Ghostly clouds are appearing more often due to climate change
Noctilucent clouds, silvery blue wisps that float high in our atmosphere, are a rare phenomenon – but rising greenhouse gas emissions mean we are seeing more and more of them…
Extinction Rebellion were not veteran protesters, new analysis shows
By Adam Vaughan An Extinction Rebellion protest in London on 22 February 2020TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images Extinction Rebellion activists who occupied London twice last year were largely white, middle…
Why coronavirus is the time for climate change action – and optimism
The climate battle will be won or lost with the post-covid-19 recovery, says climate scientist Mark Maslin. Here’s what governments, companies and all of us can do right now Earth…
Butterflies are showing us how wildlife will cope with climate change
As warm-weather species flutter further toward the poles, we will end up with far fewer kinds of butterfly. Here’s what that means for biodiversity across the animal kingdom Life 8…
A sprinkle of rock dust could help avoid catastrophic climate change
By Adam Vaughan Rock dust could help absorb more carbonDr Dimitar Epihov Spreading rock dust on cropland around the world could save around a tenth of humanity’s “carbon budget”, the…
Climate change may push Zika virus into southern and eastern Europe
By Donna Lu Ochlerotatus detritus, one of the mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika virus that is already common in temperate regionsLesley Wood Photography Rising temperatures due to climate change may…
Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics: Experts – Times of India
NAIROBI: Land degradation, wildlife exploitation, intensive farming and climate change are driving the rise in diseases that, like the coronavirus, are passed from animals to humans, United Nations experts said…
Arctic explorers find unusually thin ice as a result of climate change
By Adam Vaughan The Polarstern icebreakerLianna Nixon/MOSAiC The biggest ever science expedition to the Arctic encountered extremely thin sea ice, which could threaten future efforts to study the region. A…
Climate change will make world too hot for 60 per cent of fish species
By Adam Vaughan Fish are vulnerable to warming oceans, particularly as embryosjoebelanger/Getty Images Fish are at a far greater risk from climate change than previously thought, as researchers have shown…
Eyes in the sky: Investors reach for new tools to gauge climate change risk
A small but growing network of asset managers, academics, start-up entrepreneurs and campaigners are working to harness an armada of recently deployed satellites to better predict the economic impact of…