India′s forgotten stray animals suffer under record heat waves
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:56:32 +0000
Millions of street animals are struggling to escape blistering temperatures and dehydration. The heat waves have already caused widespread damage across India.
Read moreWhat the Canadian government’s aquaculture news means for wild fish
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:48:57 +0000
Salmon need to reach the ocean without being infected by open-net pen farms, says Alexandra Morton.
Read moreWhat polar bear genomes may reveal about life in a low-ice Arctic
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:34:24 +0000
Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation.
Read moreThe ocean is climate change’s first victim and last resort
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:17:38 +0000
Rain forests may be known as the planet’s lungs, but it’s when standing before the seas, with their crashing waves and ceaselessly cycling tides, that...
Read morePrescribed burns more dangerous because of climate
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:15:00 +0000
The head of the Forest Service says in a new report that climate change is making prescribed fire increasingly dangerous even as the controlled burns...
Read moreB.C. fish farm licences extended: what you need to know
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:56:56 +0000
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Joyce Murray announced a two-year extension for dozens of salmon farm licences that were set to expire at the end...
Read moreDams, climate change threaten Missouri River cottonwood forests
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:17:41 +0000
Young cottonwoods survive only when the river is allowed to shift its path over time.
Read moreTrial by fire: What a village in B.C. is teaching the world about climate adaptation
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:15:55 +0000
It might be a tiny community of only 250 people, but the village of Lytton is offering the world a monumental lesson in preparing for...
Read moreBangladesh: How global warming is making floods worse
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:07:07 +0000
Excessive and erratic rainfall has caused devastating flooding, hitting parts of Bangladesh hard. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there will be no quick respite...
Read moreWhat climate change looks like across the Great Lakes states
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:57:52 +0000
The climate enhanced risks in our region are real, but they pale in comparison to the climate crisis gripping other parts of the U.S.
Read moreClimate change is coming for the dairy industry
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:47:12 +0000
As a result of rising global temperatures, the heat stress of livestock, which arises from combinations of air temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and wind speed...
Read moreExtreme weather hits China with massive floods and scorching heat
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:05:26 +0000
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.
Read moreLDS church plans water conservation measures amid drought
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:04:14 +0000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it is trying harder to conserve water amid Utah's ongoing, devastating drought.
Read moreThe heat warning has been cancelled but it’s still hot in Hamilton
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:55:21 +0000
Hamilton’s heat warning has been cancelled but the temperatures are expected to remain high — near 30 C — over the next few days.
Read more'Snow blood': Why climate change may be turning the Alps red
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:39:54 +0000
Have you ever seen red snow that looks like it's bleeding from the crystals? Then you may have noticed "snow blood" algae, a phenomenon that...
Read moreRecords to topple in Southeast amid 'dangerous' heat near 105 degrees
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:27:55 +0000
In some places, it could feel like 110 to 115 degrees.
Read moreArizona wildfires consume observatory buildings, endanger artifacts
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:20:36 +0000
The endangerment of scientific and archaeological resources highlights what the nation stands to lose as wildfires become more frequent and powerful.
Read moreNew Mexico’s largest wildfire was set by the government. What are victims owed?
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:06:42 +0000
Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But despite the backlash, experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in...
Read moreFreddie Wilkinson: On a divided Mount Everest, climate cooperation is being tested
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:01:09 +0000
China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.
Read moreExtreme weather hits China with massive floods and scorching heat
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:50:48 +0000
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.
Read more50 years later: Killer storm Agnes continues to haunt Chesapeake Bay watershed
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:12:14 +0000
Fifty years ago, Tropical Storm Agnes detonated a water bomb over the Mid-Atlantic. Over a handful days in June 1972, relentless rain triggered record-breaking floods.
Read moreBeyond boundaries: Earth’s water cycle is being bent to breaking point
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:08:43 +0000
Freshwater’s life-giving benefits are being gravely threatened by humanity’s manipulations of the hydrological cycle, impacting the climate and biodiversity, and undermining Earth’s operating system.
Read moreNigeria's homes are vanishing into the sea from climate change
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:34:54 +0000
When an ocean surge washed away Mureni Sanni Alakija's house in 2011, he took a loan to build a home farther away. But that too...
Read moreAmid severe water shortage, rainfall offers some hope in parts of US
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:34:40 +0000
Cooler and wetter weather in the upper Midwest along with rainfall in the high plains region offers some hope for parched land and residents. In...
Read moreForest research links carbon uptake and water use
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:19:18 +0000
New research links the amount of carbon dioxide taken in by land ecosystems, such as forests, to the availability of water, which is in short...
Read moreLas Vegas declares turf war on lawns as drought worsens
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:11:07 +0000
Las Vegas is ripping up millions of square feet of grass - including greenery along the iconic strip - as the city struggles with a...
Read moreAncient Vancouver Island fish bones may hold lessons for adapting to climate change
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:06:38 +0000
A study of 5,000-year-old fish bones on the West Coast is revealing how Indigenous people adapted to warming oceans — information that could shape present...
Read moreMaine wild blueberry fields experience warming differently depending on location, season, time
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:38:20 +0000
The location, season and the time of day influence how fast temperatures are rising at Maine wild blueberry fields due to climate change, according to...
Read moreClimate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:33:22 +0000
Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and...
Read morePost-flood Yellowstone rebuilding could cost more than $1 billion
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:31:56 +0000
Restoring Yellowstone National Park after recent floods washed away bridges and roads could cost more than $1 billion, and the effort could take years given...
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