Five Pacific islands vanish due to rising sea levels
Five Pacific islands vanish. Forever. A recent study has brought to light the impact of rising sea levels on small island nations, thanks (also) to old photographs.
Canada, the shadow of climate change on the fires that are devastating Fort McMurray
A week after the fires started raging in Canada a city was evacuated, hectares of forest were destroyed and crude oil production was shut down.
Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. On the Trails of the Glaciers conquers two iconic peaks to show the effects of climate change
Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre are two iconic Patagonian peaks, which have helped make Fabiano Ventura’s expedition On the Trails of the Glaciers a great success. Climate change is real and these pictures prove it.
As seas rise, nature can protect our cities
Antarctic ice sheets are melting more quickly than predicted. Can this motivate the urgent changes that we need to thrive in a warming world, protecting cities from sea level rise?
Small islands will face more drought as a consequence of climate change
New research by Nature Climate Change warns that small islands will face increased freshwater scarcity by 2050.
Malawi faces severe drought and declares a state of national disaster
The lack of rainfall in Malawi is causing food insecurity. 3 million people depend on humanitarian aids from the United Nations.
On the Trails of the Glaciers arrives at Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
On the Trails of the Glaciers reaches Argentina. Ventura’s photographs compare glaciers’ current conditions with those prior to the rise in global temperatures.
Vegetarian diet could save millions of lives
A study of the University of Oxford shows that if the whole world goes vegetarian, 7.3 million lives could be saved by 2050.
Obama bans oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean
Il presidente degli Stati Uniti ha deciso di non concedere le concessioni per trivellare lungo la costa dell’Oceano Atlantico.
Flights from Europe to the US will be slowed down by climate change
New study reveals that transatlantic flights from Europe to the US will be longer, more expensive and more polluting by 2100, due to climate change.