Climate change: world's lakes are in hot water – threatening rare wildlife
Jun 08, 2021 00:01 am UTC| Nature
The Earths surface is splotched with 117 million lakes. Some are scarcely more than ponds, while others are so big they can be seen from space. At 395 miles long, 49 miles wide and just over 1 mile deep, Lake Baikal in...
Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air
May 28, 2021 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has yet managed. But even then, some hard-to-treat sources of pollution in aviation, agriculture and cement making may...
Apr 23, 2021 11:51 am UTC| Nature
Everyday Im inundated with fresh news of businesses and governments declaring new deadlines for when theyll reach net zero emissions. The announcement of one climate target in particular caught my attention recently, for...
New US climate pledge: Cut emissions 50% this decade, but can Biden make it happen?
Apr 23, 2021 11:45 am UTC| Nature
President Joe Biden announced an ambitious new national climate target at a livestreamed summit of world leaders on April 22, 2021: He pledged to cut U.S. carbon emissions in half by the end of this decade and aim for net...
Apr 23, 2021 11:29 am UTC| Nature
Scientists already know the oceans are rapidly warming and sea levels are rising. But thats not all. Now, thanks to satellite observations, we have three decades worth of data on how the speeds of ocean surface currents...
Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here's why
Feb 12, 2021 08:13 am UTC| Technology Nature
The worlds most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power the most abundant and clean source of energy we have. Deserts are spacious, relatively flat, rich in silicon the raw...
Biden’s Senate majority doesn't just super-charge US climate action, it blazes a trail for Australia
Jan 19, 2021 04:49 am UTC| Politics
Last week, somewhat overshadowed by the events in Washington, the Democrats took control of the US Senate. The Democrats now hold a small majority in both the House and the Senate until 2022, giving President-elect Joe...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects