Climate Change

Sea walls, dykes and flood-control gates can "create long-term lock-in of vulnerability, exposure and risks," according to the IPCC report on climate impacts. A crescendo of deadly extreme weather is outpacing preparations for a climate-addled world, according to a landmark UN assessment of climate impacts released this week. Whether it…

China is under considerable threat from climate change, ranging from food security to extreme weather, according to a new report released by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A few pertinent findings: More than 5 million residents and roughly 25% of the coastline in China are in…

Deforestation for agribusiness expansion in Brazil, in conjunction with climate change, has worsened the already severe drought suffered in the last decade by the transition zone between the eastern Amazon and the Cerrado, the vast tropical savanna ecoregion in central and western Brazil. This combination of trends endangers the stability…

Breanna M. Roque, Joan K. Salwen, Rob Kinley and Ermias Kebreab | Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 | Article "Inclusion of Asparagopsis armata in lactating dairy cows' diet reduces enteric methane emission by over 50 percent"First ever paper that showed that enteric methane emissions in dairy cows can be reduced…

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is already having “widespread, pervasive impacts” on people everywhere in the world, a new report from the scientific panel says, due to the warming that has…

China will be among the countries hardest hit by global warming and needs to do more to adapt to mounting climate hazards, according to a new report published this week by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Like many other Asian countries, China will need to find…

Acadia National Park is known for its beautiful lakes — and they can tell scientists a lot about the health of the environment. New research shows that regulations to reduce human-caused sulfur in the atmosphere have made a difference for lakes in Acadia National Park, though climate change may slow…

Mirage News 4 Mar 2022 6:04 am AEDTDate Time American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Soil microorganisms may be the key to restoring the critical ecosystem services lost in soils spoilt by human activities and climate change. In this Review, Oksana Coban and colleagues highlight recent research suggesting…

Navigation for News Categories Directors are getting some additional help to navigate climate change risks and opportunities, which are expected to have influence well beyond the boardroom table. Air New Zealand and ASB Bank chair Dame Therese Walsh. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Institute of Directors (IoD) was hosting…

As attention was mostly focused on Ukraine yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a nearly 3,700-page report arguing in exhaustive detail that the world’s governments could “miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” Already, its 270 co-authors wrote, nearly…