Climate Change

Coffee is important to the economies of coffee producing regions. A study published in PLOS Climate by Doug Richardson at CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and colleagues suggests that climate change may significantly affect land where coffee is cultivated. Coffee plants are sensitive to climate variability and change.…

Hong Kong CNN  —  Parts of Asia’s largest cities could be under water by 2100 thanks to rising sea levels, according to a new study that combines both the impact of climate change with natural oceanic fluctuations. Sea levels have already been on the rise due to increasing ocean temperatures…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Short-distance migration, which accounts for the vast majority of migratory movements in the world, is crucial for climate change adaptation, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Contrary to common assumptions, most migratory movements are people moving short distances, largely due to…

A controversial tactic for slowing climate change is picking up steam in Texas: capturing carbon dioxide emissions from smokestacks. While that might reduce CO2 emissions heating up the planet, it could pose new problems for communities already saddled with industrial pollution. Oil giant Occidental announced late last week that it…

March 7 - With so many extraordinary women engaged in the battle against climate change, the biggest task in compiling Reuters Impact's list of trailblazing women for International Women's Day was whittling down our long list to only 25. We reluctantly decided not to include the likes of Christiana Figueres,…

Navigation for News Categories Auckland flooding on 28 January. Photo: Supplied/ Raewyn Flexman Company directors are being told it is time to get down to the nitty gritty of tackling climate change. Chapter Zero, set up under the auspices of the Institute of Directors, has gained about 1,000 members in…

North Carolina State University researchers used satellite imagery and field sensors to estimate worldwide changes in plant leaf growth due to global warming. The researchers found that changes in “greening,” or the amount of leaves plants are able to produce, will play a significant role in how much carbon dioxide…

The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has signed an agreement with the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to Promote Climate Resilience in Togo and Burkina Faso. The 2-year agreement entitled, “Towards Climate Resilient Shea Communities in Togo and Burkina Faso” is worth USD 996,700 with GSA brings…

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Plants, like animals and people, seek refuge from climate change. And when they move, they take ecosystems with them. To understand why and how plants have trekked across landscapes throughout time, researchers are calling for a new framework. The key to protecting biodiversity in the future may be understanding the…