Scientists warn of rebound after record seven per cent fall in global emissions
London, UKReuters Coronavirus restrictions led to a record seven per cent fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said. The study by scientists from institutions in Australia, Britain, France, Norway […]
Satellite alerts seen helping fight deforestation in Africa
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are destroyed has been linked to a significant drop in forest losses in Africa, researchers and academics said on Monday. Deforestation dropped by an average of 18 per cent across nine central African countries after the alerts were introduced, found […]
Heatwaves and heavy rain predicted to last longer with climate change
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Countries in the northern hemisphere can expect longer summer heatwaves, as well as more consecutive days of heavy rain with harmful consequences, if internationally agreed goals to limit global warming are exceeded, scientists warned on Monday. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change said more hotter-than-average days would cluster together if […]
Rising carbon levels threaten diets of hundreds of millions of poor
New York, USThomson Reuters Foundation Rising carbon emissions could make vital food crops from wheat to rice less nutritious and endanger the health of hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest, scientists said on Monday. Certain staple crops grown in open fields with elevated carbon dioxide levels had up to 17 per cent lower levels […]