How the Arctic is becoming greener
Thanks to satellite data systems NASA has been monitoring 1,000 hectares of land across Canada and Alaska. The tundra has already changed because of global warming.
Global warming and health. A changing climate is making Americans sick
A report has sounded the alarm about the dangers of global warming for the citizens of the United States. The report, The impacts of climate change on human health in the United States, was released by the country’s government in 2016. Climate change is causing a surge in mental and respiratory illnesses, allergies, deaths from
April was the seventh month in a row that broke global temperature records
There’s no good news and figures are appalling. The warning comes from scientists, not environmentalists. After the records set in the first quarter of 2016, April was 1.1 degrees warmer than the April average temperatures. It’s a figure too close to the 1.5-degree limit set in the Paris Agreement that signing countries should abide by.
A Google Earth for monitoring climate change. Free and accessible to all
The connection between digital technology and satellite imagery is revolutionising the way natural resources can be used, including monitoring deforestation and desertification. As countries strive to reduce their carbon footprint by limiting deforestation, it is important they have the right tools. These must be transparent, consistent over time and suitable. To help these countries, the Food
Five Pacific islands vanish due to rising sea levels
For the first time in history scientists have been able to demonstrate the impact of climate change and rising sea levels on small island nations. New evidence shows five islands being swallowed by the sea over the past seven decades. These were part of the Solomon Islands nation, over 1,000 islands in the Southwest Pacific located about 1,600
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 is a mountain in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is part of Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina and Bernardo O’Higging National Park in Chile. Its peak is 3,405 metres above sea level. Cerro Torre is an Argentinian mountain, also found in Patagonia, west of Fitz Roy, and is
As seas rise, nature can protect our cities
The Antarctic ice sheets are melting more quickly than predicted and sea levels around the world could rise by 1.5 to 2 metres this century – double compared to some previous estimates. This has been met with concerns for 45 million displaced in coastal Chinese cities and major Australian population centres “slipping under the waves”,
Small islands will face more drought as a consequence of climate change
Yet again small islands are at the forefront when it comes to the impacts of climate change. A recent study claims that these will face more freshwater scarcity than scientists previously thought. Current global climate models (GCMs, mathematical representations of climate used to predict future variables such as surface pressure, wind, temperature, humidity and rainfall) predict
Malawi faces severe drought and declares a state of national disaster
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has declared a state of national disaster on 13 April. The country has been hit by a dreadful drought, which has been affecting Southern Africa for over a year. “According to our estimates, 2016 total maize production will drop by 12% compared to the previous year,” said the head of state. This