Warmer, wetter world faces lethal future

...could trigger catastrophic climate change, the most extreme, once-in-25-years heat waves could increase wet bulb temperatures now at around 31°C to 34.2°C. At 35°C, few humans could survive more than...
Posted On 03 Aug 2017
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Paying for forests has multiple benefits

...a key part of any global strategy to mitigate climate change: forests are also reservoirs of natural biodiversity and play a vital role in water conservation. Finding incentives Their value...
Posted On 06 Aug 2017
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Warming could exceed 1.5°C limit by 2026

...in the atmosphere – it is also influenced by natural climate rhythms. And, say scientists from Australia’s Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, one of these is a slow-moving...
Posted On 19 May 2017
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Alberta’s oil exports face ocean of trouble

...leaving Texas for ship-to-ship transfers to each VLCC. These important changes in tanker and terminal technology and scale are no secret in the oil industry outside Canada. Nor is the...
Posted On 12 Mar 2018
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The food systems that will feed Mars are set to transform food on Earth

...of domestic animals threaten natural biodiversity, contribute to climate change and suffer from needless animal cruelty. Animal-based systems will not be viable on Mars, but protein could be abundantly produced...
Posted On 26 Feb 2023

Sweden blazes trail to electric cars

...the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. Developments in technology, such as batteries capable of giving driving ranges of between 280 and 350 miles, are stimulating electric...
Posted On 17 Jul 2017
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What makes a City Great? Here are twelve sustainability features that can help

...likely feel some effects of climate change, such as higher temperatures and worsened extreme weather events. Because of this, building resilience into cities is crucial to making them sustainable. Strategies...
Posted On 24 Apr 2019
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Solar power can save lives and money

...of deaths that might be attributed to climate change as a consequence of prodigal fossil fuel combustion. According to World Health Organisation estimates, around 7 million people die worldwide each...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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