Collaborate Disseminate
Most of the impacts of a warming planet are fairly obvious. But here’s a strange one: researchers have found that older adults living in climates with higher average temperatures suffer a significantly increased rate of serious vision impairments.Conti… Continue reading Puzzling link between hotter weather and vision impairment found
As temperatures climb, so does violence. At least that’s the conclusion reached by researchers looking at how ancient cultures in the south central Andes responded to climate change about 1,000 years ago. It may be an important cautionary tale.Continue… Continue reading Climate change may have led to ‘Mad Max’-style scenes in ancient Andes
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its climate predictions report for the next five years; frankly, the news is dire.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Climate Crisis, Global Warming, Paris Agreement, Arctic Continue reading Earth set to bake in hottest period on record within 5 years, study warns
Global warming has caused many large whales to move from warmer waters, increasing the risk of being struck by ships. Norwegian researchers have converted existing fiber-optic cables into hydrophones, enabling them to track Arctic fin whales in real ti… Continue reading Tracking whales with existing fiber-optic cables may reduce ship strikes
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest report, pulling together the findings of previous reports to provide a more complete picture of how human-caused climate change continues to affect the planet.Continue Reading… Continue reading Latest IPCC report on climate change: “More ambitious action” needed
The health benefits of a meat-based versus a plant-based diet are often hotly debated both in the research community and by self-styled health gurus on social media platforms. A new study adds another checkmark to the plant-based column, this time loop… Continue reading Paleo and keto diets bad for health and the planet, says study
Traditional climate models take a lot of data into account when predicting how the planet’s warming trend will continue to progress. But a group of scientists from around the world say that they might be missing a critical aspect to the complex system … Continue reading Feedback loops are overlooked engines of climate change, says study
In our daily lives, dust is little more than a nuisance to be wiped away. On a global scale however, dust carried around the world on air currents has an impact on planetary temperatures. A new study shows that this dust could be masking the true impac… Continue reading Atmospheric dust slowing greenhouse gas effect, for now
In the winter months, at the bottom of Lake Akan in Hokkaido, Japan, harmless underwater algae balls that can grow to be bigger than basketballs are protected from death by an ice shield on top of the water. That shield is expected to thin thanks to gl… Continue reading Another potential climate casualty: Beloved fluffy balls of algae
Scientists tracking climate change have found Europe is seeing temperatures increase at more than twice the global average. This rate of warming is the highest of any continent in the world, with the team warning of more frequent heatwaves, wildfires a… Continue reading Europe found to be warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe