Australia genetically alters the coral reef to make it cope with climate change
Gli scienziati australiani provano una sorta di “evoluzione assistita” per aiutare la barriera corallina ad adattarsi al riscaldamento globale.
Naomi Klein. This changes everything, not just the climate
Naomi Klein, in her latest essay This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, starts with the basic assumption that without a radical change in the way in which people live, produce and manage their economic activities, there is no way to avoid environmental destruction. 15 years after the publication of No logo, the bible of the anti-globalization
Nature protects Copenhagen against climate change
Four years after the terrible storm that ripped through Copenhagen causing damage of more than five million kroner, the Danish government decided to deal with the effects of climate change by planning the creation of a new district through nature. On 6th December, the new district Saint Kjeld, designed by Rafn Flemming Thomsen
Doomsday Clock, in 2015 it’s only 3 minutes to the end of the world
The last time the Doomsday clock has been moved dates back to 2012. 3 years ago, the scientists of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, non-scientific magazine founded in 1945, said to stop the Earth’s time at 11:55 p.m., only 5 minutes to the end of the world (midnight). It is 3 minutes
Pharrell Williams and Al Gore present Live Earth 2015
In 2007, Al Gore,Vice President of the United States at the time, organised the Live Earth concert on 7 July. In the same year, Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize together with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their efforts in spreading awareness on climate change. On 21 January 2015, at the World Economic Forum in
How global warming will change forests
Nei prossimi decenni i cambiamenti climatici potrebbero mutare la composizione delle foreste.
Pope Francis says climate change is caused by humankind
Even Pope Francis thinks that man is mainly responsible for climate change and for this reason he hopes that at the Paris Conference (Cop 21), which will take place from 30th November to 11th December 2015, courageous decisions will be made to protect the environment and climate. The Pope is working on a long-awaited encyclical
Sea levels are rising quicker than expected
Un nuovo studio, che ha preso in esame le maree di tutto il mondo, sostiene che negli ultimi 20 anni il livello delle acque stia crescendo sempre più rapidamente.
The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change
Climate change is threatening the whole world population. On one hand, there are vulnerable countries to climate change, on the other, countries ready to face the issues caused by climate extremes and global warming. The ND-Gain matrix, developed in 1995 by the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, ranks countries from the most prepared
Zero impact houses can be built: the project by the Snøhetta studio
The eco-friendly house built in Larvik, Norway, was designed and realised by the architect studio Snøhetta in collaboration with the Research centre on zero emission buildings of Trondheim. With the Zero emission buildings (ZEB) pilot house project, the Norwegian studio demonstrated that it is possible to build zero impact buildings. The house project, motivated by the need