The "El Nino" phenomenon, which sparks global climate extremes, is this year the worst in more than 15 years, the UN weather agency said Monday, warning it was already causing severe droughts and flooding.
Environment
Nov 16, 2015
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A record-shattering cold gripped the Northeastern United States during late December and early January. Meanwhile, a so-called bomb-cyclone brought in Winter Storm Grayson with its blizzard winds and heavy snowfall. Is all ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2018
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It may be remote and uninhabited but Antarctica is suffering from man's activities, says the director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, Marcelo Leppe, in an interview with AFP.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2019
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A new and more dangerous phase of impacts on the world's remaining tropical forests is emerging, threatening to simplify the world's most diverse ecosystem including mass species loss, according to new UCL-led research published ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2015
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Present day wolverines, which emerged during the ice age, have been declining globally despite their many adaptions to live in challenging, rugged environments.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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Our new research in the Antarctic suggests that the vital layer of cold water on the sea bed, which circulates the globe and influences the ocean's ability to continue absorbing much of the rise in atmospheric heat and greenhouse ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2023
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In formulating policies to address greenhouse gas emissions, or evaluating the potential impact of different energy technologies on global climate change, one of the thorniest issues is how to account for the very distinctive ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2014
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World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations' annual food security report. The total number of people who face chronic food deprivation has increased by 15 million since 2016. Some ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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About 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. With the beginning of the cultivation of cereals, such ...
Evolution
Feb 2, 2023
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Human reliance upon the surrounding environmental for natural resources has aided our survival for thousands of years. While the impact of climate change is an ever-present stressor in current communities, it is not solely ...
