Climate Change

British police say six people were arrested after climate change activists climbed onto an oil tanker in central London to protest investments in fossil fuel ByThe Associated Press 16 April 2022, 17:31 • 2 min read LONDON -- Six people have been arrested after climate change activists climbed onto an…

Climate change and global warming have undoubtedly had an impact on the world’s oceans, and while the United Nations’ latest climate report shows that global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in the previous decade, there’s still a sliver of hope. From 2020-2019, average annual global greenhouse gas…

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In our world of warming waters, extreme Atlantic hurricane seasons are becoming more likely and much wetter. That’s according to a pair of studies published this week.  The fact that heat and moisture fuel hurricanes isn’t new, but the two studies offer fresh insights into how climate change is shaping…

“It is willful blindness and it is going to kill us.” That’s how climate activist Miranda Whelehan described the stance of presenters like those on Good Morning Britain who, this week, literally refused to face the facts about climate change she placed before them. Her interview with the show’s Richard…

Credit: Tom Vierus © WCS An international team of environmental scientists has published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world's coral reefs—the "canaries in the coal mine" of climate change. The Vibrant Oceans Initiative presented their white paper on the future of the delicate and…

If nations do all that they’ve promised to fight climate change, the world can still meet one of two internationally agreed-upon goals for limiting warming. But the planet is blowing past the other threshold that scientists say will protect Earth more, a new study finds. The world is potentially on…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released the report saying that the war is…

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, using climate models and satellite data, reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas. Many climate scientists use computer…

The European Union Resilience against Climate Change (EU-REACH) project has inaugurated Natural Clubs in six schools in the Upper West Region to help educate pupils on the importance of protecting and preserving the environment. The schools include Samanbo D/A School in the Wa West, St. Paul R/C Basic School, Nadowli…