Tags: Climate change

New Discovery: 'Super Corals' that Thrive in Acidic Water

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.08.2019 17:21 PM

Some corals that can tolerate the warming of the waters and its rising acidity as well. (Photo : Tom Fisk) The effects of climate change do not only affect the living conditions of those above water.

Mother Earth Needs Half of Her Land in a Natural State in Order to Survive

06.07.2019 14:23 PM

New science says land conservation must double by 2030 to prevent dangerous warming and unravelling of ecosystems.

Climate Change is Intensely Affecting the Sea's Cold-blooded Creatures

06.07.2019 14:09 PM

Marine animals are more vulnerable to extinction, due to Global Warming, than land animals. As the world's average temperatures creep higher, marine animals are far more vulnerable to extinction than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new analysis of more than 400 cold-blooded species.

Joe Biden Pitches $5 Trillion Climate Proposal

06.07.2019 08:55 AM

Presidential hopeful, and former VP, Biden is targeting net zero emissions by 2050. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a more than five-trillion-dollar climate proposal that he says would lead the US to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.

Industrialization Slows Down Battle Against Climate Change

06.06.2019 08:31 AM

Some newly industrialized areas are becoming more prone to flooding, even with just a little amount of rainfall.

2050 is the Deadline for Humanity, Says Climate Change Experts

06.05.2019 16:22 PM

After nuclear war, human-induced global warming is the greatest threat to human life on the planet. Twenty days of lethal heat per year, collapsed eco-systems and more than one billion people displaced.

The Possible Affect of Climate Change on the World's Food Supply

06.05.2019 14:08 PM

Certain conditions associated with climate change, if within one season, could be just a detrimental to food supplies as a full-blown drought.

Scientists Discover the Thinning of Ice Sheets in Antarctic

06.05.2019 08:45 AM

Almost one-fourth of the ice in the West Antarctic are said to be unstable. According to the lead author of the study, Andy Shepherd, a polar scientist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, some ice sheets in parts of Antarctic has thinned by extraordinary amounts.

Single-Use Plastics Speed Up Climate Change Damages

06.03.2019 13:50 PM

A report warns that if plastic production and use is not stopped, it will expedite the effects of climate change.

Vanishing Ice in Bering Sea Threatens US Food Resource

06.03.2019 13:49 PM

The ice levels in the Bering Sea are dropping and it threatens the United State’s main source of seafood.

Will Climate Change Cause Humans to go Extinct?

06.03.2019 13:47 PM

The claim that humanity only has just over a decade left due to climate change is based on a misunderstanding

Portugal Earthquakes Might be Caused by the Planet's Peeling Crust

06.03.2019 00:08 AM

Off the Coast of Portugal, scientists believe that the Earth’s crust might be peeling off. (Photo : Emre Can) PORTUGAL -- It was in 1969 when the country was hit by an earthquake that caused a tsunami to occur.

Climate Change Causes Growth Spurt Among Old Trees

06.02.2019 23:49 PM

The scientists looked into the occurence of growth rings around tree trunks which revealed that the oldest of trees have exhibited the most growth spurts.

New Projections for 2100 Sea Levels are Higher than Previous Numbers

06.02.2019 00:09 AM

New studies show that the sea levels by 2100 might be double the previous projection. (Photo : Mariamichelle) The increase in the water levels of the ocean across the world has been one of the most notable projections that scientists made regarding the effects of global warming.

Rising Temperatures Cause Epic Flood

06.01.2019 17:28 PM

Massive amount of rainfall has put a lot of people at risk and experts say that the flooding can only become much worse.

How Community Fares in an Extreme Storm Shape Climate Beliefs

06.01.2019 11:13 AM

How community or neighborhood fares, the damages it suffers, may have a stronger and more lasting effect on the climate beliefs than individual impacts do

Tree Rings, Droughts and Climate Change

05.30.2019 09:12 AM

Tree rings no longer just speak of the years the tree has lived, they can also be used to tell how long climate change has been causing droughts.

Researchers Suggest Radical Ways to End Climate Change Problems

05.30.2019 08:38 AM

Experts fear that the current initiatives to reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere has barely made any recognizable impact at all.

Climate Driving New Right Whale Movement

05.29.2019 11:09 AM

This research discovered that some of these deep waters have warmed nearly 9 degrees Fahrenheit since 2004, twice as much as the fastest warming waters at the surface

Reasons Why ‘Green Growth’ Won’t Save the Planet

05.27.2019 20:57 PM

Green growth may not be the best narrative for contemporary environmental problems. Five reasons 'green growth' won’t save the planet Oliver Taherzadeh, University of Cambridge and Benedict Probst, University of Cambridge Green growth has emerged as the dominant narrative for tackling contemporary environmental problems.

Listening To Music May Be Harmful To The Environment

05.25.2019 09:02 AM

If you like streaming music to your phone through Spotify or Apple Music, then you are guilty of contributing more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, experts say.