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Amazon rainforest will collapse by 2064, new study predicts
Jan 10, 2021 17:34Science and Policy for Sustainable Development concluded that the Amazon rainforest will collapse and largely become a dry, shrubby plain by 2064.
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CO2 levels in 2021 to reach levels 50% higher than in 18th c.: UK Met Office
Jan 08, 2021 15:47Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will this year reach levels 50 percent higher than before the industrial revolution because of manmade emissions, Britain's Met Office predicted on Friday.
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South Korea to send delegates to Iran over to discuss tanker seizure
Jan 05, 2021 12:08Seoul says it will dispatch a delegation to Tehran for talks following the seizure of a South Korean-flagged tanker which Iranian naval forces say took place for repetitive violations of maritime environmental law and polluting Persian Gulf waters with chemicals.
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Discovery of ‘cryptic species’ shows Earth is even more biologically diverse
Dec 29, 2020 16:12The discovery of new species of aloe, African leaf-nosed bats and chameleons that appear similar to the human eye but are in fact many and separate have thrilled and worried conservationists. Scientists say our planet might be more biologically diverse than previously thought, and estimates for the total number of species could be far higher than the current best guess of 8.7 million.
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Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency? Asks UN Chief at climate summit
Dec 18, 2020 16:33World leaders aren't doing enough to address the human-caused climate crisis. That seemed to be the main message of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres' speech at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, hosted by the U.N., the United Kingdom, and France in partnership with Chile and Italy to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris agreement.
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Fiji: Two dead as powerful cyclone tears across Pacific nation
Dec 18, 2020 12:34A powerful cyclone pounded Fiji, killing two people, including a three-month old baby, and leaving a trail of destruction across the Pacific Island nation, authorities said on Friday.
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Shameful and outrageous: New satellite data reveals Brazilian Amazon deforestation at 12-year high
Dec 15, 2020 18:22Instead of acting to prevent the increase in deforestation, the Bolsonaro government has been denying the reality of the situation, dismantling environmental agencies, and attacking NGOs.
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Without climate action, number of low-income homes affected by flooding projected to triple by 2050, study shows
Dec 13, 2020 16:36The New Jersey-based climate research organization Climate Central released a study showing that 7,668 houses, town homes, and apartments that are either in low-income areas or are subsidized affordable housing units are currently exposed to at least one "coastal flood risk event" per year, and that number is expected to triple by 2050 if fossil fuel emissions are not dramatically reduced in the coming years.
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Few things matter more to humans: UN report says we must protect and restore biodiversity of world's soil
Dec 13, 2020 16:27Despite the critical role played by healthy soil in improving food production, dominant patterns of agricultural intensification—including the overuse and misuse of pesticides and fertilizers—are major drivers of biodiversity loss, thus undermining soil's potential contributions.
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Trump administration accused of trying to bully banks into financing Arctic fossil fuel extraction
Dec 11, 2020 16:38The Wall Street Journal reports the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday, November 20th proposed a new rule that would bar financial institutions from refusing to lend to entire categories of lawful businesses.