Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of carbon emissions that humanity spews into the atmosphere through fossil fuel use, researchers said Monday. Better land use could reduce…
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Finding Nemo may become even harder: climate study
The clownfish, the colourful swimmer propelled to fame by the 2003 film “Finding Nemo”, is under threat from warming ocean waters wreaking havoc with sea anemones — the structures which serve as its home, a…
Celebrities drum up hurricane relief – and warn on climate
Top names in entertainment Tuesday raised millions of dollars for survivors of mega-storms Harvey and Irma, with Stevie Wonder and Beyonce also urging attention on climate change. Dubbed “Hand in Hand,” the one-hour telethon was…
Climate change means more rain but less water in rural rivers: study
Soaring temperatures driven by climate change are whipping up ever-more intense storms inundating cities with flash floods but leaving the countryside and crucial agricultural land parched, an Australian study has found. Researchers at Australia’s University…
Overheated Arctic sign of climate change ‘vicious circle’
Freakishly high temperatures in the Arctic driven by heat-packed oceans and northward winds have been reinforced by a “vicious circle” of climate change, scientists said Thursday. Air above the Polar ice cap has been 9-12…
Climate science: Bad news gets worse
Diplomats from 196 nations gather from Monday for 12-day UN climate talks tasked with charting a path for capping global warming at “well below” two degree Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial era levels. Here are…
Climate change: Low-hanging fruit ripe for the picking
Earth is hurtling deep into the red zone of dangerous global warming, but experts say there are some low cost, effective options for putting on the brakes. Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, UN members pledged…
Tractors bigger threat to wildlife than climate: study
Farming and hunting pose a more immediate threat to wildlife than climate change, researchers said, in a controversial plea to redirect resources earmarked for species conservation. In an analysis of nearly 9,000 “threatened” or “near-threatened”…
DiCaprio criticises climate change denies running for president
Fresh from his Oscar-winning role in “The Revenant,” Leonardo DiCaprio suggested Wednesday that his upcoming documentary on climate change could help raise awareness about a phenomenon that some US presidential candidates reject. DiCaprio said one…
#Conservation: Plants adapt to climate change better than many thought
Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a new study that suggests their potential contribution to worsening global warming is not likely as bad as researcher believed. When…