Australia Not Prepared For Effects Of Climate Change
More than three-quarters of the population lives near the coast but Australia’s love affair with the beach will come at a future cost. A report on the effects of climate change on Australia’s infrastructure calls coastal flooding the sleeping giant of risk to future prosperity.
22 Million Displaced By Natural Disasters In 2013, UN-backed Report Reveals
A new United Nations-backed report launched today reveals that 22 million people worldwide were displaced in 2013 by disasters sparked largely by earthquakes or climate- and weather-related events – almost three times more than by conflict in the same year.
Global Shift To Mass Transit Could Save $100 trillion And 1,700 Megatons Of CO2
Reductions in carbon dioxide emissions reaching 1,700 megatons per year in 2050 could be achieved if the world expands public transportation, walking and cycling in cities, according to a new report .
NASA Ranks This August as Warmest on Record
This August was the warmest August on record globally, according to newly released NASA temperature data, while the summer tied for the fourth warmest.
What Will Survive in Hot, Acidic Oceans?
Most of global warming’s heat is ending up in the oceans, making the waters less hospitable for many species. New research suggests that at least one type of marine phytoplankton may respond via evolutionary change.
A Climate Movement That Can’t Be Ignored
September 21: That’s the day of the People’s Climate March, what promises to be the largest demonstration for action on climate change in world history. The people are united calling for action.
Record Greenhouse Gas Levels, Impact Atmosphere and Oceans
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2013, propelled by a surge in levels of carbon dioxide. This is according to the World Meteorological Organization’s annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, which injected even greater urgency into the need for concerted international action against accelerating and potentially devastating climate change.
World’s Last Remaining Forest Wilderness at Risk
The world’s last remaining forest wilderness is rapidly being lost, and much of this is taking place in Canada, not in Brazil or Indonesia where deforestation has so far made the headlines. A new satellite study reveals that since 2000 more than 104 million hectares of forests – an area three times the size of Germany – have been destroyed or degraded.
Stopping Climate Change Is About People, About Survival
World leaders have not sufficiently addressed climate issues, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change Mary Robinson said, highlighting the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilient communities.