The world will warm more than expected due to future changes in ozone, which protects Earth from harmful sun rays but also traps heat as it is a greenhouse gas. While banning ozone-destroying gases such as CFCs has helped the ozone layer to recover, when combined with increased air pollution the impact of ozone could […]
As Europe faces more severe weather, experts study the unique conditions behind these destructive storms. New research has revealed how climate change is intensifying supercell thunderstorms in Europe. The study, published in Science Advances, warns that the Alpine region and parts of Central and Eastern Europe can expect a significant increase in storm activity. If […]
At Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center, routine is a myth. A single shift for the park’s director of animal health and welfare, Dr Elsburgh Octavius Clarke III, known as Dr Tres, can feature snakes, sharks, sea turtles and the occasional medical puzzle that few facilities are equipped to handle. “I call my team the […]
New research links tropical deforestation to 28,000 annual heat-related deaths. Deforestation in tropical regions is leading to a surge in heat-related deaths, according to a new study that highlights the growing human cost of forest clearance. Published this week in Nature Climate Change, the research finds that local warming caused by tropical deforestation has already […]
More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study. The study, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, found that tree planting is generally a net positive for the climate because it helps pull warming carbon out of the atmosphere. However, local […]
Researchers found that weather conditions which drove deadly fires in Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus were made more intense by climate change. They expect similar results from their ongoing analysis of blazes in Spain. Weather conditions that fuelled deadly wildfires in Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus were made more intense by climate change, new research has found. […]
Annual visitors numbered fewer than 8,000 in the 1990s. Last year, more than 124,000 visited. Antarctica, Earth’s last great wilderness, is facing growing pressure from human activity. A new study published in Nature Sustainability warns that surging tourism and expanding research bases are polluting the southern continent, accelerating snow melting and threatening fragile ecosystems already […]
Scientists analysed over a billion social media posts to find out how sweltering temperatures are impacting our mood. If scorching temperatures have you losing your cool, you’re not alone. New research suggests that our warming world could be behind your bad mood. Using social media, scientists from MIT and institutions across the world tracked people’s […]
Students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have develop a series of projects that convert environmental extremes into performance assets, to help minimise energy consumption in Dubai’s hot climate. Set within Ghaf Woods, the forest-integrated community that is redefining urban living in the city, each of the projects features a low-rise, multi-use recreation center embodying ecological […]
One of Iraq’s most beautiful natural wonders and a cradle of surviving Sumerian traditions, the southern marshes now evoke more grief than awe. Aymen al-Ameri reflects upon their deterioration in An Imaginary Museum on the Ground, a photography exhibition that opened in July at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris. Far from mere documentation, the project comes after a decade […]
