Why rising seas will hit some cities more than others
Nov 08, 2016 14:22 pm UTC| Nature
Sea-level rise is a loaded statement and instils concern, scepticism and humour. From a sceptical stand point one could think about your own experience. I have been going to the beach near my parents house on the south...
Six different ways to think about 'extinction'
Nov 02, 2016 17:45 pm UTC| Nature
The WWFs new Living Planet report highlights a 58% decline in the abundance of 3,706 animal species since 1970, reinforcing the fear that humanity is bringing about a sixth mass extinction. The roots of this fear...
Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events
Oct 31, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Nature
These days, after an extreme weather event like a cyclone, bushfire, or major storm, its common to find people asking: was it climate change? We also often hear people saying it is impossible to attribute any single...
What wind, currents and geography tell us about how people first settled Oceania
Oct 25, 2016 17:12 pm UTC| Nature
Just look at a map of Remote Oceania the region of the Pacific that contains Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, French Polynesia and Micronesia and its hard not to wonder how people originally settled on these islands. Theyre...
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low-carbon innovation
Oct 24, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Nature
The Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to less than 2C at the end of the 21st century demands that we sharply reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, reaching near zero in less than 100 years. Achieving this...
Bolivia's fast-melting glaciers are leaving behind lakes that could cause catastrophic floods
Oct 21, 2016 09:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Bolivias glaciers have shrunk by more than 40% in the past few decades. This puts further pressure on an already stressed water supply, while the meltwater lakes left behind risk collapsing in sudden and catastrophic...
Catching the waves: it's time to embrace ocean renewable energy
Oct 18, 2016 05:59 am UTC| Nature
Wind and solar may be currently leading the way in Australias renewable energy race, but theres another contender lurking in the nations oceans. Australia arguably possesses the worlds largest wave energy resource,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects