This Dec. 12, 2018, file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. President Donald Trump’s is expected to mark a win in his two-year fight to gut one of the United States’ single-biggest efforts against climate change, relaxing ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raising the ceiling […]
The warm sunshine streams through the canopies of two blue oaks in central California. Credit: Leander Anderegg As the climate is changing, so too are the world’s forests. From the misty redwoods in the west to the Blue Ridge forest of Appalachia, many sylvan ecosystems are adapting to drier conditions. […]
BEN SADD Visitors to Antarctica are often awed and humbled by its size, and its extreme climate. But it also caused the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt to reflect on the human ability to solve problems together – and to feel hope for the future. We take off from a glacier near […]
Regional changes in forest area relative to 2010 for forest carbon rental and carbon penalty scenarios. RCP 8.5 = very weak climate change policy; RCP 1.9 = very strong climate change policy. Credit: University of Maine Incentivizing both sequestration and avoidance of emissions— using a carbon rental or carbon tax […]
Mount Merapi is Indonesia’s most active volcano Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month. Ash and sand covered areas several kilometres (miles) away from the peak of the rumbling […]
A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from our roads — along with suggestions for how to plant these green barriers to get the best results. In a paper published today (March 26, […]
All over Europe, renewable installations are often located in protected areas GETTY IMAGES Wind, solar and hydro power installations pose a growing threat to key conservation areas, say researchers. Researchers found that over 2,200 green energy plants have been built within the boundaries of the Earth’s remaining wilderness. They say […]
GETTY IMAGES Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are a damaging myth, new research shows. Media reports have questioned if electric cars are really “greener” once emissions from manufacture and electricity generation are counted. The research concludes that in most places electric cars produce fewer emissions overall […]
A man inspects the damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, March 22, 2020. A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. (AP Photo/Filip Horvat) A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A […]
The Nile is under massive strain from pollution and climate change and now the threat of a colossal dam being built far upstream in Ethiopia Early one morning in Cairo, volunteers paddle their kayaks across the Nile, fishing out garbage from the mighty waterway that gave birth to Egyptian civilisation […]