progscrape: environment

Two iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, new study finds

30 days ago dornsife.usc.edu environment florida

Scientists say global coral die-offs mark Earth’s first climate 'tipping point', warning that recovery may be impossible without cooling the planet.

37 days ago global-tipping-points.org earth environment

Drones reveal that wastewater plant emissions are greater than expected

22 days ago airqualitynews.com drone environment

A new study finds that most UK parliamentarians, like the wider public, overestimate how long humanity has to peak global greenhouse gas emissions to keep warming below 1.5°C.

50 days ago nature.com environment

Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts

52 days ago japantoday.com environment

The timing of emissions cuts, not just their speed, will determine our planet’s fate as a new Cornell study warns that delaying reductions beyond 2050 could push the probability of irreversible ice melt and sea-level rise above 50%, locking humanity into centuries of coastal transformation.

42 days ago nature.com environment

A new study published in 'The Lancet' finds that food systems are a major driver of environmental degradation, rising chronic disease and growing inequality

47 days ago thelancet.com disease environment

Health and economic co-benefits of stringent climate policies avoiding temperature overshoot could prevent 207,000 premature deaths and $2.27 trillion in damages by 2030 with major gains in China and India under net-zero pathways.

35 days ago science.org china economic environment

Stalagmite records show a major drought and cooling event 2,800 years ago helped trigger the collapse of China’s Western Zhou Dynasty and mass southward migration.

41 days ago nature.com china environment

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published today, that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital signs are flashing red," with nearly two-thirds showing record highs.

24 days ago academic.oup.com earth environment