Media reaction: The 2018 summer heatwaves and climate change
This year’s northern-hemisphere summer has seen a succession of heatwaves take hold in Europe, Asia, North America and northern Africa.
From heatwave deaths in Japan,...
Transition Network providing a more sustainable future for towns and cities
July 26th, 2018
Living in a time of such environmental and climate uncertainty, new approaches are constantly being envisioned to try and lessen our impact.
One...
CSLDF is fighting attacks on science. Here’s how you can help.
This is a guest post from Lauren Kurtz of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF).
We at the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) wanted to...
Councillor calls for stronger enforcement of animal welfare laws in Limerick
July 26th, 2018
A Sinn Féin councillor has called for greater enforcement of animal welfare laws after figures revealed that 90 per cent of horses...
Earth’s ecological footprint increasing at destructive rate, finds report
July 26th, 2018
Humans are using up the earth’s resources at an increasingly destructive rate, consuming a years’ worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land...
In-depth: How the UK plans to adapt to climate change
The UK government last week published its updated strategy for tackling the impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, drought and flooding.
The 128-page plan...
Local winds play a key role in some megafires
Although drought and overgrown forests are often blamed for major fires in the western United States, new research using unique NASA before-and-after data from...
Modeling forests’ future
By Jessica Merzdorf
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
The 2014 megafires in Canada's Northwest Territories burned 7 million acres of forest, making it one of the...
Chinese environment leader steps down, admitting sexual harassment
After being outed on social media, prominent NGO chief admitted harassment of multiple women with whom he worked, blaming alcohol
The post Chinese environment leader...
Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments
Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023
The post Australia...
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