Climate Change

Maize is one major world crop affected by abiotic stresses including extreme heat and drought exacerbated by climate change. Credit: CABI Heat and drought are the utmost limiting abiotic factors that pose a major threat to food security and agricultural production, and are exacerbated by "extreme and rapid" climate change,…

Regional forcing contributions in 2016 under the historical scenario (A-1) and in 2100 under the 1.9 Wm-2 (A-2) and 2.6 Wm-2 (A-3) scenarios. Panel B shows the forcing contributions in 2100 relative to 2016 levels under the 1.9 Wm-2 (B-1) and 2.6 Wm-2 (B-2) scenarios. The value on top of…

We’ve heard from medical experts (like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) about how gas stoves contribute to reduced cognitive performance, so we’re just about convinced that gas stoves (like hers) should be banned. The campaign against gas appliances isn’t new: Back in November 2019, 13 cities and one county in California enacted…

FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Jan. 11, 2023Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 11:59 a.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of20Protesters clash with police officers next to the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine at the Luetzerath village near Erkelenz, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Environmental activists were locked in a…

Editor’s Note (1/10/23): This story is being republished because the town of Montecito, Calif., was evacuated on Monday following concerns that torrential rains from atmospheric river storms might trigger deadly mudslides in the burn scar of the Thomas Fire like those that happened exactly five years prior. At 3:30 A.M.…

Last month, delegates meeting at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference reached agreement on a plan to protect and restore 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030. The accord was widely seen as a positive development for efforts to address the global extinction crisis, which often struggles to…

I can’t get it out of my head: A honkingly big Caterpillar sign that read, “JOIN US AS WE BUILD A BETTER WORLD.” The digital recruitment billboard at CES 2023 followed promos for an autonomous compactor and excavator, and proceeded another callout: “CHECK OUT OUR BIG AUTONOMOUS TRUCK ⬇.” I…

The humble honeybee hasn’t had an easy go of things recently. Between climate change, habitat destruction, pesticide use and attrition from diseases, one of the planet’s most important pollinators has seen its numbers decline dramatically in recent years. All of that bodes poorly for us humans. In the US, honeybees…

The government has said that it wants local communities to take ‘bold action’ to help the country meet its climate change targets. But how much difference can they really make in the transition to net zero? The Sussex village of Balcombe hit the headlines a decade ago when a plan…

New research from UNSW in Australia outlines the need for solar cell and module makers to reduce or eliminate the use of silver in their products. Based on expected PV growth, in line with climate change commitments, solar manufacturers would require at least 85% of global silver reserves, according to…