‘The new normal’: Why Europe is being hit by a climate-driven drought crisis
Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situation.
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Logging, bushfires and global heating doing a number on greater gliders
The cat-sized nocturnal marsupials, which are unique to Australia, live in areas from north Queensland to central Victoria.
Snow at one of the world’s highest observatories is melting earlier
The peak at Sonnblick in the Austrian Alps has melted more than a month before its previous record time.
Solar project repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells launches pilot in sunny Alberta town
RenuWell project sites near Taber are set to produce enough electricity to power 280 average households by October.
New research says leave 40 per cent of existing fossil fuels in the ground
Exploring for more oil, delineation of new fields, constructing new oil infrastructure and commissioning new projects are all activities that waste Canada's shrinking carbon budget.
Global heating in the Arctic ‘off the scale’
New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average.
Think of old-growth as better than air conditioning
The old-growth forests of B.C. are the cooling systems, air filters and oxygen supply for Vancouver Island and the mainland. So why are governments still allowing ancient trees to be felled?
Funding needed for climate disasters has jumped more than 800% in 20 years
Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.
Trust this expert when she says we can’t adapt our way out of climate crisis
Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilization.
Global heating turning the snowy Alps green
Vegetated areas above the treeline have increased by 77 per cent since 1984, satellite data shows.
Exxon ordered to trial over alleged climate crimes
The ruling, and another crucial court decision last week, will force the oil giant to face charges it lied about global heating.
Early closure of fossil fuel production sites will help avert climate disaster: study
Nearly half of all existing fossil fuel facilities will need to close prematurely to limit global heating to 1.5 C, scientists say.
Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds
Research shows that governments and individuals making small changes can have a huge impact in reducing emissions
When measuring climate change, don’t forget about the humidity
A team of scientists in the U.S. and China decided to use an obscure weather measurement called equivalent potential temperature — or theta-e — that reflects “the moisture energy of the atmosphere.”
Across the boreal forest, scientists track warming’s toll
From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.