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Carbon-Storing Potential of Global Soils for Climate Mitigation

A collaborative study performed by The Nature Conservancy and the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, estimated the carbon-storing power of soils worldwide and demonstrated techniques such as agroforestry designed to capitalize on the unexploited potential.

18 Mar 2020

Study Finds Reductions in Ground Ozone, Air Pollution Could Increase Crop Yield

In California’s Central Valley, farmers do not generally endorse government regulations.

17 Mar 2020

Mid-Latitude Countries Experience Large Changes to Climate than Tropical Regions

A new study by researchers at the University of Reading reports that very small changes to the climate in a few parts of the world can be more apparent than more pronounced changes elsewhere.

13 Mar 2020

WA Wheat Yields Unchanged Despite 100+ Year Rainfall Decline

Despite a rainfall decrease in Western Australia’s wheatbelt between 1900 and 2016 which has shifted wheat yield potential southwest by an average of 70km, actual wheat yields have remained unchanged.

12 Mar 2020

Natural Contaminant Threat to Drinking Water from Groundwater

Climate change and urbanisation are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

10 Mar 2020

Carbon Emissions are Falling as Electricity Producers are Moving Away From Coal

Recent figures have reported a 2% drop in emissions which is been attributed to significant cuts in the use of coal-fired power plants to generate electricity in the US and the EU.

9 Mar 2020

New Model Uses AI to Make Predictions on Climate Change Impact

Global warming alone is sufficient to make Chicago produce 12% more electricity for each person each summer month, by 2030.

6 Mar 2020

Guinea-Bissau and IFAD Partner to Build Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced support for a new project in Guinea-Bissau to reduce poverty, increase productivity and incomes, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 287,000 small-scale farmers in the face of climate change.

5 Mar 2020

Tasmania’s Ancient Rainforest Faces Grim Future with Warming Climate

New research at Portland State University reports that the ancient rainforest region of Tasmania faces a gloomy future due to the warming climate and the way people utilize the land.

4 Mar 2020