Friday, 13 November 2020

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm for centuries to come and oceans will rise by metres, according to a controversial modelling study published Thursday.

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Plants can grow quickly or accurately, but not both

Plants can grow quickly or accurately, but not both

New research examines this well-known trade-off in our floral friends

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Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study

Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study

Scientists have sequenced the "code of life" of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree.

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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK

Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK

The firm says the project will create 6,000 new jobs in the Midlands and the North of England

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No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously

No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously

If we mean what we say, no more new fossil fuels, anywhere.

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Climate change: Hurricanes get stronger on land as world warms

Climate change: Hurricanes get stronger on land as world warms

North Atlantic hurricanes are retaining far more of their strength when they hit land because of global warming, say scientists. Previously, experts believed these storms died down quickly once they made landfall. But over the past 50 years, the time it takes for hurricanes to dissipate on the coast has almost doubled. Researchers says that climate change gives the storms more energy, which continues to power them over land.

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Climate Change Will Make Parts of the U.S. Uninhabitable. Americans Are Still Moving There.

Climate Change Will Make Parts of the U.S. Uninhabitable. Americans Are Still Moving There.

Instead of moving away from areas in climate crisis, Americans are flocking to them. As land in places like Phoenix, Houston and Miami becomes less habitable, the country’s migration patterns will be forced to change.

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