This Oceans Week, lets ponder: Is there a way to reverse ocean health decline and continue to rely on it ? The coming Decade is an opportunity to seek a positive answer to this question.
Climate Science for the public – IPCC report on Ocean and Cryosphere
![Figure 6: Options for risk reduction through adaptation. Taken from Fig. TS4 of the Technical summary [3].](https://earthzine.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IPCC-SROCC-TS_4-1184x618.jpg)
Climate change – how does it impact the Oceans and the polar regions ? A gist of a global study and a big-picture take on the latest assessment.
Spotted skunk evolution driven by climate change
Climate plays a key role in determining what animals can live where. And while human-induced climate change has been causing major problems for wildlife as of late, changes in the Earth’s climate have impacted evolution for millions of years
Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away
One of the 10 largest icebergs ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say.
Flooding and drought in opposing mountain ranges
In the future, people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while those in the Andes will have longer dry spells and less water. These are the conclusions drawn by researchers, who have used measurement data and climate models to closely examine water balance in both of these mountain ranges.
Africa’s forests 'threatened by palm oil rush'
Greenpeace France warns that tropical forests could be lost to a palm oil bonanza that has already razed millions of hectares of south-east Asia.
A single gas well leak is California's biggest contributor to climate change
Rupture of Aliso Canyon well has released more than 77,000 metric tons of methane and refocused attention on America’s accident-prone infrastructure.
On Thin Ice: Big Northern Lakes Are Being Rapidly Transformed
As temperatures rise, the world’s iconic northern lakes are undergoing major changes that include swiftly warming waters, diminished ice cover, and outbreaks of harmful algae. Now, a global consortium of scientists is trying to assess the toll.
Amazon deforestation report is major setback for Brazil ahead of climate talks
Report showing 16% increase in tree destruction underscores climate threat and is a disappointing result for government efforts to combat deforestation.
World will pass crucial 2C global warming limit, experts warn
Carbon pledges from 147 nations to Paris climate summit ‘are not enough to stop temperature rise’, experts conclude