Almost 80 per cent of the world’s major cities will experience drastic changes as a result of global warming, according to a new report entitled Cities of the future: visualising
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Outdoor air pollution is directly linked to decreased lung function and increased prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new paper published on 9 July in the
Climate patterns like the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have been responsible for widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, according to a recent paper published on 3 July in the
According to a new report published on 5 July in Science, planting more trees could be the best way to mitigate climate change — and the cheapest (1). But trees
A new perspective published on 2 July in Nature sheds light on the over-exploitation of sand resources, which is damaging the environment and communities, promoting violent conflict, and leading to
Power plants, boilers, furnaces, vehicles, and other existing energy infrastructure must be retired to meet the 1.5-degree-Celcius target set out in the Paris agreement and stabilise the climate; however, the
The health of ecosystems relies on insects, therefore, conservation efforts should focus on all insect species, not only bees and butterflies, according to the authors of a new perspective published
Climate change will likely increase future global energy demand, according to a new paper published on 24 June in Nature Communications (1). The authors predict climate change will increase global
It is indeed a small world after all. The world’s marine fisheries form a “small-world network” and every year, over $10 billion worth of fish are caught in countries outside
Repeated coral bleaching events owing to global warming are having lasting effects on reef fish communities, including changes in biodiversity and permanent shifts in the range of fish species, according