Climate Change

Human activity, man-made emissions behind nearly all global warming, says new study

An international team of researchers says Earth’s natural processes contribute only ‘negligibly’ to climate change Virtually all global warming since the industrial era is caused by manmade emissions, according to research published on 18 January that concludes Earth’s natural processes contribute only “negligibly” to climate change. Near-surface air temperatures have increased on average around the …

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Last mangrove ecosystem in Jakarta city under threat from land subsidence and climate change

Large parts of Jakarta’s mangrove forests could be devastated every time a storm or a flood occur. (Photo: Nivell Rayda)  JAKARTA: The flimsy, makeshift bamboo walkway creaked and bent as Ade Djuhana treaded his steps carefully metres above trash-strewn water in a coastal area of Jakarta.  At the end of the 500m passageway, the rows …

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Climate change will be sudden and cataclysmic. We need to act fast

Tipping points could fundamentally disrupt the planet and produce abrupt change in the climate. A mass methane release could put us on an irreversible path to full land-ice melt, causing sea levels to rise by up to 30 metres. We must take immediate action to reduce global warming and build resilience with these tipping points …

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European satellites could help catch the next climate change disaster

With US climate research taking a backseat to human spaceflight, deep-space exploration, European scientists have focused on finding new ways to understand changing atmosphere. Picture: A forest fire in Galicia, Spain | Commons Barcelona: Spain began the new year battling Storm Filomena, a once-in-a-generation weather event that blanketed Madrid in snow and paralyzed the economy. Health …

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Canadian cities lead the way in the fight against climate change

Though cash-starved and hard-hit by COVID and climate change, cities are punching well above their weight for solutions Picture: Montreal’s new plans to cut emissions in half by 2030 includes banning non-electric vehicles from the city’s downtown core. Photo credit: Steve Boland n the midst of discord south of the border and ongoing pandemic problems …

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