The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed the UN Security Council this week noting that the continued rise in sea level will generate "a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale"
The increase in temperatures on the planet can drive a greater proliferation of termites and the volume of wood they destroy, with the consequent release of large amounts of carbon dioxide
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is no longer plausible, as shown in a new pivotal study published by the Cluster of Excellence "Climate, Climate Change and Society" (CLICCS) at the University of Hamburg.
Until now, projections of climate impact on river flows were typically calculated using physical models, such as those reported by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
The ants are not adjusting their behaviour in response to warming temperatures and persist in suboptimal microhabitats even when there are optimal ones, according to the latest study.
A global shift to an El Niño weather pattern later this year could pave the way for the world to exceed 1.5C of warming for the first time in 2024, according to the UK Met Office.
It is known that "ExxonMobil knew" half a century ago about the threats of global warming (there are even various initiatives to denounce and investigate it). Still, now researchers from Harvard University
2022 was confirmed as the hottest ever recorded in the United Kingdom, with the average annual temperature breaking the ten-degree barrier for the first time.