Slashing global emissions would result in "substantial" near-term rewards by reducing the risk of unprecedented warming even within the next two decades, according to a new study Monday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2020
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As fires ravaged large sections of the Australian bush last summer, cities and towns all along the coast were blanketed in toxic smoke. Air pollutants were measured at unheard of levels across the country.
Environment
Nov 6, 2020
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Wealthy countries are falling short on a decade-old promise come due to ramp up climate finance for the developing world, according to a semi-official report released Friday.
Environment
Nov 6, 2020
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In a review paper published in the journal Science, a group of climate experts make the case for including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models. Such models are used globally to assess the impacts of human-caused ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2020
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Burnt orange daytime skies signal that the consequences of climate change are already here. But while we tend to focus on the death and destruction resulting from the growing frequency and severity of wildfires and other ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2020
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The energy sector is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore mainly responsible for the observed human-caused changes in the climate system, but it is also vulnerable to the changing climate.
Environment
Oct 27, 2020
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The scientific evidence of global climate change is irrefutable. The consequences of a warming climate are far-reaching—affecting fresh water resources, global food production, sea level and triggering an increase in extreme-weather ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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The deep sea is far away and hard to envision. If imagined, it seems like a cold and hostile place. However, this remote habitat is directly connected to our lives, as it forms an important part of the global carbon cycle. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2020
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From Mother Goose nursery rhymes to the Beatles' "Blackbird," our love for birds is woven throughout world cultures. As deforestation and climate change threaten the habitats of birds, scientists are beginning to take stock ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2020
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Clean air, clean water and a functioning ecosystem are considered priceless. Yet the economic value of nature remains elusive in cost-benefit analysis of climate policy regulations and greenhouse-gas-reduction efforts.
Environment
Sep 28, 2020
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