Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster
The fossil record preserves this same fragmented leaf litter. Comparing the shapes of thousands of epidermal cells with…
Fire crews, farmers preparing as NZ gears up for intense El Niño
Firefighters are stockpiling retardant and farmers are being told to make early calls on stock numbers, as preparations…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
How Africa Is Battling Climate Change and the Coming ‘Super’ El Niño
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: African countries respond to climate change-driven wildfires, drought,…
Bringing justice to informal adaptation to heat stress
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Mexico’s Small Retailers Push Sustainability, Recycling Practices
Given their reach within local communities, small retailers are increasingly being positioned as a channel to promote recycling, responsible…
New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm
“UNCERTAINTY” Justice minister Paul Goldsmith said the legislation would give certainty to businesses around their climate obligations. “Ongoing…
Particulate air pollution undermines plant water-use efficiency by inhibiting photosynthesis
Keenan, T. F. et al. Increase in forest water-use efficiency as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise. Nature 499,…
Long-term study outlines unexpected findings about tick populations
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with…
Climate Change Has Unleashed an Entirely New Type of Heatwave: The ‘Snow Eater’
In mid-March, a record-shattering heat dome engulfed the western United States, sending summer-like temperatures high into the mountains.…
Melting Sea Ice Could Be Changing the Clouds Above the Arctic
Scientists have identified a previously unknown Arctic process that rapidly produces particles capable of seeding clouds near the…
‘Never encountered this before’: What an extreme El Nino means for Southeast Asia
In the Philippines, irrigation infrastructure is being expanded and the country’s Congress has also pushed agencies towards a…