How to talk climate change across the aisle: Focus on adaptive solutions rather than causes
Mar 02, 2017 03:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Conversations about climate change often derail into arguments about whether global warming exists, whether climate change is already happening, the extent to which human activity is a cause and which beliefs are based in...
US City Hits 100F In The Dead Of Winter Following Disturbing Global Trends
Feb 22, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Nature
February and winter usually go hand in hand, which means that northern areas are supposed to be cold during this time. Thats how the world usually works. In Magnum, Oklahoma for example, temperatures should be in the low...
Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of climate change?
Feb 16, 2017 06:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Prior to President Donald Trump taking office, there was a push to require oil and gas companies to inform their investors about the risks of climate change. As governments step up efforts to regulate carbon emissions, the...
How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees
Feb 15, 2017 06:18 am UTC| Nature
Finding the optimum environment and avoiding uninhabitable conditions has been a challenge faced by species throughout the history of life on Earth. But as the climate changes, many plants and animals are likely to find...
Don't fall into the trap of restarting last decade's 'climate wars'
Jan 18, 2017 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In the run-up to Donald Trumps inauguration, many climate experts are expressing concern that his views and those of his senior appointees are at odds with mainstream climate science. Theyre grimly preparing to re-enter...
Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?
Jan 04, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Nature
What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries. How could residents of New England, for instance, have known that...
Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
Dec 09, 2016 03:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The preliminary report from the Finkel Review of electricity market security will be presented to COAG today. Leaked versions indicate that the report notes the urgent need for long-term policy certainty on climate change...
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