Guest post: Mapping ‘blue-carbon wealth’ around the world

Carbon “sinks”, such as forests or the ocean, play a crucial role in absorbing atmospheric CO2 and thereby reducing the damages caused by climate...

A lesson on warming, from an icy river.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARDApril 20, 2017In the wilds of the Canadian Yukon, nature has provided fresh evidence of the destructive power of humans, and a stark warning...

We're about to try to hack the earth's climate. What could go wrong?

Upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere are visible in this photo from the International Space Station.Image: nasa earth observatoryBy Andrew Freedman2017-04-19 21:33:39 UTC With...

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