 16 January, 2019 − Unusually high temperatures […]
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost
Salt-free drinkable water comes at a cost A desalination plant in Spain. Image: By Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, via Wikimedia Commons Two thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. One successful source of salt-free drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste. LONDON, 15 January, 2019 – […]
Warming may mean sea levels 30 cms higher
Warming may mean sea levels 30 cms higher An Irish railway station, built with sea level rise in mind. Image: By Sarah777, via Wikipedia Commons Warmer oceans mean higher tides, bigger storm surges and heavier rainstorms. With ocean temperatures rising ever faster, sea levels 30 cms higher are possible by 2100. LONDON, 14 January, 2019 […]
Migrant birds face risk in earlier springs
Migrant birds face risk in earlier springs A great tit preys on a pied flycatcher. Image: By Maurice van Laar Spring in the high latitudes is arriving ever earlier. But migrant birds from the tropics may not realise that, and faulty timing could cost them their lives. LONDON, 11 January, 2019 – Biologists have identified […]
Permafrost thaw unsettles the Arctic
Permafrost thaw unsettles the Arctic Permafrost thaw caused this Alaskan road to drop by 3 metres. Image: Dr. John Cloud, NOAA (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons Permafrost thaw and retreating Arctic ice don’t just imperil caribou and bears. People, too, may find the ground shifts beneath their feet. LONDON, 1 January, 2019 − In just […]
Ozone loss may have caused mass extinction
Ozone loss may have caused mass extinction Pinus mugo in the French Pyrenees. Image: By Sébastien D’ARCO, via Wikimedia Commons The loss of ozone may have caused the extinction many millions of years ago of most life on Earth, scientists believe. LONDON, 21 February, 2018 – Californian scientists have found a new way to account […]
Shock impacts hit Greenland’s ice
Shock impacts hit Greenland’s ice An aerial view of icebergs floating in Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord. Image: Mark Garten/UN Photo New research indicates that melting of the Northern Hemisphere’s biggest ice sheet is being accelerated by the seismic impact of waves crashing against Greenland’s coastline. LONDON, 14 May, 2016 – Seismic waves that race through Greenland’s bedrock may […]
Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory
Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on disposal of nuclear waste. (StefrogZ via Flickr) LONDON—If you want a job for life, go into the nuclear industry—not building power plants, but taking them down and making them safe, along with highly-radioactive spent fuel and other hazardous waste involved. […]
Sea sends early warning of heatwaves
Sea sends early warning of heatwaves Feeling the heat as New York City swelters in extreme summer temperatures. Image: Bill via Flickr Surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean can give the US Midwest and East Coast 50 days’ notice to prepare itself for a dangerous spell of extreme heat. LONDON, 8 April, 2016 – Americans could have as many […]
