A marine heatwave has wiped out a swathe of WA's undersea kelp forest
Jul 10, 2016 19:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Kelp forests along some 100km of Western Australias coast have been wiped out, and many more areas damaged, by a marine heatwave that struck the area in 2011. The heatwave, which featured ocean temperatures more than 2℃...
How the UK can still lead on climate change – even after Brexit
Jul 04, 2016 19:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In the wake of the Brexit earthquake, experts are sifting through the rubble, assessing the damage, and checking the stability of remaining structures. Advocates of ambitious climate policy have been particularly active....
After Paris, UK's latest 'carbon budget' just isn't ambitious enough
Jul 04, 2016 18:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law
A major new climate policy was announced by the UK government on June 30, almost unnoticed in the Brexit aftermath. The medias focus on Westminster backstabbing meant the countrys latest carbon budget, widely heralded as...
Humans now drive evolution on Earth, both creating and destroying species
Jul 04, 2016 18:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
When scientists examine the impact of humans on the planet, the focus is mainly on the extinction of species. But increasingly researchers are looking at the idea that humans, through animal domestication, relocation and...
Shrinking hole in the ozone layer shows what collective action can achieve
Jul 04, 2016 18:26 pm UTC| Nature Insights & Views
The hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985 by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, who described how ozone levels above the Antarctic were steadily dropping compared to the previous decade. This was...
What President Buhari can do to help Ogoniland clean up oil pollution
Jun 30, 2016 14:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Nigerian government has finally started the clean-up of oil-soaked Ogoniland after years of inaction. A billion dollars has been committed to what has been described as one of the worlds most wide-ranging and long-term...
Green and cool roofs provide relief for hot cities, but should be sited carefully
Jun 30, 2016 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Technology
More than half of the worlds population lives in cities, and the United Nations projects that this share will rise to 70 percent by 2050. During the daytime, these expanding urban areas absorb more solar energy than the...
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