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Climate change: Five things we have learned from the IPCC report

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:08 am

Satellite images of wildfires in Evia, Greece The UN report on the science of climate change is set to make a huge impact. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath considers some of the key lessons from it. Climate…

Extreme weather : How it is connected to climate change?

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Pollution 8:56 am

Heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires - this summer people are having to confront the link between extreme weather and climate change. Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have been trapping heat in the atmosphere…

Climate change : IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:47 am

Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit…

Floods – Research shows millions more at risk of flooding

4 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:09 pm

A man is rescued from recent floods in central China A new study shows that the percentage of the global population at risk from flooding has risen by almost a quarter since the year 2000.…

UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Nature Science 6:41 pm

The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures, according to scientists. The year 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record, scientists said in the…

Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 6:31 pm

As the scientists gather to consider their report, heatwaves are hitting many parts of the world Against a backdrop of fires and floods, researchers are meeting virtually to finalise a key climate science study. The…

fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Plastic Science 6:14 pm

By accident Samantha Jenkins discovered the plastic eating properties of one fungus Samantha Jenkins was studying a number of types of fungus in a research project for her company, when one of the fungi made…

Climate change: Snowy UK winters could become thing of the past

9 December, 2020 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Pollution Science 12:46 pm

image captionThe end of sledging and snowball fights in the UK? Snowy winters could become a thing of the past as climate change affects the UK, Met Office analysis suggests. It suggests by the 2040s…

Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says ‘tour differently’ to help climate

9 December, 2020 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Pollution 12:36 pm

Foals keyboardist Edwin Congrave has said he has questioned being in the band over the carbon footprint of their global tours. The musician says he has struggled with the idea of touring far-flung places like…

Climate change: Low-carbon revolution ‘cheaper than thought’

9 December, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Uncategorized 12:22 pm

A landmark report says the UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought. The Climate Change Committee says that, for less than 1% of national wealth, the UK can reduce…

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