This Pacific nation was hit by a massive earthquake. Is climate change increasing seismic activity? Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Copyright Vanauatu Red Cross Society/Vanauatu Red Cross Society via AP A recent study joins a growing body of evidence that climate influences seismic activity. Three days ago, a violent magnitude 7.3 quake struck just offshore from the Pacific nation of … This Pacific nation was hit by a massive earthquake. Is climate change increasing seismic activity? Read More »
Estimating global geographical distribution and ecological niche dynamics of Ammannia coccinea under climate change based on Biomod2 Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Article Open access YanJing Zhang , Jie Hu , ChenBin Wang , YaQiong Wang , MuLan Ji , FangZhou Ma & YiQing Lu Scientific Reports 14 , Article number: 30579 (2024) Cite this article Metrics Abstract Invasive alien plants pose … Estimating global geographical distribution and ecological niche dynamics of Ammannia coccinea under climate change based on Biomod2 Read More »
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank speaks to members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and protect the Florida Everglades, on a field visit to the Miccosukee Indian Reservation ahead of … In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change Read More »
Frogs in a drying world Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona The risk of drying to animal species remains an understudied element of climate change, which is particularly important for water-sensitive groups such as anurans (frogs and toads). Writing in this issue of Nature Climate Change , Wu and colleagues map … Frogs in a drying world Read More »
GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Photo credit: Marius Dobilas/Shutterstock Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have approved $106.21 million in funding for urgently needed climate adaptation action in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States. Spanning 20 countries, the 11 newly announced … GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries Read More »
‘Fundamental constitutional right’: Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling, agrees that state must provide a ‘clean and healthful’ environment Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Left: Montana Supreme Court (KGW/YouTube). Right: Fossil fuels factory (KGW/YouTube). The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the state has a “fundamental constitutional right” to provide a “clean and healthful” environment — upholding a landmark 2023 climate ruling that said … ‘Fundamental constitutional right’: Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling, agrees that state must provide a ‘clean and healthful’ environment Read More »
Climate Change 2024: The Year in Big Oil Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona In a world managing climate change with even a hint of rationality, each year for the oil and gas industry would be a bit worse than the last. This is not that world. In our continuing look back at 2024 … Climate Change 2024: The Year in Big Oil Read More »
Major study into how oceans ‘breathe’ launched by UK scientists Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona A £2.5 million project to transform our understanding of how the ocean breathes by storing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is now underway with the aim of providing our most in-depth understanding of ocean mixing to date. Led by the … Major study into how oceans ‘breathe’ launched by UK scientists Read More »
DeBriefed 20 December 2024: Cyclone Chido hits; Coal’s new peak; Africa’s energy transition Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Cyclone Chido ravages south-east Africa DEVASTATING STORM: Hundreds or even thousands of people were feared dead after Cyclone Chido hit the … DeBriefed 20 December 2024: Cyclone Chido hits; Coal’s new peak; Africa’s energy transition Read More »
Predicting future climate change using ice cores Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Video Ad Feedback Ice core scientist and high altitude mountaineer Alison Criscitiello has collected ice core samples from pole to pole, including from the summit of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest mountain, as part of the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative. 04:01 … Predicting future climate change using ice cores Read More »