Climate Action
380 million people could face 'water stress' by 2050, climate experts warn
A study, published in Earth's Future, examined how different scenarios involving global warming could affect water stress for citizens around the world.
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Climate Action
Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says
New research suggests that the increased rate of plant growth around the world as a result of rising CO2 levels - known as 'global greening' - could be slowed by increased water stress.
Climate Action
Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows
New satellite data has revealed that, in 2016, Africa's tropical land emitted more carbon dioxide than the United States. Almost 6 billion tonnes was produced, compared to 5.3 billion fro...
Nature and Biodiversity
More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100
According to research, new heat records could be set in two-thirds of the world’s least developed countries each year by 2100.
Nature and Biodiversity
Cold War spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas
Modern-day satellite data and declassified film taken by US spies during the Cold War show that, from 1975 to 2000, ice loss averaged 4 billion tonnes per year, compared to 8 billion tonn...
Climate Action
Climate change has influenced global drought risk for ‘more than a century’
The influence of human-caused climate change on global drought risk could extend back for more than a century, a study finds.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Mosquito-borne diseases could spread to a billion more people as climate warms
Extreme global warming means one billion people could be exposed to mosquito-borne diseases for the first time by 2080, according to a study.
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Bottlenose dolphin numbers declined by ‘12%’ following marine heatwave
The event also led to a decline in the number of dolphin calves being born.
Geographies in Depth
One third of the world’s new vegetation is in India and China, data shows
One explanation for the global greening phenomenon could be increasing CO2 levels boosting plant growth - known as the “CO2 fertilisation effect”.
Nature and Biodiversity
Mapped: Where ‘afforestation’ is taking place around the world
The technique has been described as one of the most “natural” and technologically simple ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Climate Action
How a warm Atlantic Ocean caused the record hurricane season
A new study shows that high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Atlantic played a larger role in a record hurricane season than other possible drivers.
Nature and Biodiversity
The Amazon's mangroves are 'twice as carbon rich' as its rainforests
The vast mangroves of the Amazon store twice as much carbon per hectare as the region’s tropical forests, new research shows.