Heat kills. We need consistency in the way we measure these deaths
Feb 03, 2020 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
One of the most confronting impacts of climate change is the risk of more deaths from hot weather. Heat stress can exacerbate existing health conditions including diabetes, kidney disease and heart disease. Older people...
We found a way to trap stable flies: their dung preferences helped us
Feb 03, 2020 12:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) are cold-blooded pests. They feed on the blood of their hosts, which include cattle, camels, horses, dogs and humans. During their feeding they can mechanically transmit viruses and...
Climate change, pollution and urbanization threaten water in Canada
Feb 03, 2020 12:20 pm UTC| Nature
In recent years, the daily news has been flooded with stories of water woes from coast to coast to coast. There are melting glaciers and ice sheets in northern and western Canada and lead in drinking water in the older...
We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let's use it
Jan 30, 2020 23:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Australias recent bushfire crisis will be remembered for many things not least, the tragic loss of life, property and landscape. But one other factor made it remarkable: the deluge of disinformation spread by climate...
Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and improve the land
Jan 29, 2020 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attempting to lessen these effects and reduce the states carbon emissions. They are ranchers...
Puerto Rico earthquakes imperil island's indigenous heritage
Jan 29, 2020 06:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Tremors and aftershocks are still rocking Puerto Rico, weeks after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake toppled buildings, killed at least one person and injured another eight on Jan. 7. Families have begun leaving the island...
Climate crisis: how to make space for 2 billion trees on a crowded island like the UK
Jan 29, 2020 06:14 am UTC| Nature
The UKs official climate advisor, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), recently published a report outlining how to reduce the 12% of greenhouse gas emissions that come from land use by two thirds by 2050. Alongside...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight