The coronavirus pandemic that’s sent the global economy into a tailspin highlights the need for international collaboration to tackle crises posing severe threats to human lives, chief among them…
Earth had several periods of high carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and high temperatures over the last several million years. Can you explain what caused these periods, given that there was no…
Thunberg isn’t a Covid-19 expert, but she’s world-renowned activist using her platform to inform people about the pandemic.
Shortly after CNN announced yesterday that 17-year-old climate activist …
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone.
Cyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people as it lashed…
Climate change, overfishing, poaching and deforestation are just some of the man-made issues that have led many species to the brink of extinction.
However, there is still a chance to save these…
A new paper finds higher than expected CO2 fertilization inferred from leaf to global observations. The paper predicts that the Earth is going to gain nearly three times as much green matter as was…
Climate Signals Summary: The Arctic is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the world, which accelerates sea ice melt, and that melt actually further contributes to
Earlier this month, health care experts from across the United States gathered to address hundreds of journalists and policymakers by webinar. But their focus was not testing, nor vaccines, nor "herd…
Up to 11,000 jobs, including pest and weed control, to be created but critics call for greater emphasis on climate change.
More than a billion dollars will be spent by the New Zealand government…
Is it time to rethink our relationship with the planet?
As of today, more than 260,000 people have sadly lost their lives due to COVID-19. The civil liberties of billions of people have been put on…
We are not only disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, but we carry a pain that comes from a long history of racial terror.
When the wildfires hit Australia last year, Bee Cruse was…
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Humans’ ability to efficiently shed heat has enabled us to range over every continent, but a wet-bulb temperature (TW) of 35°C marks our upper physiological limit, and much lower values…
From prominent international economists to an (almost as prominent?) Canadian think tank, there’s a widening consensus that green investment in projects that are “shovel-worthy” as well as “shovel-…
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has set out key principles for a nationwide green recovery.
In letters addressed to the Prime Minister and First Ministers in…
Scientists say fewer particles and polluting gases means more sunlight can reach Earth’s surface.
The dramatic improvements in air quality associated with the coronavirus lockdown could increase…
A United Nations report says Africa and South America lost the most trees in the past decade, but the data don’t show the whole picture.
The world’s total forest area is decreasing more slowly than…
The Climate Emergency we currently face requires adequate and immediate action. It is one of the most pervasive and threatening crises of our time.
We are facing an existential threat and rapid…