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Climate change underlies Europe’s rapid warming
Climate change underlies Europe’s rapid warming From the edge of the Arctic to almost the Tropic of Cancer, Europe’s rapid warming is evidenced by hotter summers − and winters. LONDON, 5 September, 2019 − Europe’s rapid warming means the world’s hottest property could now be on the continent. It has seen the strongest intensification of heat waves […]
Climate crisis needs radical food changes
Climate crisis needs radical food changes The entire food system needs to change, researchers say. From farm to fork, agriculture fuels global heating. Can the world eat well, but stay a little cooler? That will need radical food changes. LONDON, 3 July, 2019 – To feed 9 billion people by 2050, and keep planet Earth from […]
Household tissue is a climate issue
Household tissue is a climate issue Trees are the source of much of our household tissue. And trees and soil store huge quantities of carbon to add to greenhouse gas totals. LONDON, 27 June, 2019 − The household tissue you use to blow your nose could be adding to the problems of climate change. A substantial […]
Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis
Pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis Effective democracy needs “a widespread sense of responsibility for the common good” Every answer has a cost. Every choice exacts a penalty. A new book reminds readers there are no easy answers to the climate crisis. LONDON, 24 June, 2019 − Resolving the climate crisis demands radical political change, […]
UK climate emergency is official policy
UK climate emergency is official policy Heathrow’s expansion is now in question. Image: By J Patrick Fischer, via Wikimedia Commons Major changes in the government’s policy on fossil fuels will be vital to tackling the UK climate emergency that Parliament has recognised. LONDON, 3 May, 2019 − The United Kingdom has taken a potentially momentous policy decision: […]
Europe’s food imports devour rainforests
Europe’s food imports devour rainforests Europe’s food imports swallow large amounts of tropical deforestation. Image: By Sander Dalhuisen on Unsplash Human appetites drive global rainforest destruction. Now science has measured how Europe’s food imports leave scorched tropical soils and greenhouse gases. LONDON, 5 April, 2019 − European scientists have worked out how European consumers can reduce tropical forest loss and cut […]
CO2 levels pass 3-million-year record
CO2 levels pass 3-million-year record Fossil fuel burning is pushing CO2 levels ever higher. Image: By Tony Webster, via Wikimedia Commons The modern world is about to pass a temperature peak dating back for millions of years – because CO2 levels have already passed an ancient record.. LONDON, 8 April, 2019 – German scientists have confirmed, once […]
The day the Earth’s climate went berserk
The day the Earth’s climate went berserk The caldera (collapsed crater) of Mt Tambora. Image: By Jialiang Gao (peace-on-earth.org), via Wikimedia Commons. The day in 1815 when the world’s climate went berserk was only the start of months and years of global climate disruption and social unrest. LONDON, 19 March, 2019 − If you had been in […]
Food supply falls as fish flee warmer seas
Food supply falls as fish flee warmer seas Both jobs and food are at risk as fish evade rising warmth. Image: By Lalo on Unsplash On the fishing grounds, they already know about global warming. As fish flee warmer seas there are winners – but many more losers. LONDON, 4 March 2019 – Global warming has already begun to affect […]
World may hit 56m year carbon level by 2159
World may hit 56m year carbon level by 2159 Next stop the Pole? Crocodiles were once common in Arctic waters. Image: By Balaji Malliswamy on Unsplash Long ago the polar ice vanished and tropical animals swam the Arctic. Greenhouse gases could reach that 56m year carbon level again in 140 years. LONDON, 26 February, 2019 – Humankind could be about […]
Climate change stokes mayhem in several ways
Climate change stokes mayhem in several ways Syria: Glimpse of the future as rapid climate change continues? Image: By Ahmed Abu Hameeda on Unsplash Three outcomes could follow if climate change stokes mayhem, conflict and violence. It might be helpful to think about the strains to come. LONDON, 22 February, 2019 − Stand by for long hot summers marked by […]
Early rain as Arctic warms means more methane
Early rain as Arctic warms means more methane Methane bubbles trapped in ice in a Canadian lake. Image: By John Bakator on Unsplash As spring advances, so does the rain to warm the permafrost. It means more methane can get into the atmosphere to accelerate global warming. LONDON, 18 February, 2019 − As the global temperature steadily rises, it ensures […]
Melting polar ice sheets will alter weather
Melting polar ice sheets will alter weather Melting ice off the coast of Greenland. Image: By Frank Busch on Unsplash Sea level rise and melting polar ice sheets may not cause a climate catastrophe, but they will certainly change weather patterns unpredictably. LONDON, 15 February, 2019 – The global weather is about to get worse. The melting polar ice sheets […]
Growing nuclear waste legacy defies disposal
Growing nuclear waste legacy defies disposal Spent nuclear fuel stored under water. Image: By US Dept. of Energy, via Wikimedia Commons Supporters say more nuclear power will combat climate change, but the industry is still failing to tackle its nuclear waste legacy. LONDON, 7 February, 2019 − The nuclear industry, and governments across the world, have yet […]
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk Potatoes on the wing – and thin pickings for all as UK crops wilt. Image: By Lucas Sankey on Unsplash Britons’ familiar and well-loved fish and chips could become scarcer as politics and climate change imperil UK vegetable and fruit supplies. LONDON, 5 February, 2019 − A combination of Brexit − Britain’s move to […]
