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Lichens are important for stabilising soils and providing some animals with food, but the algae within them are adapting to climate change at a rate of just 1°C every million years Life 15 February 2022 By Jake Buehler Lichen (Folmannia orthoclada) on rock in Atacama Desert. This lichen contains Trebouxia algae Matthew Nelsen One of … Read more
Iceland’s glaciers are melting as a consequence of climate change, but the rate of loss has fallen in the past decade, perhaps because a blob of cold water in the Atlantic is cooling the island Environment 11 February 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Skaftafellsjökull glacier in Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland Guitar photographer/Shutterstock Iceland’s glaciers are … Read more
As sea levels rise due to climate change, heritage sites all around the African coast will come under increasing risk of flood damage – including Carthage and sites linked to the Ancient Egyptian civilisation Humans 10 February 2022 By Michael Marshall Sabratha, an ancient Roman town in what is now Libya Sklifas Steven/Alamy Stock Photo … Read more
By Abigail Beall Jennie Edwards FROM the breathtaking Atlas mountains in Morocco to the expansive deserts of the US, Christopher Jackson’s work has taken him to some incredible places. Incredible and sometimes risky, too: he has been held at gunpoint and put in prison in the line of duty. Why does he do it? Just … Read more
Images captured by satellite have been run through an algorithm to automatically detect the biggest plumes of methane streaming from oil and gas facilities worldwide Environment 3 February 2022 By Adam Vaughan Example of a methane plume detected over the United States in satellite images from 2019 Kayrros, Inc.; Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, … Read more
As the climate crisis grows, “cli-fi” books are driving action by showing dark, all-too-possible futures, says climate researcher Bill McGuire. Here are some of his favourites Environment 2 February 2022 By Bill Mcguire Cli-fi provides visions of the future that aren’t yet too late to change Jorn Georg Tomter/Getty Images SCIENTIFIC papers, however well-written, rarely carry … Read more
Since 2014, more than half of the ocean surface across the globe has recorded temperatures considered extreme compared with a historical average Environment 1 February 2022 By Adam Vaughan Map of the northern Pacific Ocean for May 2015, with red, pink and yellow colours indicating sea surface temperatures up to 3°C higher than average NASA … Read more
The shift to early flowering in the UK is greater for smaller plants than trees and shrubs, and is related to warming temperatures in winter and spring over the past 70 years Environment 2 February 2022 By Clare Wilson People walk past daffodils in Green Park in London TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images Seen any … Read more
For the third time, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has refused a request to release key details about its Net Zero Strategy Environment 21 January 2022 By Adam Vaughan Climate protesters in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021 Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The UK government has declined for a third time to … Read more
A spectacular coral reef has been found between 35 and 70 metres below sea level near Tahiti, and it seems to be in good health despite the global biodiversity crisis Environment 20 January 2022 By Chen Ly The pristine coral reef, newly discovered in deep water near Tahiti @alexis.rosenfeld This spectacular rose-shaped coral has been … Read more