All posts by Daniel T Cross
Africa needs help in its quest for low-carbon electricity
Across much of rural Africa a steady supply of electricity remains a luxury. Things are changing, however. Namibia for one is seeking to boost rural electrification through a mini-grid project in collaboration with German universities and a solar company.
The Mekong’s water hasn’t been this low for a century
At some parts of the river, water levels have shriveled up to an alarming extent.
Orangutans are being squeezed out by oil palm plantations
The numbers of Bornean orangutans have declined in forest patches within oil palm landscapes in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
IUCN: nearly 30,000 species are facing the risk of extinction
As many as 28,338 species fall into a category that indicates they are at grave risk of going extinct.
We could save a giant ice sheet by blasting it with snow
"We are already at a point of no return if we don't do anything," stresses climate scientist Anders Levermann.
It isn’t just climate change that’s killing corals
Water pollution is a primary cause of coral bleaching, researchers say.