Archive for 2020
Arid lands are ideal for solar now but face a cloudy tomorrow
"Semiarid places are now like students who get an A nearly every day,” says Princeton's Dr. Amilcare Porporato. Yet climate change may turn their solar-energy grades to Bs or Cs.
New wheat cultivars could feed more people more sustainably
Wheat and barley are staple food crops whose production needs to increase dramatically to meet future food demands.
Carpathian Convention: A call to protect European forests
"The impacts will only intensify, damaging not just ecosystems, but societies and economies," warns UNEP's Inger Andersen. "Member states must get ahead of the game before it gets worse,"
Air quality regulation has ‘saved 1.5 billion birds’ in the US
Reducing pollution can have positive impacts in unexpected places.
Many species are finding it hard to adapt to a warming climate
The activities of countless species are timed to their environment, including usual temperatures throughout the year.
Climate change is causing hurricanes to be more destructive over land
Warming weather is causing hurricanes that end up making landfall to take more time to weaken.