Thousands of National Trust sites are at risk from climate change as floods, humidity and higher temperatures could pose hazard at locations such as Ham House and Lyme Park, bosses say National Trust has developed ‘game-changing’ map to illustrate the risks Without action on emissions, the number of sites at highest level from climate change … Read more
The North Pacific is home to an enormous swirl of plastic waste twice the size of Texas known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but how the trash made its way to the region has been a mystery among scientists – until now. Researchers from the US and Germany set out to uncover pathways that … Read more
The number of endangered North Atlantic right whales remains dangerously low. There are fewer than 366 surviving specimens, according to a new assessment. Vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing nets remain the biggest threat to the massive marine mammals, but climate change is leading to rising ocean temperatures that endanger the krill the whales eat … Read more
Prince Charles presses for face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden to discuss climate change ‘at the earliest opportunity’ The Prince of Wales is said to be willing to fly to America to talk to Mr Biden Sources say the Prince sees Mr Biden as a key environmental ally Support from the US will be needed for … Read more
A system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that acts like a massive conveyor belt redistributing warm water throughout our planet’s oceans is the weakest it has been in more than 1,000 years – and human-induced climate change is to blame. Formally known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it powers the Gulf Stream … Read more
Climate change has weakened the ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream to its lowest ebb for more than 1,000 years. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK. It is a complex system that is responsible … Read more
Woolly mammoths would have lived another 4,000 years in some parts of Eurasia if it weren’t for human hunters, according to a new study. Australian experts performed computer simulations of woolly mammoth interactions with humans and climates based on evidence from fossils and ancient DNA. The findings suggested a warming climate forced them further north into smaller … Read more
A researcher caught a harrowing encounter in a Georgia salt marsh when a fish pulled a baby sparrow down to a watery grave. Seaside sparrows usually balance their nests in the marsh grass, but researchers believe climate change has caused tides in the area to rise precipitously. As a result one bird’s nest was flooded, … Read more
‘Digital twin’ of Earth will create and test simulations of our planet to help predict when extreme events like catastrophic flooding or food shortages will strike The digital twin Earth will help world leaders prepare for extreme events The innovation uses machine learning to create and test simulations It will be used to predict extreme … Read more
‘Digital twin’ of Earth will create and test simulations of our planet to help predict when extreme events like catastrophic flooding or food shortages will strike The digital twin Earth will help world leaders prepare for extreme events The innovation uses machine learning to create and test simulations It will be used to predict extreme … Read more