The global tourism industry has a larger carbon footprint than scientists previously thought. According to new research, tourism contributes 8% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers warned that
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The amount of methane emitted by freshwater lakes in the northern hemisphere could nearly double over the next 50 years due to climate change, according to a new study. Scientists
Countries in the tropics could face extreme temperature swings due to global warming, according to new research. In a study examining how climate change will impact weather extremes including heat
The first global-scale assessment of its kind, a recent study has provided a comprehensive report on “the state of the world’s beaches”: some are stable, some are actually growing, but
Over one thousand small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will become uninhabitable sooner than scientists thought, according to new research. The study warns that sea-level rise and wave-driven
More than 40 businesses, including many of the UK’s largest supermarkets, have launched a voluntary pledge to cut single-use plastics in their packaging. Known as the UK Plastics Pact, the
400 million people in Europe could be affected by more severe droughts if global temperatures rise by 3°C, according to a team of international scientists. The team warned that droughts
Even removing a relatively small number of trees from rainforests has a negative impact on biodiversity, according to scientists. New research from Imperial College London shows that selective logging in
Scientists may have just discovered a solution to one of the world’s largest environmental problems – plastic waste. Researchers accidentally engineered an enzyme capable of digesting common plastic pollutants, which
New research has revealed the Atlantic Ocean circulation system that moderates temperatures in Europe is weaker than at any point in the last 1,600 years. Previous predictions suggested a collapse