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New geoengineering studies sceptical of success
Nov 29, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
The UK’s first set of publicly-funded studies into climate intervention have dealt a blow to supporters of geoengineering projects, with results finding problems converting theories into successful possibilities
Icebot 3D maps Antarctic sea ice
Nov 25, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Antarctica’s sea ice is now mapped in 3D after scientists from the UK, US and Australia used an underwater robot to explore areas that were previously too difficult to access
Geo Briefing: Global energy
Nov 24, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
The international allocation of $9.3billion to the the Green Climate Fund highlights the scale of the problem being caused globally by energy production and consumption
Underestimated ocean effects
Nov 23, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Atmospheric greenhouses gases have been the focus for fears over changes to the Earth’s climate. But research from Rutgers University suggests that the oceans equal the atmosphere for importance in regulating the planet’s temperature
Tsunami secure
Nov 22, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Twenty-five minutes isn’t long to find shelter from a tsunami, but that’s how long Washington state residents living in coastal areas would have if a major earthquake hit the Cascasia Subduction Zone
China’s great carbon leap backwards
Nov 22, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
China’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are making no progress due to its rapid economic growth, says new research from the University of East Anglia
Tuscan olive harvest destroyed by fruit fly
Nov 21, 2014
Written by
Marco Magrini
Freak weather has encouraged a plague of olive parasites to destroy this year’s harvest
Antarctic ocean sanctuary blocked by Russia, China
Nov 14, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
The latest international attempt to protect one million square kilometres of Southern Ocean has failed to reach a consensus
Vulnerable species protected by United Nations
Nov 13, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
Intense negotiations on the conservation of some of the world’s most vulnerable species have concluded with resounding success at UN convention in Ecuador
Map error threatens ‘protected’ chimpanzees
Nov 13, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
They are supposed to be protected by the Luama Katanga Reserve, but an administrative error means 900 plant species and 1,400 chimpanzees are actually situated 50 km east of the reserve’s official boundaries
Changing your diet can ‘save the planet’
Nov 13, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
With increasing pressure on agriculture, climate, population numbers and health, a much needed panacea for humanity’s manifold crises may be just a bite away
Frackers move in on London
Nov 12, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
London could be the new Dallas, if an energy company’s plans to frack in the capital go ahead
Apes of wrath
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
War is common to two species in the world: man and chimpanzees. Jane Goodall was among the first to note coordinated attacks by chimpanzees on other chimpanzees, sparking debate among primatologists and anthropologists on the significance of chimpanzee warfare
Photographing Mr Fox
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Keith Wilson
They may be seen to most as an urban blight, but if you’re prepared to look past the surface scavenger, red foxes can be the focus for some breathtaking natural photography
Dead zone in Arabian Sea
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
A growing ‘dead zone’ in the Arabian Sea has allowed low-oxygen plankton to dominate the base of the marine food chain. The ecosystem change has led scientists to warn that plankton may supplant other food sources local fish rely on
Robber barons and weather patterns
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
When extreme weather hits a country, food shortages follow. A report by the University of Oxford examined four events and concluded that authorities in all those countries were unprepared for such extreme weather and, as a result, citizens suffered
Ozone layer healing
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
The ozone layer is on track to recover in the next few decades, according to the first comprehensive report on its health in over four years
India, China, USA lead CO2 growth
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
High-end CO2 emission scenarios continue to predominate global warming forecasts, according to the Global Carbon Project. Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production grew 2.3 per cent to a record high of 36.1 billion tonnes in 2013
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