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Researchers Map the Location of Living Corals Before and After a Major Marine Heatwave

As the world’s ocean temperatures rise, the number of cases of coral bleaching also increases. Corals become more susceptible to other stressors, such as water pollution, when they bleach.

3 May 2022

Shocking Air Pollution Figures Show Need for Action

Shocking new figures which reveal that most of the UK suffers from air pollution above levels recommended by the World Health Organization show why it is imperative that action is taken immediately, the chief executive of a fuel technology company which is helping to tackle the problem said today.

3 May 2022

Earth’s Oceans Could Face a Mass Extinction if Climate Change Continues Unabated

According to a new study performed, if climate change continues to be persistent, life in Earth’s oceans could experience mass destruction—a loss in biodiversity that could compete with the planet’s past great extinctions.

29 Apr 2022

Climate Change Likely to Trigger the Possibility of the Next Pandemic

As continuous warming occurs in the Earth’s climate, scientists forecast wild animals will be compelled to shift their habitat, probably to areas with large human populations. This considerably increases the threat of a viral jump to humans that could result in the next pandemic.

29 Apr 2022

New Method Helps Predict How Individual Microalgae Might Behave Under Future Temperature Stress

Owing to the composition of their microalgae symbionts, coral species showcase different temperature tolerances.

28 Apr 2022

Study Highlights the Climate Risk Posed by Boreal Wildfires and Points to Fire Management as an Effective Way to Limit Emissions

A new study performed by US researchers determines that fires happening in the United States and Canadian boreal forests between now and 2050 could liberate nearly 3% of the leftover global carbon budget until bigger investments are made to restrict fire size in these carbon-rich forests.

28 Apr 2022

Rainforest Birds in Decline in Black Summer Bushfire Aftermath

Functional bird populations vital to rainforest regeneration are struggling to recover in the years after the black summer bushfires devastated Australia, according to a study from the Centre for Ecosystem Science at UNSW Sydney.

28 Apr 2022

ASM Report Examines the Relationship Between Microbes and Climate Change

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has issued a new report, Microbes and Climate Change: Science, People, & Impacts, examining the relationship between microbes and climate change.

25 Apr 2022

Study Shows that Community-Based Climate Risk Management Committees Can Help Improve Farmer’s Harvests

One of the findings of the IPCC report, known as the Climate Change 2022: Impact, Adaptation, and Vulnerability report, is that enhanced design and delivery are required to level up the climate services, implying decision making is supported by the climate data. This has been reported by Dr Ana María Loboguerrero Rodríguez, the research director of climate action at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

21 Apr 2022