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PALISADES, N.Y. (Reuters) – Some 20 miles north of New York City, a team of scientists is searching for clues about how the environment is changing by studying organisms not usually found in the woods around here: corals. A school of … Continue reading In New York lab, centuries-old corals hold clues to climate shifts
LONDON (Reuters) – Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using transport as basic as elephants, scientists have journeyed like “Indiana Jones” to remote locations to collect wild cousins of crop seeds in a project to help tackle climate … Continue reading ‘Indiana Jones’ scientists collect seeds in wild for climate change fight
LONDON (Reuters) – Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using transport as basic as elephants, scientists have journeyed like “Indiana Jones” to remote locations to collect wild cousins of crop seeds in a project to help tackle climate … Continue reading Indiana Jones scientists collect seeds in wild for climate change fight
MADRID (Reuters) – The past decade is almost certain to be the hottest on record, weather experts warned on Tuesday, painting a bleak picture of vanishing sea ice, devastating heatwaves and encroaching seas in a report launched at a climate … Continue reading Earth’s temperature likely marks hottest decade on record: report
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people a year from their homes over the last decade – a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate … Continue reading Poor nations pay price as millions flee ‘climate chaos’, Oxfam says
LAC WEGNIA, Mali (Reuters) – Modeste Traore has lived his whole life by Lake Wegnia, in Mali’s Sahel region, and its fish have provided him with a livelihood that supports his extended family of 14 children. Modeste Traore, 56-year old … Continue reading Shrinking lake in Mali spells end of line for family of fishermen
LONDON (Reuters) – British band Coldplay will not tour to promote their new album, but are working on how to make their gigs environmentally sustainable, lead singer Chris Martin said. The rock group, known for songs like “Yellow”, “Paradise” and … Continue reading Coldplay won’t tour new album, say want gigs to be ‘sustainable’
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth presented broadcaster David Attenborough with an award on Wednesday for his hit television nature series Blue Planet II, which raised public awareness around the world of the danger of plastic pollution in oceans. David Attenborough … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth presents naturalist Attenborough with award for ocean pollution fight
CAPE TOWN/LONDON (Reuters) – A handful of protesters on the ground floor of the cavernous Cape Town International Convention Centre spread fake oil on the ground and chanted, demanding an end to fossil fuels. Protestors from climate change awareness collective … Continue reading No apologies: Africans say their need for oil cash outweighs climate concerns
BLANTYRE, Malawi (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Malawi’s constitutional court has suspended its requirement that lawyers and judges wear traditional white wigs and black robes in the courtroom as an early season heatwave sweeps the southern African nation. FILE PHOTO: Lawyer … Continue reading Malawi court suspends wearing of wigs and gowns as temperatures soar
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Displaced women from drought hit areas wait to … Continue reading Global index finds climate change driving ‘alarming’ hunger levels
ORKNEY, Scotland (Reuters) – Ancient British structures older than the pyramids are being threatened by climate change, experts have warned, as rising sea levels, heavier rainfall and severe weather events endanger Scotland’s archaeological treasures. FILE PHOTO: Neolithic Buildings are seen … Continue reading Climate change endangers Scotland’s archaeological treasures
