Climate Change

Thanks to this rich record, we know that the Jurassic was the age of dinosaurs roaming a tropical Earth filled with ferns, flowering plants, and conifers. It was also a time when sea monsters, sharks, and blood-red plankton filled inland seas borne of crumbling landmasses. Here’s what the Jurassic period…

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Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surgesRead More

Summary of climate resilient crops As climate change worsens, food manufacturers must find crops which are resilient to heat and drought pressures Some crops are more resilient than others Crops such as millet, amaranth and sweet potato are drought and heat resistant and can grow in harsher conditions They are…

Innovative Sleep Solutions in Hospitality: The Next Competitive Edge - By Xinyu (Rachel) Liu - Image Credit Unsplash+    The Impact of Climate Change on Ski Resorts: Why Must Winter Destinations Reinvent Themselves and Their Business Models The World Sleep Society in 2023 has highlighted the problem of sleep deprivation that…

Within the past year, two major California oil refineries have announced plans to shutter — moves that will pull about one quarter of a million barrels from the state’s daily supply of gasoline. For a state that has been a standard-bearer in the push to get off fossil fuels, this…

(RNS) — As the sun rose Thursday morning (Aug. 14), hundreds of Catholic sisters walked through downtown Atlanta as part of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ “Outdoor Pilgrimage of Hope.” From 7 to 8 a.m., approximately 470 participants prayed in unison along a 1.2-mile route, guided by readings, music…

“We are not causing climate change, yet we are the ones heavily affected,” says 26-year-old Solomon Islands health worker Matthew Bibao Paikea, as he expresses ongoing frustration over failing crops, rising disease and an island home slowly succumbing to the sea. “I can’t do anything to change this,” he notes...Read…

An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms and, in rare cases, dead. In May, scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven discovered for the…

The high court in the Western Cape has set aside the government’s approval of the environmental authorisation for TotalEnergies EP South Africa to drill for oil and gas in offshore areas known as Block 5/6/7 along the country’s south-west coast. The high court in the Western Cape has set aside…