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Ecological Economics is Necessary to Deal with Climate Change-Fueled Economic Model

Economist Joan Martínez Alier from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona considers that ecological economics is more necessary than ever as a way to tackle today's completely "antiecological" economic model which is favouring climate change and destroying our biodiversity.

18 Sep 2020

New Approach to Accurately Predict Upcoming Droughts in the Amazon Rainforest

Droughts impact millions of people and threaten the delicate ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest in South America.

18 Sep 2020

Study: Climate Change can Affect Astronomical Observations

Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne.

18 Sep 2020

Survey Tracks Polarization on Energy and Climate Issues in Canada

Positive Energy today released new survey results examining Canadians' views on the role of oil and gas in Canada's current and future economy, and the respective roles of federal and provincial governments in the country's energy and climate future.

18 Sep 2020

Researchers Demonstrate a New Way to Measure Ocean Warming

Using soundwaves cast from seafloor earthquakes, researchers demonstrate a new take on a largely abandoned way to measure ocean warming worldwide - seismic ocean thermometry.

18 Sep 2020

Crop Pests Rapidly Respond to Changing Climates

Fruit flies have the uncanny ability to wake up from a months-long hibernation right when their food of choice--say, the fruit from apple or Hawthorn trees--is at its peak.

18 Sep 2020

Researchers Reveal Major Effects of Additional Warming on Global Aridity

In a recent climate modeling study, scientists from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have uncovered major implications for global aridity and drought while restricting warming to 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C above pre-industrial levels.

18 Sep 2020