One-third of world’s new vegetation in China and India, satellite data shows
China and India are “leading the world” in “greening” the landscape, a study finds, with the two countries accounting for one-third of the new... Read More
Guest post: Climate change brings threat of ‘bluetongue’ virus to UK farms
Dr Anne Jones is a former postdoctoral researcher at the University of Liverpool, now at IBM Research; Dr Cyril Caminade is a tenure track fellow at... Read More
Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2018
In a year dominated by events such as Brexit, royal weddings, the Salisbury poisonings, US Supreme Court nominations and the World Cup, there was... Read More
CCC: Farming needs a ‘revolution’ for UK to meet climate goals
Greenhouse gas emissions from the land-use and agriculture sector are set to increase unless the UK’s "unsustainable” approach changes, warns the... Read More
In-depth: Could ‘rewilding’ help to tackle climate change?
As little as 14,000 years ago, lions roamed across most of Earth’s continents, including Europe, Asia and the Americas. ... Read More
Amazon mangroves ‘twice as carbon rich’ as its rainforests
The vast mangroves of the Amazon store twice as much carbon per hectare as the region’s tropical forests, new research shows. ... Read More
Guest post: A plan to solve the mysteries of Congo’s vast tropical peatland
Prof Simon Lewis is a researcher of global change science at the University of Leeds and University College London, as well as a contributing editor... Read More
Rise in insect pests under climate change to hit crop yields, study says
Global warming could increase both the number and appetite of insect pests, new research finds, which could pose a serious threat to global crop... Read More
Rising CO2 levels could push ‘hundreds of millions’ into malnutrition by 2050
An additional 290 million people could face malnutrition by 2050 if little is done to stop the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, a study finds. ... Read More
Planting a mix of tree species ‘could double’ forest carbon storage
Forests containing several tree species could store twice as much carbon as the average monoculture plantation, research finds. ... Read More
The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming
Sir David Attenborough’s long career as a presenter of BBC natural-history programmes first began in 1953 with a three-part series called “Animal... Read More
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