Climate Shocks Will Hurt Poverty Targets
As climatic shocks worsen, disaster-affected populations will be driven deeper into poverty, exacerbating their vulnerability, in as soon as two decades – unless policymakers start to address the issue now.
Without Plants, Earth Would Cook Under Billions of Tons of Additional Carbon
Enhanced growth of Earth’s leafy greens during the 20th century has significantly slowed the planet’s transition to being red-hot, according to the first study to specify the extent to which plants have prevented climate change since pre-industrial times.
No Safe Havens in Increasingly Acid Oceans
Oil, gas and coal are contaminating the world’s oceans from top to bottom, threatening the lives of more than 800 million people, a new study warns.
Forging Links Between Climate Change Scientists And Policymakers
Adapting to climate change is one of the most important issues facing society in the 21st century. As such, climate change impact assessment and adaptation have become important areas of scientific research and policy development.
World Coal Consumption To Surpass Oil By 2020
Coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020 despite government efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Climate Change: A Survivors’ Guide
As warnings of global climate change grow ever more dire, John Vidal offers 10 tips on how to prepare for an apocalyptic future.
Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Caused Southern Africa Warming
The infamous hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica may have caused warming in southern Africa over the past two decades, researchers say.
Climate Change Gets Clocked
Within 35 years, global average temperatures will be hotter than historical extremes, a new study on global warming reveals.
Oceans Face Deadly Trio Of Threats, Study Says
The world’s oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a “deadly trio” of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said on Thursday.