A group led by the World Resources Institute has unveiled plans in Paris for a grand restoration of Africa’s landscapes that includes replanting forests and reviving soils. The group, which includes the World Bank and the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development are seeking $2 billion a year to restore 100 million hectares of Africa by 2030 — an area … Read More
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.
Costa's last stand: climate change could see tourists swap the Med for the Baltics
Drought and forest fires could mean Mediterranean resorts lose out to cooler climes and holidaymakers travelling outside peak season, report predicts.
Dendroecology suggests that not everything is caused by climate change
Biologists have assessed the causes of growth decline of a pine forest of great ecological interest in Spain.
Ocean warming leads to stronger precipitation extremes
Due to climate change, not only atmospheric, but also oceanic, temperatures are rising.
In the Journals: Forecasting
Earthzine examined the ramifications of inaccurate forecasts in its most-recent mini theme. Here are other examples of crystal balls being more cloudy than clear.
Greenhouse gas blamed for 'climate expulsion' driving temperature rises across Pacific nations
Australian Bureau of Meteorology study finds temperatures across 13 Pacific nations will keep climbing, even with radical cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.
Dryland plants drive variability of terrestrial carbon sink
Study finds wetter, cooler years boost vegetation growth in semi-arid ecosystems, increasing carbon sink.
The Birth of the Weather Forecast
The man who invented the weather forecast in the 1860s faced scepticism and even mockery. But science was on his side, writes Peter Moore.
Warm Water and Strange Weather May Be Connected
Temperature anomalies in the eastern Pacific Ocean are both influencing and being influenced by unusual weather patterns. The effects are rippling through the marine environment.