Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
The world is facing an imminent water crisis, with demand expected to outstrip the supply of fresh water by 40% by the end of this decade, experts have said on the eve of a crucial UN water summit. Governments must…
Sci-fi writer is visiting Utah with a message: Forget Mars and get ‘all hands on deck’ for climate change – Salt Lake Tribune
In the next hundred years, the oceans will rise precipitously, water will be more scarce, especially in arid places like Utah, forest fires will become more prevalent, species will die off, and core parts of our environment, from the oceans…
How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes
Increasing availability of open-access data from government satellites have made it possible for everyone to gain insight into environmental changes underway
The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future – Al Jazeera English
Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at risk. So concludes the United Nations Intergovernmental…
The 50 States of Climate Change – Outside Online – Outside
Since the 1700s, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased by 40 percent, largely from greenhouse gasses released by people burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal. As a result, the climate is becoming more…
A tonne of fossil carbon isnât the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets canât save us
Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels; offsets will not save us
Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points
More than 1,000 “super-emitter” sites gushed the potent greenhouse gas methane into the global atmosphere in 2022, the Guardian can reveal, mostly from oil and gas facilities. The worst single leak spewed the pollution at a rate equivalent to 67m…
Study Shows Flamingos with Similar Personality Traits ‘Form Cliquesâ with Like-Minded Friends
Birds of a feather really do flock together according to a new study that found flamingos with similar personality traits “form cliques” with like-minded friends. In Chilean and Caribbean flamingos, birds with similar personality traits tended to form cliques separate from differently-wired peers, much like humans. For example, bolder birds were shown to stick together, […]
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Climate change as a global amplifier of human–wildlife conflict – Nature.com
Abstract Climate change and human–wildlife conflict are both pressing challenges for biodiversity conservation and human well-being in the Anthropocene. Climate change is a critical yet underappreciated amplifier of human–wildlife conflict, as it exacerbates resource scarcity, alters human and animal behaviours…
Climate change could leave Yukon plants with nowhere to go: study – Toronto Star
WHITEHORSE – As climate change pushes some plants northward, a new study suggests several unique species in Yukon and Alaska could have nowhere to go. The scientific paper, published late last month in the journal Diversity and Distributions, used models…
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