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Majorities in 22 of 25 nations surveyed say global climate change is a major threat to their country. In many places, this view is more common among those on the left.
Media touted paper that climate change will make world poorer, but kept silent as flaws are revealed
Multiple media outlets reported on a study concluding that climate change would reduce GDP by 19% over the next 24 years, compared to what it would have been without global warming. Now multiple analyses have found the influential study flawed,
The Trump administration is calling for the destruction of two satellite missions that have been crucial in global climate and ecological monitoring over the past decade. This is part of a larger NASA shift away from climate research.
A ffordable and nutritious, bananas have long been a supermarket staple for consumers around the globe. But that could soon change, as climate change is contributing to a global shortage of the world’s most consumed fruit.
Faced with climate change diminishing farmers' yields, Nestlé announced Wednesday that it was working on a technique to produce chocolate by using up to 30% more of the cocoa fruit.
Phytoplankton are tiny ocean organisms that naturally sequester carbon, like plants on land. That's made them an intriguing target as a climate solution.
South Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the area more resilient, but federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts.
Warm winters are causing NYC trees to miss cues to leaf out for the spring, resulting in late leafing and shorter green periods, the researchers found. The reduced green season can result in slower growth, reduced ability to sequester carbon and effects on ecosystems that depend on leaves, such as insects.
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral is impacting 84% of the ocean’s reefs according to the International Coral Reef Initiative.
By 2050, waters around the UK are expected to warm by about 1°C if we follow a “moderate” emissions path. If emissions continue to rise unchecked, the increase could reach 2-3°C by the end of the century. At the same time, the food that fish eat (such as tiny plankton) could drop by as much as 30%.
A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.