Tags: Climate change

A New Global Deal for Nature and People is Urgently Needed

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.12.2019 16:24 PM

The time to make a change is upon us, action is the only solution. Few people have had the chance to find themselves on the cusp of a truly historic transformation.

Ocean Habitats Are On a Steep Decline

06.12.2019 08:43 AM

A crisis for biodiversity also risks becoming a major humanitarian challenge. Billions of people worldwide - especially the world's poorest- rely on healthy oceans to provide livelihoods, jobs and food and the range of goods and services that flow from coastal and marine environments.

More Natural Gas May Mean A Bigger Climate Disaster

06.10.2019 09:23 AM

On the issue of climate change, the use of natural gas as a form of energy alternative isn’t actually middle ground. It is a climate disaster waiting to happen.

Ocean Acidification Is Killing Coral Reefs

06.10.2019 09:18 AM

When coral reefs and coralline algae were put to a test, the results show that there were not able to acclimatize to the acidification of the ocean waters.

Concerns of Global Warming has People on Birth Strike

06.10.2019 06:02 AM

BirthStrike is a group of people who are declaring their decision not to have kids because of climate change.

White House Climate Review Has Some Scientists Uneasy

06.09.2019 23:11 PM

Concerns mount over reports that federal researchers could be compelled to participate in the controversial exercise.

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

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.