climate change

The Wider Image: 'We beg God for water': Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm

‘We Beg God for Water’: Chilean Lake Turns to Desert, Sounding Climate Alarm

Alexander Villegas and Rodrigo Gutierrez 14/06/2022

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until 20...

Climate change activists protest on Wall St in Lower Manhattan during Extinction Rebellion protests in New York City, New York

50 Years of UN Environmental Diplomacy: Remembering the Stockholm Conference

Mihaela Papa 10/06/2022

The UN Conference on the Human Environment marked the...

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Explained: What Are Carbon Taxes?

Anusha Krishnan 05/06/2022

Carbon tax is the price that governments impose on...

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At Current Warming Rates, Hornbills Won’t Be Able to Breed in Kalahari By 2027

Nicholas B. Pattinson 05/06/2022

Researchers have found a strong negative correlation between high...

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Not Just Flora and Fauna, Global Conservation Goals Need To Include Fungi

Matt Kasson, Brian Lovett and Patricia Kaishian 04/06/2022

Without fungi breaking down dead matter and recycling its...

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Atoms and Ashes: The World’s Six Major Nuclear Accidents and Their Aftershocks

Mark Wolverton 28/05/2022

The memories of past catastrophes continue to haunt the...

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Permafrost Thaws – And Could Release an Invisible Cancer-Causing Gas

Chris Baraniuk, Knowable Magazine 17/05/2022

Permafrost is an icy shield, a thick blanket that...