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
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
Climate change could ‘raise stress levels’ of endangered mountain gorillas
Global warming could cause stress to endangered Virunga mountain gorillas, potentially raising the risk of health problems and early death, a new... Read More
Mosquito-borne diseases could reach extra ‘one billion people’ as climate warms
Nearly one billion people could face “their first exposure” to a host of mosquito-borne diseases by 2080 under extreme global warming, a study... Read More
The Carbon Brief Profile: Indonesia
In the sixth article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Indonesia’s efforts to curb... 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
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
Climate change not the only threat to giant pandas, study says
Climate change could play a smaller role in determining future giant panda populations than previously thought, a new study suggests. ... Read More
Climate change to become ‘greatest pressure on biodiversity’ by 2070
The combined effects of global warming and land-use change could cause the world’s ecosystems to lose more than a third of their animal species by... Read More
Restricting global warming to 1.5C could ‘halve’ risk of biodiversity loss
Limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels rather than 2C could halve the number of vertebrate and plant species facing severe range... Read More
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