‘99 Percent Chance’ 2016 Will Be Hottest Year
by Given the head start this year has over last, there is a more than 99 percent chance that 2016 will best 2015 as the hottest …
Category: Climate change
Young Forests Can Store ‘Enormous’ Amounts of Carbon
Woodland areas that regrow after forest fires, logging operations or other disturbances can sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide and they play an unexpectedly valuable …
Great Barrier Reef needs $10bn for chance of survival, scientists say
This election is Australia’s last chance to save the reef, which requires $1bn a year for 10 years to reduce water pollution to give it a chance to survive climate change, report warns
Aircraft contrails bring warmer nights and conspiracy theories
Scientists agree that aircraft pollution affects surface temperatures, but some people believe they have a darker side
World Bank Adopts New Climate Change Action Plan
In the run-up to the historic COP21 climate agreement at Paris in December 2015, more than 180 countries submitted pledges on climate action – the …
Climate change / Environment / Justice / News
Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research finds
Tropical regions likely to suffer biggest increase in hot days and extreme weather because of climate change, say scientists