Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature-based approaches can protect Canada's coasts

Nov 19, 2023 05:51 am UTC| Nature

Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms. Phenomena Canadians have historically thought of as freak natural disasters are becoming regular predictable...

How PFAS 'forever chemicals' are getting into Miami's Biscayne Bay, where dolphins, fish and manatees dine

Nov 15, 2023 01:48 am UTC| Nature

PFAS, the forever chemicals that have been raising health concerns across the country, are not just a problem in drinking water. As these chemicals leach out of failing septic systems and landfills and wash off airport...

Climate Change Series

This is the hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society

Nov 15, 2023 01:47 am UTC| Nature

We are still getting used to a new normal of devastating summer heatwaves. But the effects of a warming climate are being felt throughout the year, and recent autumn months have been further off the charts than ever. In...

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far

Nov 15, 2023 01:43 am UTC| Nature

The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were...

Birds' nests express their unique style and past experiences

Nov 13, 2023 12:01 pm UTC| Nature

Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes and sizes. These unique styles exist in part because the buildings were constructed by different architects, engineers and builders. Birds...

We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why

Nov 13, 2023 11:57 am UTC| Nature

After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters. The third session of the UN Intergovernmental...

Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: too many apartment blocks aren't up to the challenge

Nov 10, 2023 14:46 pm UTC| Nature

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on high-rise living. However, apartments face a range of atmospheric challenges. These include air and noise pollution, temperature and weather extremes,...