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In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.
Vegetation cover is increasing across four height brackets in the area.
People recognize the climate crisis but fail to understand key elements
Dutch government will have to cut emissions by at least 25% by 2020
The 386-million-year-old forest marked a massive transition in the planet's history from sparce vegetation to lush tropical forests.
Governments have the chance to increase ambition next year
Coalition of actors from the US rejects Trump's stand on climate change
Rising CO2 is altering how forests recycle water.
Art installation at UN climate summit recreates air quality of major cities
The solution is something most governments don't even want to hear.
Activists entered the plenary of negotiations at the climate talks but were soon kicked out by security.
Backed by science: Swedish climate activist asked countries to raise climate ambition.
There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.
Key report at COP25 summarizes main insights behind climate change
Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as a result of GHGs.
Japan, Germany and Philippines were among the most affected countries last year
Scientists installed underwater speakers in dead or dying coral which played sounds typical of healthy reefs. Wildlife soon flocked back.
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the output from salinity models.
The anemone fish is finding difficulties to adapt to the fast changes in its environment
New study says there's a full consensus among scientists on man-made climate change
Like Exxon, the coal industry knew that its product would cause climate change and has tried its best to hide this fact.
A further global warming could lead to irreversible changes
World needs to increase its climate action five times
Spoiler alert: things are not looking too good.
Heavy industries could replace fossil fuels with a new solar technology.
While most of the world says goodbye to coal, China keeps opening new plants
Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world. Its terrain alternates between mountains and rolling plateaus, with tundra and green plains in between. Many Mongolians also maintain a pastoral lifestyle, for which the mountainous zones provide crucial support. For the reindeer-herding Tsaatan people, “eternal ice” (the so-called munkh mus) offers much-needed support to […]
The longer trend is clear: the Earth is feverish.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is again under the spotlight after this year's forest fires
This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.
Venice is facing dramatic the worst floods in over 50 years.
Three years after being implemented, the Paris Agreement faces a lack of ambition
More than 85% of the city has been affected by the high tides which have been linked to climate change.
The last bastion of ice in the Arctic is not that stable after all.
Thailand is one of the countries that pump the most plastic into the ocean.
The Princess Elisabeth is the only base there with no emissions
Most populous state already declared a state of emergency
The worst hurricanes are now three times as frequent now than 100 years ago
The country seeks to reduce to zero all its greenhouse gases by 2050 - except methane
More cases could emerge as temperatures grow
Climate change is affecting animals in several ways
I love penguins.
Arctic coastlines have not been considered carefully in carbon cycles for long, but new research suggests that eroding permafrost may emit more greenhouse gases than previously thought.
All schools will dedicate an hour a week to discussing the issue.
We need to act now, urges a collective of experts.
Ice takes a while to melt -- but melt it will, a new paper reports.
CO2 is the main contributor to global warming
In a hotter future, plants will consume more water than they do today — which means a drier future despite the anticipated increases in precipitation. Climate heating is estimated to increase precipitation levels in places like the United States and Europe through the generation of more water vapor and weather pattern disruptions. However, humans may […]
No country was allowed to withdraw for three years
This would make it the most valuable company in the world, overtaking Apple by about half a trillion dollars.
