Archive for November 2020
Africans feel the heat in a warming world
Much of Africa is likely to exceed a 2°C rise and more likely to see a 3-6°C rise by 2100 if high emissions continue. That's far beyond the temperature rise limited by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Polluted air helps COVID-19 spread, experts say
Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution can make people more susceptible to COVID-19.
Small nuclear reactors could help lower the UK’s emissions
The electricity generated by each reactor would suffice to power 450,000 homes.
Grey wolves, not people, are the real bane of pumas in a US state
In 2000 scientists began monitoring wild pumas in the area of Yellowstone National Park and carried on doing so for years.
A warming climate could cause baby birds to go hungry
A lag between when larvae and birds hatch because of warming weather could be catastrophic for bird hatchlings.
By century’s end wildlife habitats could shrink by a quarter
Already mammals, birds and amphibians around the planet have seen their natural habitat range shrink by 18% on average.