Climate Change

Narwhals with their characteristic spiraled tusks in dense pack ice. Credit: ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal’s tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the Arctic. In the Arctic, climate change and pollution are the biggest threats to top predators like narwhals. Studying…

Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since the first records began in 812 AD, over 1,200 years ago.   Japan's favourite flower, called 'sakura,' used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the country celebrates the…

(Reuters) - A growing number of climate economists say the world should take “immediate and drastic action” to tackle climate change, according to a survey published Tuesday. Failing to do so could cost the world some $1.7 trillion a year by the middle of this decade, escalating to about $30…

Home News Science & Astronomy NASA announced March 18, 2021 that it is joining the White House National Climate Task Force. (Image credit: NASA) NASA has joined the White House National Climate Task Force, another step in the agency's continued study of climate change and global warming.  On Jan. 27,…

The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses providing information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater, and will support a host of other applications. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice…

Schemes designed to mitigate adverse effects of pollution and position Kingdom as global leader Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has strongly rejected the notion that preserving the economy and protecting the environment are incompatible. AFP Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled on Saturday two bold new initiatives designed to…

Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual summit on the climate crisis, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Heads of state, including Xi Jinping of China and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, have been asked to attend the two-day meeting meant to mark Washington’s return to…

U.S. President Joe Biden's invitation to his Chinese counterpart for a summit next month on climate change pits his administration's parallel approaches to the People's Republic against one another: tough talk from diplomats versus hopes for cooperation on environmental issues. The White House released on Friday a list of 40…

$3-4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Will Be Revealed in 5 Days Brian Wang | March 26, 2021 | Fixing and building roads, bridges, rail lines, ports and the electric grid could account for nearly $1 trillion of Biden’s forthcoming Build Back Better infrastructure program. The overall US infrastructure program is expected…

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