Climate Change

Environment A technique based on high-resolution satelllite images could help researchers monitor tree cover loss, reforestation and the impact of climate change By Madeleine Cuff Acacia trees in front of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya Uğur OKÇu/iStockphoto/Getty Images High-resolution satellite imagery has been used to map every single tree in Africa,…

Wind turbines are crucial for addressing climate change, but when they’ve reached the end of their lives, turbine blades could add up to a lot of waste. Now new research, published in Nature, could represent a first step toward building renewable-energy infrastructure that doesn’t end up in a landfill. Wind…

Retired naval officer Abhilash Tomy finished second in the Golden Globe Race by circumnavigating the world Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy on the Bayanat, two days before the start of the Golden Globe Race, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. All photos unless otherwise stated: AFP Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated…

Sunset at the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on 26 April BORJA SUAREZ/Reuters A blistering and unseasonable heatwave has struck southern Spain, Portugal and Morocco this week, with temperatures approaching 40°C (104°F) in some regions. The hot weather has heaped further climatic stress on southern Europe, which is already under…

The Southern Ocean (SO) plays a central role in mitigating global warming, accounting for ~40% of the ocean’s anthropogenic CO2 absorption and 60 to 90% of ocean warming caused by human activities. It is unclear how the production of each biogenic carbon pool contributes to the contemporary air–sea CO2 exchange.…

Khalifa Ramadan, the leader of the "Friends of the Tree" group who work to raise awareness about green areas around Tripoli, plants a tree at his farm in Tajura. War-ravaged Libya is better known for its oil wealth than its forests, but environmentalists hope to save its remaining green spaces…

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that “there is no issue more important” than combatting climate change, stated that we will have to move away from fossil fuels, and said that “You’ve got to work with China,” and “You’re going to have to work…

The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on Tuesday. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on Tuesday. Damian Dovarganes/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California approved Thursday a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule…

Friederike Otto, senior climate scientist at Imperial College London and the leader of the study, said it underscored how climate change’s effects “strongly depend on how vulnerable we are.” While climate change has made drought more frequent and extreme in the Horn region, the scientists acknowledged that previous failed rainy…

The world’s oceans have reached their warmest levels in modern history, outpacing climate forecasts and alarming scientists. Daily ocean temperatures have been trending warmer than normal every day for the past month and a half, approximately. Experts warn the pattern does not bode well for marine life and human well-being. …