In Bethlehem, NH, a hybrid Christmas tree stands up to the trials of climate change Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Nigel Manley with one of the Korean fir trees he’s been growing for the past few years on his Bethlehem, New Hampshire farm. Eleven days before Christmas, an outdoor firepit crackles next to the gift shop at South Farm in … In Bethlehem, NH, a hybrid Christmas tree stands up to the trials of climate change Read More »
CommonHealth Live! with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Photo: iLab/CSIS This transcript is from a CSIS event hosted on December 19, 2024. Watch the full video here. Katherine E. Bliss: Climate change and global health, two fairly straightforward, simple terms, but put together they can generate a fair … CommonHealth Live! with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Read More »
Global warming may make La Niña harder to detect Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona The transition to a La Niña event in the tropical Pacific Ocean — which could have knock-on effects on weather patterns worldwide — isn’t going smoothly. Why it matters: The slow slide into a La Niña is revealing some of … Global warming may make La Niña harder to detect Read More »
Why are home insurance prices going up? Leave a Comment | Climate News | Dhrona Americans keep moving into areas that are vulnerable to storms. And weather disasters keep costing insurers lots of money. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Joel Mathis, The Week US American homeowners are experiencing the climate crisis in the most tangible … Why are home insurance prices going up? Read More »
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 »
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 »