What can board games teach students about climate change?
Sep 21, 2023 00:01 am UTC| Life
Among the worlds ever-expanding array of board games, a small but growing number deal with climate change. But are these games any good? As a professor of English who specializes in environmental literature, I set out...
Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature
Sep 18, 2023 06:29 am UTC| Science Nature
People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the Anthropocene, are reshaping patterns of fire across the...
How weather 'blocks' have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe
Sep 18, 2023 05:54 am UTC| Nature
On several occasions this summer, Europes weather seemed to get itself stuck, leading to prolonged heatwaves and floods. In the UK, a long hot and dry spell throughout May and June gave way to a similarly persistent cool...
Sep 18, 2023 05:51 am UTC| Politics Law
The government says replacing Australias retiring fleet of coal-fired power stations with nuclear energy would cost some $387 billion. The costing, put out by the Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, is a...
Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change
Sep 01, 2023 01:43 am UTC| Nature
Despite countries pouring billions of dollars into protecting communities, flood-related disasters are becoming more frequent and are projected to become even more severe as the climate crisis worsens. In fact, many...
World's beaches are changing because of climate change - green thinking is needed to save them
Aug 25, 2023 08:02 am UTC| Nature
Coastlines the interface between land and sea lie at the frontline in the battle against climate change impacts. Globally, almost 1 billion people now live within 10km of a coastline and the same number live in areas...
'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change
Aug 25, 2023 08:00 am UTC| Nature
In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to offset...
The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement
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