Climate change is making leaves fall sooner and store less carbon. Here’s why
Surprisingly, trees are dropping their leaves sooner rather than later.
Tag: climate change
Climate change brings more infectious diseases. Many people are completely unaware of this
More than half of the people in a survey didn't know about the link
Climate change. Facts and figures behind mankind’s greatest challenge
The effects are already visible and will get worse if the world doesn't act fast.
This new satellite will help us understand the effects of climate change
It looks a bit like a dog house, doesn't it?
The 1% of flying: a small elite is responsible for half of the world’s aviation emissions
Reserchers are increasingly calling for frequent flyer taxes.
This new app shows how climate change will affect your city by 2100
It shows two scenarios, one with lower emissions and one with higher emissions.
Warming climates make hurricanes more dangerous and longer-lasting over dry land, a new study explains
They are no longer confined to coastal areas, the authors explain.
Wealthy countries aren’t spending what they should on climate change
They need to help poor countries fight climate change -- but they are falling short.
The Arctic sea ice keeps declining as the world gets warmer, setting a record low for October
This year is on track to be among the hottest years ever.
Larger, older trees can store more carbon and help tackle climate change
We have to leave large trees alone as they capture a lot of carbon, researchers argue.
Health professionals in the UK call for a climate tax on meat
We need to reduce our meat consumption, both for the climate and for our health.
While it waits for election results, the US formally withdraws from Paris Agreement
The country can still re-join, if it so desires.
What the US vote means for the world’s climate
The results of the elections will make a big difference for the whole world.
Let more big fish sink — it can help tackle climate change
Ocean fishing releases a lot of CO2 that would otherwise be locked on the sea floor.
Melting caused by global warming creates more melt and it’s a dangerous vicious cycle
Less ice means more melt which means less ice.
Better health care can help prevent tropical deforestation
An accessible health clinic for communities in Indonesia helped bring down local deforestation rates.
Japan, the sixth-largest emitter, pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050
Question still remain on how this target will be met.
The Great Plains could be drying down into a new Dust Bowl
A new study says we should get ready for a blast from the past -- in all the wrong ways. ...
Recycling paper might not be as good for the world’s climate as we think
It's only meaningful when it's powered by renewable energy, according to a new study.
Hurricanes are becoming faster, more frequent, and almost 40% of Americans are exposed to them
Climate change is partially to blame.