“Egypt, which depends on the Nile for about 97% of its irrigation and drinking water, sees the dam as an existential threat.”Continue readingEthiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt
Kelp are essentially the ocean’s equivalent of trees, capturing up to 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests. They also provide a vital habitat for a broad range of marine life;…Continue readingThe scientists fighting to save the ocean’s most important carbon capture system
Five of the world’s leading reef and climate scientists have thanked Unesco for recommending the Great Barrier Reef be listed as world heritage “in danger”, saying it was the right decision in part…Continue readingGreat Barrier Reef: leading scientists praise Unesco’s ‘in danger’ warning
“Arctic warming is remarkably about 2°C (3.6˚F) in just this short period of time (15 years).”Continue readingJune 2021 Global Temperature Update
Total mean annual forest loss in Southeast Asia was 3.2 million hectares per year during 2001–2019, with 31% occurring on the mountains, and is accelerating.Continue readingUpward expansion and acceleration of forest clearance in the mountains of Southeast Asia
A 2017 study in Germany was one of the first to raise global alarm about the loss of insects. It found that the biomass of flying insects across German nature reserves…Continue readingGerman climate, insect protection laws cross finish line
Chair of CCAG, Sir David King said: “I believe we have five years left to get on top of this global problem. We began talking seriously about climate change in 1992, yet we…Continue readingReducing carbon emissions not enough, expert warns
Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas—these and other devastating climate impacts are accelerating and bound to become painfully obvious before a child born…Continue readingCrushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report
“I cannot say that there was really any breakthrough in the consultations that took place here” said United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa.Continue readingNo breakthrough during ‘exhausting’ online climate talks
“We humans, we have to listen to the laws of nature and face up to the reality that we’re causing our own misery.”Continue readingOceanographer Sylvia Earle on the need for sea conservation
“We will supply energy to the world as long as the demand exists.”Continue readingNorway plans to continue oil exploration and drilling in coming decades
“Ice loss here could be catastrophic and irreversible on centennial time scales.”Continue readingThis melting glacier was already the biggest source of sea level rise. Then things got worse.
85 to 94% loss by 2050 of Great Ape’s habitat, mainly due to resource extraction for mobile phones, timber and palm oil. “What is predicted is really bad”Continue readingGreat apes predicted to lose 90% of homelands in Africa
“Carbon dioxide going up in a few decades like that is extremely unusual”. “For example, when the Earth climbed out of the last ice age, carbon dioxide increased by about 80…Continue readingCarbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time
“In the past, we may have had one fire in the summer that was notable. Now 50% of our fires are notable—and what I mean by notable is something that really, really exceeded…Continue readingDrought-hit ‘tinderbox’ California braces for fires in months ahead
“If we allow fossil fuel burning to continue to grow, our grandchildren may experience CO₂ levels that haven’t been seen on Earth for around 50 million years, a time when crocodiles roamed the Arctic.”Continue readingEarth’s history sends climate warning
“Nothing looks good.”Continue readingPreparing for summer wildfire season
There is “no longer any realistic chance” for an orderly transition for global financial markets because political leaders will be forced to rely on “handbrake” policy interventions to cut emissions, according…Continue readingPrepare for DISORDERLY shift to low-carbon era
“While 63% of reefs are projected to continue to accrete by 2100 under the low-impact pathway, 94% will be eroding by 2050 under the worse-case scenario,” Dr Cornwall said. “And no reef will…Continue readingTime running out to save coral reefs
The nightmare scenario: Year 2100, global waming exceeds 4˚C:→ Massive frequent wildfires→ Dead coral reefs→ Frequent prolonged droughts→ Increased air pollution→ Ice-free Arctic summers→ Rapid sea level rise→ Abandoned small island nations→…Continue readingClimate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?
Populations of migratory freshwater fish have plummeted by 76% since 1970, and large fish – those weighing more than 30kg – have been all but wiped out in most rivers. The…Continue readingGlobal freshwater fish populations at risk of extinction
“We found the number of small, medium and large corals on the Great Barrier Reef has declined by more than 50% since the 1990s,” said co-author Professor Terry Hughes, from CoralCoE.Continue readingThe Great Barrier Reef has lost over half its corals
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