Will there be one event that finally galvanizes international action on climate change? Something so shocking that it becomes a tipping point for politicians to finally take this issue seriously. It did not happen after Hurricane Katrina. Nor did it happen after the European floods or heatwaves. Maybe the news, from today’s Independent, that for … Read More
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Climate Change Fuelling Refugee Crisis
Friday, if you did not know it, is World Refugee Day. And the depressing news is that the number of refugees is at a record high, fuelled in part by climate change which is causing conflicts around the world. Some 40 million people worldwide are already uprooted by violence and persecution, and the figure is … Read More
Climate Change Turning Sea into “Acid Bath”
Increasing carbon dioxide emissions could leave species such as coral and sea urchins struggling to survive by the end of the century because they are making the oceans more acidic. Research by British scientists has found that rising carbon emissions will alter the biodiversity of the seas profoundly. Greater concentrations of carbon dioxide in the … Read More
Puffin Numbers Plummit in North Sea
It was not long ago that we blogged that one in eight bird species could be in trouble over climate change. The numbers of the iconic puffin have fallen by nearly a third in a key colony off Scotland in the North Sea. Researchers fear this could indicate a national trend caused by warming seas … Read More
Climate Change Threatens Alpine Resorts
It may not be the ski season, but alpine skiing and snowboarding may be under greater threat from climate change than scientists have previously thought, new research suggests. A study of snowfall spanning 60 years has indicated that the Alps’s entire winter sports industry could grind to a halt through lack of snow.
EU: Keep the Temperature Rise Well Below 2 Degrees
Global temperature rises should be kept well below the European Union’s target of 2 degrees Celsius to avoid costly damage to people and their lifestyles, according to a new European Parliament report. European consumers must be given better information about the “carbon footprint” of goods they buy, including products imported from outside the 27-nation bloc, … Read More
1 in 8 Birds Threatened Due to Climate
Nearly every day we get another warning over the impact climate change is having on the world’s wildlife. As the predictions get ever gloomier, soon species will become extinct before the world has acted. The latest assessment is on birds. Climate change is “significantly amplifying” the threats facing the world’s bird populations, a global assessment … Read More
UK Demands Repayment of Climate Aid
Never trust a politician over climate change, that’s the lesson of this story. Britain’s £800m international project to help the poorest countries in the world adapt to climate change has come under fire after it emerged that almost all the money offered will have to be repaid with interest.
US Protects Polar Bears … but only from hunting
The United States declared the polar bear a threatened species yesterday; saying the dramatic reduction in sea ice caused by global warming has put it in imminent danger of extinction. Although this was the first time the US Endangered Species Act was used to protect a species threatened by climate change, the bears will only … Read More
Its all because of warming …
Global warming is disrupting wildlife and the environment on every continent, according to an unprecedented study that reveals the extent to which climate change is affecting the world’s ecosystems. Scientists examined published reports dating back to 1970 and found that at least 90% of environmental damage and disruption around the world could be explained by … Read More