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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 […]
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, […]
Fast Arctic melt could cost $70 trillion
Fast Arctic melt could cost $70 trillion The rapid pace of the Arctic thaw may exact a very high price. Image: By Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash Polar change, notably the fast Arctic melt, could impose huge costs on world economies. New evidence shows how rapidly the frozen north is changing. LONDON, 26 April, 2019 – The northern reaches of the […]
Glaciers’ global melt may leave Alps bare
Glaciers’ global melt may leave Alps bare Across much of the world, the ice is trickling off the peaks. Image: By Raul Taciu on Unsplash High mountain ice is vital to millions. As the world warms, the glaciers’ global melt could see the frozen peaks vanish. LONDON, 12 April, 2019 – Many of the planet’s most scenic – and most […]
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse The US south-west may have more drought and forest fires with 0.5°C more heat. Image: By RD Gray on Unsplash Half a degree of warming doesn’t sound like much. But there is fresh evidence that it could make a huge difference to rainfall and drought. LONDON, 4 April, 2019 − Japanese […]
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 […]
1,700+ Species Now at Risk From Human Action, Researchers Report
1,700+ Species Now at Risk From Human Action, Researchers Report There is only one Earth, but human growth is ensuring that it carries steadily more passengers. And that leaves less and less room for humanity’s companions on board the planet. The Nile lechwe is an antelope that lives in the swamps of Ethiopia and South […]
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 […]
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 […]
World is halfway through its hottest decade
World is halfway through its hottest decade Chile’s wall-to-wall solar panels will help as 1.5°C approaches. Image: By Antonio Garcia on Unsplash Things are warming up: already the world is halfway through its hottest decade on record, if predictions prove correct. LONDON, 13 February, 2019 – Here is a climate forecast that climate scientists, meteorologists, politicians, voters and even climate sceptics […]
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 […]
