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Beaches can Migrate Landwards as Sea Level Rises and Shorelines Retreat

An international team of coastal scientists has dismissed suggestions that half the world's beaches could become extinct over the course of the 21st century.

28 Oct 2020

Study Offers Fresh Insight to the Fight to Save Earth’s Embattled Coral Reefs

According to a new study by Oregon State University (OSU), corals that seem healthy are more likely to get sick when they become home to excessive parasitic bacteria.

28 Oct 2020

Study Requests Caution When Implementing Reforestation Plans Across Africa

According to geo-ecologist Julie Aleman, a visiting scientist in the department of geography at the Université de Montréal (UdeM), the state of mature ecosystems must be considered before huge reforestation plans can be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.

28 Oct 2020

Research Finds Coastal Permafrost to be More Vulnerable to Climate Change

If you flew from the sea towards the land in the north slope of Alaska, you would cross from the water, over a narrow beach, and then to the tundra.

27 Oct 2020

Study: Globalization may be Decreasing the Security of Global Supply Chains

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains.

27 Oct 2020

Research Sheds Light on Hidden Losses Deep in the Amazon Rainforest

Few places on Earth are as rich in biodiversity and removed from human influence as the world's largest rainforest -- the Amazon.

27 Oct 2020

Study Shows the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Ecosystems

The ocean plays a key role in the current climate change, as it absorbs a considerable part of the atmospheric carbon dioxide emitted by mankind.

27 Oct 2020

New Report Analyzes State-Level Opinions on Climate Change

North and South, rural and urban--the United States is a complex mix of cultures, mindsets, and life experiences.

27 Oct 2020

Global 'BiteMap' Shows How Rising Temperatures can Shape Marine Food Webs

Where are small marine animals most vulnerable to getting eaten? The answer has big consequences for coastal ecosystems, where most of the world's fishing takes place, since predators can radically change underwater communities.

27 Oct 2020

Caring for People's Health Could be Key to Protecting Rainforests, Slowing Climate Change

Caring for people's health is a prescription for protecting rainforests, slowing climate change and creating significant monetary value, according to a new Stanford-led study.

27 Oct 2020

UM Researcher Proposes a New Approach to Monitoring Global Sea-Level Rise

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researcher Shane Elipot proposes a new approach to monitoring global sea-level rise.

27 Oct 2020

WFW Advise Advertising Association on Industry’s First Sustainability Project

Watson Farley & Williams has advised the Advertising Association on the incorporation and funding of AdGreen, the first collaborative platform promoting sustainability within the advertising production industry.

27 Oct 2020

Public to Have Say on Climate Change Action Across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has today launched a public survey on the most pressing issues of climate change across the region and what action should be taken.

27 Oct 2020