Third-hottest June puts 2017 on track to make hat-trick of hottest years
Last month was the third-hottest June on record globally, temperature data suggest, confirming 2017 will almost certainly make a hat-trick of annual climate records, with 2015, 2016 and 2017 being the three hottest years since records began.
The Greater Caribbean Raises Funds to Protect its Sandy Coasts
Almost no Caribbean beach escapes erosion, a problem that scientific sources describe as extensive and irreversible in these ecosystems of high economic interest, that work as protective barriers for life inland.
Why Japan’s coastal zones might be disappearing due to climate change
Climate change can cause a range of effects on coastal environments, such as a decrease in sediment supply, changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme events, and changes in sea levels and wave climate. The estimation of changes due to climate change is a major issue for future coastal management decisions.
Heritage at Risk: How Rising Seas Threaten Ancient Coastal Ruins
The shores of Scotland’s Orkney Islands are dotted with ruins that date to the Stone Age. But after enduring for millennia, these archaeological sites – along with many others from Easter Island to Jamestown – are facing an existential threat from climate change.
Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic
One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica.
Earth already in midst of sixth mass extinction, scientists say – video report
The scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has reported that the Earth is already in the stages of the sixth mass extinction, which will see the world’s wildlife and plants die out. The research found that species, including those which are not endangered, had reduced in number due to habitation shrinkage, hunting, pollution and climate change
Trump’s alarming environmental rollback: what’s been scrapped so far
Since January, the White House, Congress and EPA have engineered a dizzying reversal of regulations designed to protect the environment and public health.
Hundreds of US mayors endorse switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035
As the US Conference of Mayors wrapped up in Miami Beach on Monday, a bipartisan group of mayors from more than 250 cities across the country, has unanimously backed an ambitious commitment for US cities to run entirely on renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2035.
Feeling the Heat: How Fish Are Migrating from Warming Waters
Steadily rising ocean temperatures are forcing fish to abandon their historic territories and move to cooler waters. The result is that fishermen’s livelihoods are being disrupted…