What are the different climate zones? A simple explainer
Earth has different types of climate produced by numerous factors, including differences in radiation, geology, and latitude.
Tag: climate change
The secret of seagrass and its crucial role in fighting one of the worst effects of climate change
While we focus on the land, the seas are also having a climate reckoning.
If there was life on Mars, it likely drove itself extinct through climate-change
If microbes can do this, we should be particularly worried with our own impact on the climate.
Buckle up and prepare: we have only nine years to avoid catastrophic global warming
The tipping points after which we can't return to a "normal" climate are almost upon us.
It’s all about the money: COP climate conference stumbles into arguments on who should fund climate action
Many countries are vulnerable to the climate crisis and they are asking to be compensated.
Scientists equip sharks with scientific equipment and send them to study the world’s largest seagrass hotspot in The Bahamas
Instrument-equipped sharks led scientists to a large seagrass ecosystem that can fix more carbon than you can ever imagine.
Climate change could turn once picturesque blue lakes into murky green or brown
Rising temperatures are inviting algae blooms that threaten to color once crystal-clear lakes green or brown.
Bitcoin’s beefy environmental costs are worse than those of gold or red meat production
It can be hard to notice the real-world impact of digital assets – but they can be immense.
Climate change is threatening ketchup, salsa, and California
The biggest tomato-producing state in the US is losing its tomato yield to climate change.
Has the pandemic made us a bit more sustainable?
Surveys in Australia and Austria showed a higher commitment with sustainable practices.
NASA moved the largest vehicle in the world on the launch pad
It’s due to launch in less than two weeks, marking a key moment for NASA
China cuts power to factories and homes as heatwave-induced shortage continues
Factories have been shut down and people were asked to reduce power consumption
The effect turning our cities into heat islands
The images are pretty, but the effects can be very ugly.
Most human pathogenic diseases will be worse because of climate change
Climate change is aggravating illnesses and hindering our ability to fight them. Here's why.
A win for the planet: US Senate approves largest US climate investment in history
The government would spend billions in new climate policies to bring down greenhouse gas emissions.
Almost all of Florida’s turtles are now born female. Global heating is to blame
Sand temperature determines if a new sea turtle hatchling is a male or female
Is climate change causing more volcanic eruptions? Iceland provides some hints
Volcanoes themselves can also impact the climate, due to a “cooling effect” that comes after eruptions.
US cities could have Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100 if we don’t reduce our emissions
There's still chance to avoid this, but we have to act now.
Lack of Russian gas could actually accelerate Europe’s energy transition
It could be a way of turning a problem into an advantage.
This is how climate change has impacted the world’s economy so far this year
Spoiler alert: it's not good.
Private flights from the rich and famous are screwing the planet
A private jet emits as much carbon dioxide in one hour as the average person emits in one year.
Unstable climate led to the abandonment of Mayapan and a partial collapse of the Mayan Empire
Climate can make or break empires.
All-time high temperature record broken during unprecedented UK heatwave
If you're wondering, yes -- it's climate change.
In most countries, the vast majority believes climate should be a “high” or “very high” priority
Many feel it's a problem, but few would join an organized group to convince leaders to reduce climate change.
Spain and Portugal are the driest they’ve been in over a thousand years, due to climate change
This is one development that we'd best not ignore.
Climate change is taking a big toll on US citizens — virtually all of them
Climate change left no stone unturned.
Melting glaciers are forcing Nepal to shift the Everest base camp
The base camp used by thousands of people every year, lies on a melting glacier and is no longer considered ...
Atmospheric carbon levels are now 50% higher than pre-industrial times
The rate of accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is simply staggering.
Ethiopian ‘false bananas’ could be the new supercrop we’ve been waiting for against climate change
It's probably the most important crop you've never heard about.
The US corn belt risks becoming cornless by 2100 as climate change forces farms northwards
Both technological solutions and a change in farming patterns will be needed to adapt to this shift.
2021 broke nearly all climate change indicator records (again), from CO2 emissions to rising sea levels
World Meteorological Organization warns over the consequences of the climate crisis
First permanent English colony in the US is facing a climate disaster
Jamestown is of the most important historic sites in the US but it may not survive another generation
In five years, the world could break a key climate threshold
We're nearing the point of no return.
Sweet seagrass is saving oceans and reversing climate change — but we’re killing these gentle habitats
The seagrass rhizosphere is filled with insane amounts of sugar.
The current rate of climate change will see Germany’s groundwater levels fall “significantly” by 2100
The findings underscore yet again the importance of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
Many birds are laying their eggs earlier than 100 years ago, by almost a full month
Changes in climate are to blame.
Ice shelf ten times as big as Paris completely collapses in Antarctica
Climate change does it again.
Everyone could receive an early flooding warning within five years
The UN will work to get early warning systems in place all around the world
Freakish heatwave is causing record temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctica
The dramatic heatwave is believed to be a random weather event -- but climate change is making heat waves more ...
Individual actions can reduce up to 25% of global carbon emissions. Here’s how
From eating green to traveling fresh, here are some of the things you can do right now.
A new climate change report just came out. Here’s what it says
A landmark IPCC report gives a stark warning of the consequences of global warming. Things are not going in the ...
Climate change is making spring come earlier and earlier in the Northern Hemisphere
Less frequent rainy days are making plants grow leaves earlier every decade.
Compound droughts risk destabilizing the global food supply if we keep burning fossil fuels
Empty tables are a chilling prospect.
World’s glaciers hold less ice than previously thought
As climate change accelerates, the future of water supplies is at risk
Climate change is making Europeans vote for Green parties — in some places more than others
The more we feel the effects of climate change, the more we vote for Green parties.
World’s largest companies are greatly exaggerating their climate progress
Surprise, surprise: high-profiles companies aren't doing as much as they claim.
Air conditioner use under climate change will overload the USA’s electric grids
It takes a lot of juice to stave off heat.
Climate change is after our coffee (and other key food crops too)
It's time to start thinking of ways to shift crops around due to climate change.
Pristine coral reef found in Tahiti is as yet unaffected by bleaching
The reef's surprising depth might have something to do with it.
