World Heritage globally is threatened by climate change, in all sorts of ways. A new tool identifies the key risks and best strategies for both natural and cultural wonders.
The vast majority of climate scientists agree that rising CO₂ is driving climate change, yet barely 50% of the public agrees. Did scientists get the story wrong? No, as the fossil record makes clear.
Melting on top of sea ice off northwestern Greenland, June 2019.
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Greenland’s ice made headlines in June, as warm weather made for unseasonably widespread melting. And though this summer is still unfolding, the human fingerprint on Greenland’s ice can’t be denied.
Steam rises from Neurath coal-fired power plant near Cologne, Germany. May 2 2019.
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Island nations composed of low-lying atolls are at risk of being wiped out by rising sea levels in the era of climate change. Yet the international community is doing next to nothing to help them.
Emperor penguins have uniquely adapted to their Antarctic home.
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Emperor penguins have a few hidden tricks to stay warm, like blood vessels in the nose arranged so they can regain most of the heat that would be lost by breathing.
A key tool for capturing and storing carbon may have been hiding in plain sight all along.
It is vital to find alternative and sustainable sources of protein to meet the considerable challenge of ensuring food security for the future.
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Insects are high in protein and rich in other nutrients and, unlike beef and other livestock, have little impact on climate.
Artistic view of the evolution of elephants. From left to right, Moeritherium (30 million years old), Deinotherium (5 million years old) and a modern African elephant.
Alex Bernardini (Simplex Paléo) and Sophie Vrard (Creaphi).
A shift in climate, along with other environmental disruptions and the invasion of competitors and new predators all likely played an important role in reshaping ancient elephants’ brains.
A seismic line (petroleum exploration corridor) traverses a wetland in northern Alberta.
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In a study that cultivated coral ‘gardens’ with varying numbers of species, plots with more species were healthier. This finding could inform strategies to help coral reefs survive climate change.
A smokey haze from wildfires burning in the region blankets Vancouver, B.C.
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In the face of climate change, the poorest are suffering from the excess emissions of CO₂ linked to the lifestyle of the richest. It is time to act, in the name of climate and social justice.
If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
Plastics at a recycling depot in North Vancouver, B.C. in June 2019.
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