Climate Change and Wildfire May 21, 2013 — Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire. Wildfires are expected to increase 50 percent across the United States under a changing climate, over 100 percent in areas of the West by 2050 as projected by some studies. Of equal concern to scientists Continue Reading →
Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change May 21, 2013 — Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the Middle Stone Age, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new research. Share This: 38 The research, published this month in Continue Reading →
Coral reef spread ‘ruled’ by volcanoes Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Stuart Gary ABC Titanic forces in Earth’s crust explain why the richness of corals varies across the vast expanse of oceans (Dean Jacobson ) Related Stories Chemistry may save some coral from acidity, Science Online, 19 Dec 2012 Winners and losers in ocean acidification, Science Continue Reading →
Climate disasters displace millions of people worldwide More than 32 million people fled their homes last year because of disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes – 98% of displacement related to climate change. Asia and west and central Africa bore the brunt. Some 1.3 million people were displaced in rich countries, with the US Continue Reading →
Hate the Increases in Storms and Heat? Take Methane Down to 1250 Now! Posted: 05/21/2013 3:19 pm Follow Climate Change , Hillary Clinton , Environment , Climate Change , Science , Bill McKibben , Carbon Dioxide , Green News , James Hansen , Climate Science , Methane , Green News 27 8 2 16 Continue Reading →
By Andreas Merkl, President, Ocean Conservancy Smart fisheries management is a great place to start a conversation about putting the ocean at the center of the world’s biggest challenges. This is because the most profitable type of fishing is sustainable fishing – better management helps fishermen and the ocean at the same time. Sustainable fishing Continue Reading →