Tropical forests may become too hot for photosynthesis
Scientists raise the alarm after they found global heating could impair photosynthesis in tropical forests, ushering in potentially irreversible changes.
Tag: global warming
Making plant proteins be meat-like and juicy with one simple ingredient: water
For environmentally-friendly nutrition, this could be an important breakthrough.
Meet Icefin, the torpedo robot that studies the Doomsday Glacier from down below
Torpedo-shaped Icefin robot can go to insane depths beneath ice and help us understand what's making the doomsday glacier melt ...
What’s behind lithium mining? Here’s all you need to know
Lithium mining is essential for supplying the world with batteries. But there's a dark side to it.
The effect turning our cities into heat islands
The images are pretty, but the effects can be very ugly.
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.
At least 97% of experts agree that climate change is real and caused by humans. But only 3% of the 3% of climate change deniers are actually qualified in climate science
Climate change deniers are only good for blowing smoke.
G20 leaders promise big climate efforts but make few tangible commitments
The world's richest promised "meaningful and effective actions" to curb climate change -- but we've heard promises before.
How global warming causes both extreme heat and cold weather
Extreme heat and cold may arise from the same underlying mechanisms, with global warming as the common denominator.
Climate change literally shifted Earth’s axis
Melting glaciers and the depletion of groundwater has redistributed so much mass that the poles started to drift.
NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change
It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.
Ocean warming is a wrecking ball for coral reef systems. This researcher wants to understand it all
There's no simple solution to this problem.
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.
Investors that manage $47 trillion urge companies to commit to net-zero emissions pathway
Investors want their money funding climate-friendly companies.
Human activity may turn Earth into a “Hothouse” — a warm climate it hasn’t seen for millions of years
We need to take action now to avoid the worst climate consequences.
Algae are turning the Italian Alps pink, raising concerns over rapid melting
You might need to reconsider your skiing plans.
The last 150 years of global warming undid 6,500 years of cooling
Average global temperatures have risen to about 1ºC since the mid-19th century.
Temperatures in the UK could exceed 40°C by the end of the century
Temperatures exceeding 40°C may be reached somewhere in the UK every 3.5 to 15 years by the end of the ...
Climate change is making marine species migrate towards the poles faster than those on land
Marine species move to the poles six times faster than those on land.
More than a billion people could live in Sahara-like unbearable heat within 50 years
The hardest hit regions are in Asia and Africa.
California, and the world at large, will contend with longer, hotter, drier wildfire seasons
The study focuses on California, but the roots of the problem are global, the team explains.
Coronavirus crisis might trigger biggest drop in CO2 emissions since WWII
This breather is not of our choice, though. After the pandemic is over, we should expect as a surge in ...
Climate crisis is making migration harder for nightingales
The iconic birds are evolving shorter winds due to higher temperatures.
Research station in East Antarctica reports its first heatwave
It was recorded during the 2019-2020 Arctic summer.
Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice last summer, satellite data shows
This is enough to raise global sea levels 2.2 millimeters in two months.
Climate crisis is accelerating, shows growing impacts, UN warns
Last year was the second warmest in history at a global level
Need another reason to fight climate change? It’s a “catastrophic” security threat
A good way to improve national and global security is to reduce our greenhouse emissions, a new report shows.
Global warming is literally dissolving the ocean’s plankton
Global warming's evil twin is acting out, and it's starting to cause major issues.
France prepares for heatwaves of 25 °C (77 °F) mid-winter
An exceptional episode of our current climate is unfolding in southern France, as the country prepares for summer-like temperatures.
Fossil-free steel by 2026: company decision could slash Sweden’s emissions by 10%
The steel industry seeks to be greener. But there's a long way ahead
It’s not just hotter days: global warming is affecting wine production
Adaptation strategies could still reduce the losses
New dataset describes 436 possible futures and their climate
It has already been used in 186 countries to create adaptation strategies
Not even the ‘indestructible’ tardigrades will be spared by climate change
The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world
World’s oceans have warmed 450% faster than in 1987
In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.
Why climate change will make insurance unaffordable for most people
Wildfires in Australia and California shows how the devastation of climate change can affect anyone. And, in the future, you ...
An Exxon subsidiary figured out how to stop climate change 30 years ago — and we’re not even close
The solution is something most governments don't even want to hear.
Climate heating is sucking the oxygen out of the oceans
There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.
Extreme weather is the ‘new normal’ (among other depressing climate projections)
Key report at COP25 summarizes main insights behind climate change
Decades-old climate models accurately predicted global heating — but no one listened
Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as ...
No room for denialists: 100% consensus on anthropogenic global warming
New study says there's a full consensus among scientists on man-made climate change
We’re getting dangerously close to climate tipping points
A further global warming could lead to irreversible changes
UN warning: get more ambitious or get drastic warming
World needs to increase its climate action five times
This year is likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record
The longer trend is clear: the Earth is feverish.
Almost all countries are failing their Paris Agreement contributions
Three years after being implemented, the Paris Agreement faces a lack of ambition
Organic farming could actually be worst for global warming
It would requiere more land to produce the same amount of food
Scientists want to make a 3D archive of the planet before it’s too late
We need to have a record of the world’s most vulnerable places in case climate change sweeps them away.
Sea level could rise 20 meters if global warming exceeds 2ºC, study finds
As the planet gets warmer due to the rising temperatures, one of the main concerns is sea-level rise.
Global warming has affected world’s oceans and frozen regions, UN report warns
The ocean is warmer, more acidic, less productive, and rising.
The impacts of climate change are speeding up, major report says
The signs and impacts of global warming are speeding up, the latest report on climate change published ahead of key ...
