Scientists warn that no adaptation measure can sustain Venice as rising sea levels threaten to swallow the city. Venice may be forced to relocate in the future as scientists scramble to save it from the growing threat of flooding. A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has assessed existing and potential adaptation strategies for […]
The findings come from an international study published in Scientific Reports, led by scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation at the Universities of Leicester, Sheffield and Edinburgh. The research shows that forests across the continent, long known for pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, have reversed course and are now contributing to emissions. […]
A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws. Led by geoscientist Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the research provides detailed insight into how warming temperatures are reshaping water systems and releasing long-frozen carbon. The team examined a region of Alaska’s North Slope roughly […]
The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says global sea surface temperatures also reflect a “likely transition” toward El Niño conditions. Following an “exceptionally wet” February that triggered floods across the Mediterranean, Europe has witnessed its second-warmest March on record. New data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre […]
The country risks losing about 20 per cent of its beaches by 2050 and 45 per cent by 2100, according to a recent report. Italy has more than 8,000 kilometres of coastline, ranging from long sweeps of sandy beach to striking rock formations. But erosion of these natural wonders is now a critical environmental emergency. […]
More than half of the detached houses in France are under threat by rising temperatures, spurring the government to fight back. Rupturing pipes, distorted doors and windows, and huge cracks on your home. These are the threats that face more than 12 million properties in France, as heat-trapping gases continue to bake the planet and […]
‘Right now we surrender vast swathes of land for crops that we simply burn in our cars’, said one expert. Biofuels are being touted as the solution to Europe’s dwindling oil supplies, as the war on Iran continues to send prices soaring. European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen has urged nations to outline measures to reduce the use […]
The heavy rains that have lashed the UAE over several days this week could offer benefits to a country where the normally arid climate makes it difficult to provide enough water. A growing population, expansion of urban areas, agriculture, landscaping and industry all put the country’s water resources under strain. In the coming days at least, wadis are […]
Solar is Africa’s cheapest energy source. Changes to price incentives on Chinese imports could push prices up. Solar installations in Africa are expected to get more expensive next month as China ends discount schemes. China’s decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports is expected to take effect on 1 April. At the […]
India is home to the world’s most polluted city, according to IQAir’s newly released World Air Quality Report. Only 14 per cent of cities worldwide breathe safe air, a drop from 17 per cent in the previous year. Swiss pollution monitoring company IQAir analysed data from 9,446 cities in 143 countries, regions and territories, for […]
