Forest plants on the edge of existence in tropical Africa
Tropical rain forests are one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet but description of flora and fauna and...
As Climate Costs Grow, Some See A Moneymaking Opportunity
Predicting how climate change will alter the weather is becoming a flourishing business. The consumers are property owners and businesses...
Global warming has changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘forever,’ scientists say
Two years after a long-lasting undersea heat wave scalded large sections of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have found that because so...
Climate Change Or Global Warming? Three Reasons Not To Be Distracted By The Name Game
Social media is an interesting landscape of opinions, confirmation bias (consuming information that supports your beliefs), and...
Climate Lawsuits, Once Limited to the Coasts, Jump Inland
Until recently, communities suing fossil fuel companies over the costs of climate change have been located on the coasts: cities and...
Glacier loss is accelerating because of global warming
With global warming, we can make predictions and then take measurements to test those predictions. One prediction (a pretty obvious one)...
Namibia: Rural Communities to Benefit From Renewable Energy
About 10 selected rural communities in the Kavango East, Kavango West and Zambezi regions will benefit from the Namibia Red Cross...
Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. PET, the strong...
Extreme weather: 'Africa is most vulnerable'
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the UN's specialist agency dealing with weather, climate and water. Kenyan scientist...
Young people sue Florida governor to force action on climate change
A group of young people on Monday sued Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to force him to take action on climate change. The group of eight...