Climate Change Series

Mexican desert mangroves – small but valuable in dealing with climate change

Mar 29, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Scientists have long known that mangroves provide vital barriers against storms and that these forests can store vast amounts of carbon. An article published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

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Is global warming causing marine diseases to spread?

Mar 28, 2016 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Global climate change is altering the worlds oceans in many ways. Some impacts have received wide coverage, such as shrinking Arctic sea ice, rising sea levels and ocean warming. However, as the oceans warm, marine...

Why it makes little sense to regulate rainwater barrels in the dry western U.S.

Mar 26, 2016 06:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Many of us never think about who gets to use the drops of rain that fall from the sky. But its an increasingly pertinent question as more people look to collect rainwater as a way to conserve water, live off the grid or...

Cheap gas could delay America's efficiency targets for cars and trucks

Mar 25, 2016 02:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Cars and trucks in the United States are supposed to achieve great fuel efficiency gains over the next decade. But now that gasoline prices have plunged, those plans may be delayed. In 2012, the National Highway and...

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Ethiopia's vulnerable tropical forests are key to securing future of wild coffee

Mar 23, 2016 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Coffee is the drink of choice for millions of us. But the worlds second-most traded commodity originates in Ethiopia and its home is under threat. Ethiopia isnt all dusty deserts far from it. The country also contains...

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Going veggie would cut global food emissions by two thirds and save millions of lives – new study

Mar 22, 2016 16:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red and processed meat will make you healthier. This is obvious enough. As chickens and cows themselves eat food and burn off their own energy, meat is a also major...

Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue

Mar 21, 2016 04:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

As we write, the much-cherished Great Barrier Reef is experiencing the devastating effects of coral bleaching. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has declared severe coral bleaching underway on the reefs north of...