Indonesian Indigenous Groups Fight Climate Change With GPS Mapping
Land rights are intrinsically linked to sustainability, and to mitigating climate change by preserving the earth’s forests, which are he “lungs of the planet.” Over the generations Indigenous peoples’ have learned to live sustainably and have a keen understanding of a forest’s limitations, making them a crucial component to maintain the environment and address climate change.
Christmas Storm Underlines Caribbean’s Vulnerability
The death and destruction caused by a slow-moving, low-level trough bringing intense rainfall in three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries over the Christmas holidays, is a sign that the region has no time to lose in fortifying its resiliance to climate change.
Polar Vortex in U.S. May be Example of Global Warming
Scientists said the deep freeze gripping the U.S. does not indicate a halt or reversal in global warming trends, either. In fact, it may be a counterintuitive example of global warming in action…
Sun Is Not A Key Driver Of Climate Change
Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows.
Boat Schools : A Floating Future
Every year millions of school children in Bangladesh miss countless school days when their schools are flooded. But now local NGO have come up with a simple solution, building schools that float.
Ozone’s Long Path to Recovery
The holes that formed in the ozone layer over Antarctica in 2011 and 2012 are a study in contrasts. The 2011 hole ranked among the ten largest recorded since the 1980s, while the 2012 hole was the second smallest. Why were they so different? Is it a sign that stratospheric ozone is recovering?
4 Degree Temperature Rise Will End Vegetation Carbon Sink
New research suggests that a temperature increase of 4 degrees is likely to “saturate” areas of dense vegetation with carbon, preventing plants from helping to balance CO2 escalation, and consequently accelerating climate change.
Evidence of Mass Extinction Associated With Climate Change 375 Million Years Ago
Researchers have found evidence for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with climate change and a mass extinction 375 million years ago that devastated tropical marine ecosystems.
World’s largest coal ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area have been approved
The Federal Government has approved controversial dredging off the Queensland coast that will help create one of the world’s largest coal ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.