29. January 2020

WMO confirms 2019 as second hottest year on record The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s consolidated analysis of leading international datasets.

14. January 2020

Planetary boundaries: Interactions in the Earth system amplify human impacts What we do to one part of our Earth system does not just add to what we do to other parts – transgressing one planetary boundary can amplify human impacts on another one. For the first time, an…

11. December 2019

Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history The fate of industrially farmed animals is one of the most pressing ethical questions of our time. Tens of billions of sentient beings, each with complex sensations and emotions, live and die on a…

9. December 2019

Global food production at risk of simultaneous heat waves across breadbasket regions Certain patterns in the jet stream encircling the Earth can bring simultaneous heatwaves to breadbasket regions responsible for up to a quarter of global food production. Particularly susceptible are…

23. November 2019

Why do glaciers matter? Why are glaciers important? What is the difference between sea ice and glaciers? Why are glaciers melting? ... In the followig you will get answers to all this questions

3. October 2019

The Importance of Rainforests Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is the role the Amazon and other rainforests…

23. September 2019

Global Climate in 2015-2019: Climate change accelerates The tell-tale signs and impacts of climate change – such as sea level rise, ice loss and extreme weather – increased during 2015-2019, which is set to be the warmest five-year period on record,…

12. September 2019

One million species at risk of extinction, UN report warns A landmark global assessment warns that the window is closing to safeguard biodiversity and a healthy planet. Yet solutions are in sight.

29. August 2019

From avocados to apples: Producing food closer to cities could help reduce climate emissions Billions of tons of groceries from agriculture are transported to our cities all around the globe every day to feed its dwellers. Produced anywhere in the world and transported as cargo on roads, rail…

20. August 2019

In­flu­ence of car­bon di­ox­ide leak­age on the seabed Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below the seabed is one way to counteract the increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. But what happens if such storage sites begin to leak and CO2 escapes…