An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-02-14 Water’s wacky density leads to strange effects that researchers are still uncovering. Typically, liquids become denser the more they cool. But freshwater is densest at 4° Celsius. As it cools below that temperature, the water becomes less dense …›
2022-02-14 Creating conservation areas is a key part of the United Nations 30 by 30 plan. But poorly designed and managed “Fortress Conservation” parks have been rife with human rights abuses.By Katie SurmaFor decades, if not centuries, Maasai cattle farmers …›
2022-02-14 Whitehaven Coal’s underground expansion has been backed by New South Wales governmentFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA $400m mine expansion earmarked for approval by the N …›
2022-02-14 Central claim of taxpayer-funded campaign - that the Australian government has a plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 – is widely disputedThe Morrison government is spending more than $31m on an advertising campaign claiming Australia is “mak …›
2022-02-14 Warmer weather due to climate crisis puts animals such as guinea pigs, cats and rabbits in dangerDogs are not the only pets vulnerable to heatstroke, and experts are saying that people should be aware of the risk to smaller animals such as guinea pigs …›
2022-02-14 Investments to drill new oil wells and tap gas reserves were made within a year of signing upEurope’s biggest banks led by HSBC, Barclays and BNP Paribas have provided £24bn to oil and gas companies that are expanding production less than a year sin …›
2022-02-13 The Australian company also claims coal can be burned with ‘zero emissions’ via CCS which remains largely ineffective and unprovenFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA propo …›
2022-02-13 A virile alternative to doomerism is emerging from the Pacific IslandsBy Audrey GrayThe Parc Chanot exhibition space in Marseille, France, early last September was a sea of slim-tailored suits tapered tight at the ankles. Diplomats and agents consulair …›
2022-02-13 Anomalies are a sign that global heating is changing behaviour of flora and faunaA blackbird feeding a fledged youngster in early January. Red campions flowering four months early. And the earliest recorded sighting of a rare beetle.Wildlife experts an …›
2022-02-12 Judge bars higher cost estimate which puts a dollar value on damages caused by additional greenhouse gases emittedA Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on potential damage from greenhou …›
2022-02-12 A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier.By Katelyn WeisbrodEveryone loves a juicy courtroom drama. The stories that center on charming serial killers, hi …›
2022-02-12 Putin's threats galvanize sentiment in Europe to end dependence on Russian natural gas, with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline the first potential sacrifice.By Marianne LavelleEven in the long history of world leaders using energy as a foreign policy weapon, …›
2022-02-12 Every one of us now has a duty to do something, if not for ourselves then for the survival of future generationsClimate change is terrifying, so why don’t we do more to stop it? Read any headline on the climate crisis, and it seems unbelievable that …›
2022-02-11 A new study suggests some cautiously optimistic good news: The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement goal is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible. …›
2022-02-11 There’s a growing trend of climate litigation around the world. Here’s a look at the Australian cases likely to make headlines this yearIn March 2021, a 16-year-old student and an octogenarian nun walked into the federal court in Melbourne for the …›
2022-02-11 The oceanic phenomenon El Niño significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to a new study. The study bridges atmospheric science with African histor …›
2022-02-11 White Turf race in St Moritz at risk because water in frozen lake is meltingEach February the rich and famous descend upon St Moritz, not just for the slopes and après-ski but for one of the world’s most exclusive horse races, held on ice.Though the …›
2022-02-11 Climate Nucleus Minutes from January 20, 2022 MIT Climate Nucleus Fri, 02/11/2022 - 07:45 MIT Climate NucleusTopicsMIT ActionPostFebruary 11, 2022Climate Nucleus Minutes from January 20, 2022 MIT Climate Nucl …›
2022-02-11 RIBA says scheme targeting efficiency and heating of older 20th-century housing could cut emissions by 4%‘Absolutely freezing’: life in draughty 1930s homesFrom Kingstanding in Birmingham to Becontree in east London, architects are calling for Engl …›
2022-02-11 The money will go toward funding projects in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a Florida law passed in 2000 that consists of 68 different projects that will cost a total of $23 billion.By Amy Green, WMFEORLANDO, Fla.—When the tide is rig …›
2022-02-11 Chairs of eight all-party parliamentary groups pledge to support the UK’s green agendaMPs not fully behind net zero are “a small minority” and the government should stay committed to its goal, a cross-party group of parliamentarians has said.Chai …›
2022-02-11 Climate Panel at the MIT Club of Boston, February 24th, 7 pm EST MIT Alumni for… Thu, 02/10/2022 - 21:49 MIT Alumni for Climate ActionTopicsEducationEnergyMIT ActionTransportationWeather & Natural DisastersPostFebruary 10, 2022Climate Panel at the MI …›
2022-02-10 By Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth Miller Rain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by resear …›
2022-02-10 A new study projects that warm seawater seeping under certain glaciers could eventually lead to future sea level rise that's double that of existing estimates. …›
2022-02-10 Lower income populations currently face a 40% higher exposure to heat waves than people with higher incomes, according to a new study. By the end of the century, the poorest 25% of the world's population will be exposed to heat waves at a rate equivale …›
2022-02-10 A study tested the effects of prescribed fire on long-leaf pines grown under different conditions: drought, invasive plants, and a combination of the two. …›
2022-02-10 Carbon capture and storage describes the process of injecting carbon dioxide from industrial sources into underground geological reservoirs, theoretically for thousands of years. Researchers used supercomputers to understand how carbon dioxide storage …›
2022-02-10 Wildfire and post-fire recovery could lead to more carbon being stored than released in the long term in savannahs and grasslands, according to a new study. The findings suggest that there is far stronger potential for cycles of fire and recovery to in …›
2022-02-10 Climate risk and heritage experts have provided the first comprehensive assessment of exposure of African cultural and natural Heritage Sites to extreme sea levels and erosion associated with accelerating sea level rise. …›
2022-02-10 Conservationists argue plans to rebuild the Penguin Island centre distract from human impacts affecting the threatened birdsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingPlans to build a …›
2022-02-10 Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter. If you’re not scared by climate change, you’re not paying attention. But fear alone, unleavened by the knowledge that this crisis can be fixed, is bad both for people and the planet. Fear can easily spiral …›
2022-02-10 German researchers have made solar cells from 100 percent recycled silicon.By Dan GearinoGerman researchers said this week that they have taken silicon from discarded solar panels and recycled it for use in new ones. …›
2022-02-10 A new study found that measuring the time it takes for a radar pulse to travel from a satellite to the sea surface and back again can reveal the thickness of river ice and dates when it is safe to travel on ice roads and bridges in Arctic regions. …›
2022-02-10 Many North American migratory birds are shrinking in size as temperatures have warmed over the past 40 years. But those with very big brains, relative to their body size, did not shrink as much as smaller-brained birds, according to new research. The s …›
2022-02-10 Each month, Covering Climate Now speaks with a different journalist about their experiences on the climate beat, their reporting tips, and their ideas for pushing our profession and craft forward. This month, we spoke with Giles Trendle, who is the man …›
2022-02-10 Each month, Covering Climate Now speaks with a different journalist about their experiences on the climate beat, their reporting tips, and their ideas for pushing our profession and craft forward. This month, we spoke with Giles Trendle, who is the man …›
2022-02-10 Film-maker urges UK ministers to make it mandatory for schemes to align portfolios with climate targetPension funds should face legal obligations to bring their investments in line with the net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, the film-maker Richard …›
2022-02-10 Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.(Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP) …›
2022-02-10 For the first time, the federal government is making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions, and also protect people from animal collisions.(Image credit: National Park Service) …›
2022-02-10 Supporters want to ask voters to amend the state’s constitution to protect the environment, but the ballot question must pass a key committee Friday and get through the legislature next week.By Aydali CampaWhile lying in bed late at night, Michael Ne …›