Climate Change

A new study found that more than half of the world’s straddling stocks will shift across the maritime borders between exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2050. Most of these shifts will be into the high seas, where fisheries management is much more challenging and stocks are…

Abida Begum, a 37-year-old mother, sat weeping in the crowded ward of a children’s hospital in Dhaka, where her son aged two had been battling pneumonia for the past week. She blamed his sickness on the unbearable heat and humidity engulfing Bangladesh this season. Begum explained that she works as…

Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study findsRead More

Global food behemoths Nestlé and Kraft Heinz have revealed the components they consider key to securing the commodities essential to their future business success. As climate change continues to pressure production processes – with the likes of cocoa harvests suffering most recently – leaders in the industry increasingly turn to…

In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier. Half a mile below, in the Lötschen Valley, lay Blatten, a picturesque village of centuries-old wooden houses. The following night,…

Should you be worried about climate change? The answer used to be debatable — literally. Way back in 2007, NPR aired a debate over the proposition that “Global Warming Is Not a Crisis.” The panel had six commentators, divided equally into two sides. Those on the “not a crisis” side…

In light of advancing climate change, creating a climate resilience strategy in Germany, Europe and around the world is essential for coming generations. A strategy of this kind demands change in society and the economy towards a sustainable lifestyle and production methods. Scientists from the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and…

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate findingRead More

Health Millions of people may experience accelerated ageing as climate change drives more frequent and intense hot weather By Jeremy Hsu Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Air conditioners may help prevent heatwaves from causing accelerated ageing Sajjad HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images Sweltering heatwaves can have…

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicierRead More