Guest post: Will plants help make the planet wetter or drier in a changing climate?
Dr Justin Mankin is a climate scientist, assistant professor in the department of geography at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and principal... Read More
Europe’s carbon-rich peatlands show ‘widespread’ and ‘concerning’ drying trends
European peatlands could turn from carbon sinks to sources as a quarter have reached levels of dryness unsurpassed in a record stretching back 2,000... Read More
Ebola epidemics will ‘increase with greenhouse gas concentrations’, study finds
The threat of Ebola outbreaks across Africa will increase as levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rise, according to new research. ... Read More
Article invité : La découverte d'une immense réserve de carbone sous la forêt marécageuse du Congo
Article invité de Simon Lewis, professeur en sciences de changement global à l'Université College de Londres et à l'universitéde Leeds. ... Read More
Media reaction: Amazon fires and climate change
In recent weeks, tens of thousands of fires have been recorded across the Amazon rainforest, with dramatic images and statistics reported daily across... Read More
Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says
The increased growth rate of plants seen worldwide in response to rising CO2 levels – a phenomenon known as “global greening” – could be... Read More
Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows
Africa’s tropical land released close to 6bn tonnes of CO2 in 2016, according to data taken by satellites. ... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC's special report on climate change and land
This morning in Geneva, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on climate change and land. ... Read More
Guest post: Understanding the water-energy-food nexus in a warming climate
Prof Declan Conway is a professorial research fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of... Read More
Explainer: 'Desertification' and the role of climate change
Desertification has been described as "the greatest environmental challenge of our time" and climate change is making it worse. ... Read More
Amazon carbon sink could be ‘much less’ due to lack of soil nutrients
A lack of nutrients in Amazonian soil could restrict the forest’s ability to soak up emissions and lead to climate change progressing faster than... Read More
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