The Himalayas and neighbouring mountain ranges, the planet's largest ice systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydroelectric potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning.
Having long-term monitoring data of the natural environment is essential for scientists to be able to study trends and understand the changes that human activity is causing to ecosystems.
With the advancement of climate change, more and more species are seeing their total populations diminished and, as a consequence, are approaching extinction. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the insects disappeared?
Climate change and its effects will have a decisive influence on the future of humanity. In addition to its direct consequences on ecosystems, this global change will also change international relations and the political and social situation of countries.
Natural gas, contrary to what its name suggests, is not really nature's friend. It is even quite the opposite: it is fossil energy whose extraction, production, transport and consumption are particularly harmful to the climate.
Since 2000, the number and duration of droughts have increased by 29%. That's just one of many worrying facts revealed by a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
"The effects of climate change do not understand rich or poor countries ." That is the conclusion reached by the group of experts from Germanwatch, an environmental think tank
The advance of climate change is present in all aspects. It no longer only affects the natural environments that surround us, but it is also conditioning the economies of countries and their ability to generate wealth.
The Glasgow Climate Summit or COP26 kicks off, the international meeting to address the great global challenge of our time: rising temperatures, the ravages of which are increasingly evident.