Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why
By Timothy Stern*, The Conversation Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend…
Scientists finally pinpoint the cause of Atlantic Ocean warming
Long-term temperature swings in the Atlantic Ocean have long been attributed to natural ocean circulation. New research suggests…
Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful
Larger areas contain more species. This is one of the most ironclad laws of ecology, which explains why…
Indian woman amazed by Dubai’s cleanliness, calls it ‘Disney World’: ‘Dust and pollution don’t exist’
An Indian woman’s video about her Dubai trip has sparked a conversation online after she compared the city’s…
Capturing fog to make water
FAO Feature Story In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water…
Masterton’s clean air goal will take decades
It could take 20 years for Masterton to meet international air quality guidelines, exposing vulnerable people to “unacceptably…
Think before you flush: expert advice on how and when to save water at home
Water unites everyone on the planet, and as well as keeping us alive, it has thousands of other…
Climate shocks accelerating as El Niño threat looms over already vulnerable regions
The warning comes as climate pressures continue to mount worldwide, particularly in regions already experiencing fragile food systems…
Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally | Climate Crisis News
The world is losing an estimated 324 trillion litres (85.6 trillion gallons) of freshwater each year, enough to…
Q&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy?
China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social development blueprints for…
Pulp and paper giant APRIL adds major deforesters as suppliers after revising sustainability policy
The changes include lowering its deforestation cutoff date to the end of 2020, which allows APRIL to…
Geoengineering still faces major engineering challenges
Some researchers are starting to look into how nations or companies would go about trying to cool the…