Rich countries must end their oil and gas production by 2034 to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius and give poorer nations time to replace fossil fuel income, according to a report released Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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The world needs to rapidly purge fossil fuels from its energy mix if it is to have any hope of limiting global warming enough to avoid disastrous climate impacts, according to a prominent climate scientist.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and could irretrievably transition into savannah, with dire consequences for the region and the world, according ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2022
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A new study forecasts how global climate change will affect tropical fish species in Japan. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Built Environment, predicts that six tropical fish species will expand northward ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2022
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The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a report by researchers from UCL and the University of Reading.
Environment
Mar 7, 2022
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This week's major report on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability highlights the challenges a shifting climate presents for food- and fiber-producing regions, including Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
Environment
Mar 4, 2022
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The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when a woman in her 70s was wheeled into an emergency room with symptoms of a life-threatening heat stroke.
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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Governments have delayed action on climate change for too long, and incremental changes in energy and food production will no longer be enough to create a climate-resilient future, a new analysis from scientists around the ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2022
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The global water cycle—that is, the constant movement of freshwater between the clouds, land and the ocean—plays an important role in our daily lives. This delicate system transports water from the ocean to the land, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2022
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Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a report published today in the journal eLife.
Ecology
Feb 15, 2022
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