Image of people watching a sunset for representation | Photo Credit: AP The global economy is expected to lose about 19% income in the next 25 years due to climate change, with countries least responsible for the problem and having minimum resources to adapt to impacts suffering the most, according to a new study published … Read more
Humans started using chemicals to supercharge clouds’ capacity to release rain and snow decades ago, but the technology is gaining traction as climate change makes some regions hotter and drier. While popular in countries including the US and the United Arab Emirates, cloud seeding remains controversial because it can have unintended consequences such as too … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, scientists from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have revealed how the El Niño phenomenon influences the saltiness, or salinity, of coastal waters around the globe. Utilizing satellite data over a decade, from 2011 to 2022, the team has provided new insights into the intricate relationship between the climate event … Read more
Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, according to a new report by Deloitte. Limited water supply could have significant effects on the production of oil and gas, the report warns, and … Read more
Bhubaneswar: The climate change caused by global warming, which poses a serious threat to life on Earth, is already affecting global timekeeping, a study said. According to the research study published in Nature, the increased melting of ice in Greenland and Antarctica, measured by satellite gravity, has decreased the angular velocity of Earth more rapidly … Read more
NEW DELHI: Blue whales, the largest living animals, have recovered from being hunted, only to face the growing challenges from global warming and other human threats like underwater noise, pollution and disrupted food sources, according to a new stocktake of their population.Researchers found the greatest genetic differences among the blue whale populations in the eastern … Read more
A privately funded satellite is set to push methane tracking into a new era, once it launches into space on Monday. A collaborative mission between Environmental Defense Fund, Google, the Government of New Zealand and several other partners, MethaneSAT will track methane emissions around the globe in attempts to identify and quantify sources spewing the climate-heating greenhouse gas. For 20 … Read more
A concerning environmental crisis is unfolding globally as waste dumps release over 1,200 significant methane leaks, exacerbating the already critical issue of greenhouse gas emissions. This alarming revelation raises serious questions about waste management practices, environmental stewardship and the imperative for urgent action to mitigate the environmental impact of these methane leaks. Since 2019, there … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: From … Read more
A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million US to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published … Read more
