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UK’s 2030 carbon target set to disappoint green campaigners
Dec 11, 2020 16:26The UK is to host vital UN climate talks — called Cop26 – in Glasgow next November, postponed by a year by the pandemic, at which all nations will be expected to come forward with national plans on emissions. Known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), these plans for carbon curbs by 2030 are the bedrock of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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Amazon deforestation surges to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
Dec 03, 2020 16:32A vast expanse of Amazon rainforest seven times larger than Greater London has been destroyed over the last year as deforestation surges to a 12-year high under Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
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No time to lose for climate action: Atmospheric CO2 continued to rise in 2020 despite COVID-19 lockdowns
Nov 30, 2020 02:11Climate-heating gases have reached record levels in the atmosphere despite the global lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization has said.
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Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest
Nov 27, 2020 16:59Microplastic pollution has been discovered in snow close to the peak of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. With plastic debris revealed in 2018 at the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench, it is now clear that humanity’s litter has polluted the entire planet.
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Below 1.5ºC: A breakthrough roadmap to solve the climate crisis
Nov 27, 2020 16:52A climate model released by the prestigious scientific publisher Springer Nature offers a roadmap for meeting -- and surpassing -- the targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement, showing that we can solve the global climate crisis with currently available technologies and natural climate solutions.
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NOAA research shows climate crisis primary cause of 98% of dead Florida coral reef
Nov 27, 2020 16:47Coral reefs, widely considered the most biologically diverse ecosystem in the ocean, help to support over 25% of all marine life. They also provide shoreline protection against hurricanes and tropical storms, and economic benefit through commercial fishing, tourism and recreation. Unlike years past, when experts credited ocean pollution with worsening coral reefs’ outlook, NOAA researchers now name climate change as the primary cause of reef degradation.
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Yemen grants UN access to abandoned fuel tanker near Hudaydah
Nov 26, 2020 16:04Yemen has given the green light for a UN mission to inspect and repair a long-abandoned fuel tanker stranded near the port city of Hudaydah.
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Unreal & heartbreaking: Experts highlight climate crisis connection as category 5 Hurricane Iota barrels toward Central America
Nov 19, 2020 16:02Less than two weeks after the Category 4 Hurricane Eta devastated communities in multiple Central American countries, Hurricane Iota was declared a Category 5 storm on November 16th as it barreled toward the same region—prompting meteorologists, scientists, climate campaigners, and local leaders to reiterate the necessity of addressing human-caused global heating.
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Wildfire destroys multiple Reno homes; hundreds threatened in US
Nov 19, 2020 05:34A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds destroyed several homes in a Reno neighborhood Tuesday and forced the evacuation of hundreds more on the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, one of several blazes burning near the Nevada-California border.
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Why a COVID-19 vaccine could further imperil deep-sea sharks
Nov 18, 2020 13:49Trawling for prey at more than a thousand feet under the surface, the scalloped hammerhead shark relies on a special oil in its liver to survive the crushing pressures of the deep. Shark liver oil, or squalene, is a fatty substance that provides vital buoyancy for this critically endangered species and many others. But it’s also a lifesaver for humans as a boosting agent in vaccines, called an adjuvant, that improves the immune system and makes vaccines more effective.