New partnership aids sustainable growth with Earth observations
By Samson Reiny,NASA's Earth Science News Team
NASA and the nonprofit Conservation International are partnering to use global Earth observations from space to improve regional...
International Polar Bear Day raises their plight in a rapidly warming Arctic
February 27th, 2018
On the 27th February every year, International Polar Bear Day raises public awareness about the dangers faced by polar bears in a...
Conference in Cork hears from experts on climate change
February 27th, 2018
Changes in water availability due to climate change will have a catastrophic impact on the world, a UN expert told a Climate...
Ocean plastic pollution is clear breach of international law, report finds
February 27th, 2018
The level of ocean plastic pollution seen across the world is a clear breach of international law, a new report on plastic...
Scientists have detected an acceleration in sea level rise
Posted on 27 February 2018 by John Abraham
As humans emit heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, the planet warms, and over time consequences become more...
EU foreign ministers say China must sign up to universal climate rules
EU foreign ministers have set a collision course with China in a statement calling for the same rules to bind all countries under the Paris climate deal.
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Mangrove deforestation emits as much CO2 as Myanmar each year
The world’s mangrove forests, with their archetypal twisted roots protruding from the water surface, store more than 4bn tonnes of carbon, new research shows.
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Climate change: 70% of king penguins could ‘abruptly relocate or disappear’ by 2100
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