Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant Farmers across India are reporting that climate change is adversely affecting the quality of the betel leaf. The hugely popular plant, consumed by millions of people in South Asia, is struggling amid erratic rainfall and unusual temperature
In the expansive tapestry of human chronicles, the onset of this present era represents an epoch unlike any other. As humanity treads forth into this nascent chapter, the tales we craft, and the stories we share, seem overwhelmingly overshadowed by the omnipresent and ominous spectre of climatic metamorphosis. Dialogues, debates, and discourses continually
Ioanna Stamataki, University of Greenwich Recent images of the devastating flash floods caused by Storm Daniel in Greece hit close to home literally and figuratively. As a Greek who has completed a PhD and worked for the past eight years on flash floods, the scenes unfolding across my homeland are painfully real: a
Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne Australians relish being at the top of international league tables in sport. But few would know we’re a global champion when it comes to using the courts to hold governments and companies to account on climate change. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme found
Aprovision in last year’s historic climate law that permits tax-exempt entities to qualify for clean energy tax credits is a “game changer” for faith communities, positioning them to save on utility bills and also to become leaders in the nation’s response to climate change, said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Direct pay, or elective
Antarctic ice drives crucial deep-ocean currents that help regulate Earth’s climate. But the system is slowing down. Part of Earth’s deep-ocean conveyor belt is slowing, and melting ice is to blame, according to new research. When the sea freezes around Antarctica’s fringes in winter, the ice expels salt into the water below. Trillions
In the past few weeks, climate records have shattered across the globe – 4 July was the hottest global average day on record, breaking the record set the previous day. Average sea surface temperatures have been the highest ever recorded and Antarctic sea ice extent the lowest on record. Also on 4 July,
A new genealogy based on similarities in the computer codes of different climate models could improve studies that combine projections from multiple models. Climate models are sophisticated numerical tools used to estimate and explore what Earth’s climate was like in the past, how it behaves now, and how it will change in the
The current head of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service (SMN, for its acronym in Spanish) has been appointed the new Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization. For the first time in its 150-year history, the top agency for weather, climate and water will be run by a woman. The professional career of Celeste Saulo
A pair of studies demonstrate the uncertainty over when the Arctic will become seasonally sea ice free. Every September since 1979, the U.S. government has measured the extent of sea ice in the Arctic. And the picture is not a pretty one—more than 2 million square kilometers have been lost in that time,