Whether to attending a conferences or giving in to a meeting, the global research community is keen on air travel. That’s a habit that needs to change.
Zambezi river delta, snapped by Landsat 8 in March 2018.
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Satellites hundreds of miles overheard are helping scientists to predict drought, track floods and see how climate change is changing access to water resources.
Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
Three sisters (winter squash, maize and climbing beans) summer garden at the University of Guelph.
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Indigenous food and medicine gardens, and traditional manikin (wild rice) harvesting offer hope – for the future health of humanity and the earth that sustains us.
A jumping spider, which uses sharp eyesight to hunt its prey.
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US agriculture is dominated by large farms that rely on chemical inputs. In contrast, regenerative farming makes land and water healthier by mimicking nature instead of trying to control it.
Everyone knows the Great Barrier Reef is in peril. But a continent away, Western Australia’s Shark Bay is also threatened by marine heatwaves that could alter this World Heritage ecosystem forever.
Coastal erosion at Skipsea, East Yorkshire, UK.
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Predictions suggest that Africa will suffer dramatic losses of crops and productive land as the climate warms. Perhaps adopting GM crops designed to tolerate stress can save the continent from famine.
One-third of Himalayan ice cap is doomed, according to reports. Rudra Narayan Mitra/Shutterstock.com
Nick Golledge, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Climate scientist predict that the combined effect of ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica will be more extreme weather, with impacts on agriculture, infrastructure and human life itself.
Architects see buildings as a possible solution to the climate crisis.
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Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Efforts to reduce emissions should no longer be voluntary.
There needs to be a more systematic approach to classifying rainfall seasonality in South Africa.
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Polls suggest that the majority of Americans think climate change is real, is caused by humans and needs to be addressed. But climate change isn’t a priority when Americans go to vote.