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Kiwis dry out
Mar 07, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
New Zealand suffered a record drought between 2012 and 2013, if current weather trends continue 2015 could prove to be even worse
Locals beat satellites to map carbon in Amazon
Mar 04, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Basic ecology fieldwork techniques may allow indigenous groups to beat satellite data on carbon storage in the Amazon
Now we can all do climate modelling
Mar 03, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The Global Calculator is a new online tool that lets anyone model future energy sources and carbon dioxide emissions, revealing potential ways to prevent a two-degree temperature rise
Unprecedented super-drought to hit USA
Feb 18, 2015
Written by
Tom Hayes
America is facing ‘super-droughts’ on a scale that hasn’t been seen in a millennium
London’s pollution should trigger divestment
Feb 04, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Fossil fuel-related air pollution causes over 3,000 deaths in London every year. Campaigners say that should cause healthcare organisations to rethink investments
The Anthropocene just went nuclear
Feb 04, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Scientists propose the first nuclear bomb blasts as the point when humans became the driving force in new geological epoch
California’s almond crisis
Jan 29, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The current drought hitting the west coast of America is giving the nation’s almond growers a particular headache
2014 called ‘warmest year on record’
Jan 26, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Last year’s global temperature figures tied with 2010 as the warmest year on record since 1850, according to the Met Office, providing further proof to drown out climate change deniers
Prestigious UN climate action award open for applications
Jan 21, 2015
Written by
Tom Hayes
The UN Climate Change secretariat today opened calls for submissions for the 2015 Momentum for Change Awards, a scheme that rewards currently successful climate action in a number of designated key fields, as part of wider efforts to stimulate efforts…
Modelling a fossil fuel free future
Jan 13, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A new model suggests that fossil fuel reserves must remain unexploited to contain climate change
Geo Briefing: Australia’s bushfires
Jan 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Once again, the Australian summer is dominated by raging bushfires. Why is fire such a huge problem in Australia?
Jay-Z, climate change and horror fiction
Dec 17, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
What connects a famous rapper, fashion, and horror fiction? Climate change, apparently
California’s drought is the worst in 1,200 years
Dec 12, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
New tree data shows 2012–2014 drought in California was the most severe since the 13th century
Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines
Dec 08, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Hagupit is weaker than last year’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan, but the Philippines is taking no chances
Big floods, big data
Dec 06, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Climate change has contributed to more severe and frequent floods in the Andes in recent decades, but a new prediction model may help mitigate the impact
Smartphones to map pollution levels
Dec 05, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
A new app and attachment for smartphones helps scientists trace air pollution
Chinese meat demand drives livestock greenhouse emissions
Dec 03, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
Huge growth in meat consumption in China leads new study to conclude ‘rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise’
Burn moor, or less?
Nov 29, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
An authoritative study has revealed the environmental effects of moorland burning. The Effects of Moorland Burning on the Ecohydrology of River basins project (EMBER), adds to a debate over grouse moor management
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