Badlands on Twitter: US park climate change tweets deleted
Source: BBC “Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. #climate,” said one of the tweets. The posts […]
Trump’s ‘control-alt-delete’ on climate change policy
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Are the recent actions taken by the Trump team on the issues of climate and energy the opening shots in a war on […]
Scientists Warn of ‘Eleventh Hour’ for Many Primate Species
Source: Time By Justin Worland “We have one last opportunity to greatly reduce or even eliminate the human threats to primates and their habitats” Nearly two-thirds of primate species face the […]
Climate change: Fresh doubt over global warming ‘pause’
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent A controversial study that found there has been no slowdown in global warming has been supported by new research. Many researchers had accepted […]
Climate changing ‘too fast’ for species
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs BBC News Image copyrightTHINKSTOCKImage captionTropical species are thought to be particularly vulnerable Many species will not be able to adapt fast enough to survive climate change, say scientists. A study of more than 50 plants and animals suggests their ability to adapt to changes in […]
David Attenborough: Here’s my world-changing idea
Source: BBC We asked the iconic natural history presenter to describe the one technological revolution that he hopes will save humanity. Watch the video above to see his answer. David […]
2016 ‘very likely’ to be world’s warmest year
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath 2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data. With data from just the first nine months, scientists are […]
Solar Power Capacity Tops Coal for the First Time Ever
Source: Time By Geoffrey Smith China alone installed two wind turbines per hour and 500,000 solar panels a day last year. Solar power now accounts for more installed capacity than any […]
CO2 levels mark ‘new era’ in the world’s changing climate
Source: BBC By By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have surged past an important threshold and may not dip below it for “many generations”. The 400 […]
Scientists Accidentally Discover Method to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
Source: Time By Justin Worland A team of scientists in Tennessee accidentally discovered a new method to convert carbon dioxide to ethanol, a finding that could aid the development of new methods to fight climate change. The finding comes from a group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge […]
Countries Reach Landmark Deal to Limit Global Warming From Air Conditioners
Source: Time By Justin Worland More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change-causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels. The deal reached in Kigali, Rwanda, comes after years of wrangling […]
India Has Ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement
Source: Time By Nikhil Kumar The Paris climate change agreement to curb rising global temperatures moved closer to coming into force on Sunday, after India, the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally signed on to the pact. India, which accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, became […]
President Obama and Xi Jinping Take Big Step on Climate Change Ahead of G20
Source: Time By Justin Worland The United States and China announced Saturday that they are formally joining the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, significantly increasing the likelihood that the accord […]
Earth Just Experienced The Hottest June Ever Recorded
Source: Huffington Post Dominique Mosbergen Reporter, The Huffington Post The heat wave continues. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded, according to both NASA and the National Oceanic and […]
Humans damaging the environment faster than it can recover, UN finds
Source: The Guardian By Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Degradation of the world’s natural resources by humans is rapidly outpacing the planet’s ability to absorb the damage, meaning the rate of deterioration […]
India records its hottest day ever
Source: BBC A city in India’s Rajasthan state has broken the country’s temperature records after registering 51C, the highest since records began, the weather office says. The new record in […]
Pakistan farmers grapple with climate change
Source: Aljazeera By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio Gujar Khan, Pakistan – After five consecutive dry winters, Abdul Qadeer was jubilant at the prospect of a plentiful harvest of wheat after […]
How a giant space umbrella could stop global warming
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett 26 April 2016 The race to find a solution to a rapidly warming world is one of the most pressing challenges facing our planet. One […]
Delivering on the Promises of Paris: Why the World’s Muslims Are Demanding Climate Action Now
Source: Huffington Post By Naser Haghamed CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide, an independent humanitarian and development organisation with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide. The global Muslim community – made up of around 1.6 billion followers from world leaders to academics, from teachers and healthcare workers to business people and […]
With migrant mission to Greece, pope cements Orthodox ties
Source: Crux By Nicole Winfield Associated Press April 14, 2016 VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, […]