In a perspective published on 8 May in Science, Prof Karen Holl and Prof Pedro Brancalion argue that planting trees is not a simple solution to climate change and should
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For at least 6,000 years, the vast majority of humans have thrived in a relatively small ‘climate niche’. Global warming is shrinking the areas considered ideal for human health and
As the epidemic of Covid-19 reaches its peak and slowly recedes, the media, the politicians, and the intellectuals are actively sharing their thoughts about the post-Covid future. Some are active
Last month, an ambitious project began in Australia to save the Great Barrier Reef from further bleaching due to global warming. By using harmless salt crystals to boost a naturally
Tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, according to a new study published on 4 March in Nature (1). The new findings suggest the
Human-made global warming is a well-established fact based on inescapable scientific evidence accumulated over many years. Denying it is equivalent to denying evolution. Thus, scientists in their immense majority agree
As soon as the slightest criticism is made of the popular orthodoxy of beliefs about the climate, its author will systematically be designated a denier. If, in addition, that criticism
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that may be contributing far more to climate change than previously thought. In a new paper published on 19 February in Nature, the authors
Negative economy-wide effects of coastal flooding have already been predicted up to 2050 but could increase considerably towards the end of the century without further measures to mitigate climate change,
Timber buildings could store anywhere between 10 million tonnes of carbon per year to 700 million tonnes, according to a new paper published on 27 January in Nature Sustainability. With