Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years, data shows
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest saw its worst six-month period of wildfires in 20 years despite a decrease in deforestation, satellite data showed Monday.
‘Surely we are smarter than mowing down 1,000-year-old trees to make T-shirts’ – the complex rise of viscose
You would be forgiven for thinking that your wood pulp top is sustainable. But you might be surprised to hear just how many forests are being felled to make it
New approach to restore coral reefs on mass scale kicks off in Hawai‘i
If successful, the project could provide knowledge for how to restore ailing reefs around the world suffering from an onslaught of human-driven thermal stress.
Climate Emergency Causes Extreme Wildfires to Double in Frequency: Study
“Climate change is not something off in the future,” said one scientist. “It’s happening before our very eyes.”
Japan has an excess sushi problem. These food waste activists put it in numbers
Japan’s ubiquitous convenience stores throw out huge amounts of edible food. In Tokyo, Rachel Nuwer meets the campaigners trying to change that.
This Ecuadorian forest thrived amid deforestation after being granted legal rights
A cloud forest in northern Ecuador is protected from deforestation and mining after being recognised as an entity possessing legal personhood.
Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia
An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year
Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks
The Nepalese army says it has removed eleven tonnes of rubbish, four corpses and one skeleton from Mount Everest and two other Himalayan peaks this year.
Why We Must Keep the 1.5°C Goal Alive
It is clear to many governments that allowing global warming to exceed 1.5°C involves unacceptable societal risks, undermines development, and poses an existential threat to vulnerable communities and their cultures.
World’s Oceans Face ‘Triple Threat’ of Oxygen Loss, Extreme Heat and Acidification, Study Finds
A new study has found that the planet’s oceans are experiencing a “triple threat” of oxygen loss, extreme heat and acidification.
‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban
Fossil-fuel companies are the “godfathers of climate chaos” and should be banned in every country from advertising akin to restrictions on big tobacco, the secretary general of the United Nations has said while delivering dire new scientific warnings of global heating.
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
Faster decomposition could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions, threaten biodiversity
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.