Why Canada should drop its net-zero pledge to cut carbon emissions
Mar 12, 2020 15:49 pm UTC| Nature
At the climate summit held in Paris in December 2015, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to reducing Canadian emissions of greenhouse gases (most importantly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels)...
Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems
Mar 06, 2020 08:58 am UTC| Nature
During the hours after midnight on March 3, 2020, tragedy struck middle Tennessee when a tornado ripped through the region, traveling over 50 miles from West Nashville to near Gordonsville. Another tornado formed from the...
The world may lose half its sandy beaches by 2100. It’s not too late to save most of them
Mar 03, 2020 08:25 am UTC| Nature
For many coastal regions, sea-level rise is a looming crisis threatening our coastal society, livelihoods and coastal ecosystems. A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, has reported the world will lose almost...

Logging is due to start in fire-ravaged forests this week. It's the last thing our wildlife needs
Mar 03, 2020 00:15 am UTC| Nature
New South Wales Forestry Corporation will this week start selective timber harvesting from two state forests ravaged by bushfire on the states south coast. The state-owned company says the operations will be strictly...
How birds are used to reveal the future
Mar 01, 2020 13:37 pm UTC| Nature
People around the world and throughout history have used birds to think about and predict the future. In Wales, the call of an early-arriving cuckoo in the spring foretells a good crop of hay later in the year. For Aymara...
Vital Signs: a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Mar 01, 2020 12:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Every January Larry Fink, the head of the worlds largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter to the chief executives of major public companies. This years letter focused on climate risk. Climate change has become a...
How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters
Feb 26, 2020 07:37 am UTC| Nature
Scientists around the world are looking for ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This gas is a natural component of the atmosphere, released by processes of respiration and decomposition of organic...