Global Precipitation Linked to Global Warming
A new study shows that observed changes in global (ocean and land) precipitation are directly affected by human activities and cannot be explained by natural variability alone.
Rare Tropical Cyclone Strikes Somalia
Even as the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan began to emerge in the Philippines, Somalia too experienced one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in its history.
Cops Believe Illegal Sand-Mining Operation Had Huge Reach
A police operation recently uncovered a multimillion-dollar illegal sand mining site in St Catherine, Jamaica.
Small Islands Demand U.N. Protection
Threatened by rising seas, some of the world’s small island developing states (SIDS) are demanding that the U.N.’s new set of Sustainable Development Goals place a high priority on the protection of oceans and marine resources.
Straw Could Supply Energy to Millions of Households
Straw from agriculture could play an important role in the future as renewable sources of energy. Up until now it has been underutilised as a biomass residue and waste material.
Typhoon Haiyan And Climate Change Q&A
How could climate change affect typhoons, hurricanes and tropical storms and is it possible to calculate this impact?
Aid Efforts Begin After Typhoon Haiyan Kills 10,000 in Philippines
Estimated death toll soars as path of destruction leaves many parts of Philippines inaccessible to government and aid officials.
Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s The Difference
They’re all the same, officially tropical cyclones. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world.
Ubiquitous. Vital. Delicate. Vulnerable
Ocean acidification has taken up an unlikely mascot: the shelled pteropod. While “charismatic megafauna,” the large creatures that pull at our heartstrings, are typically the face of environmental problems, think polar bears on a shrinking iceberg and oil-slicked pelicans, these tiny sea snails couldn’t be more different.