As Sea Ice Declines, Polar Bears Are Spending An Extra Month on Land, Study Finds
Feb 5, 2020, 1:40 pm By Yale e360Rapidly declining sea ice in the Arctic is causing polar bears to spend an additional 30 days on…Why Clouds Are the Key to New Troubling Projections on Warming
Feb 5, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Recent climate models project that a doubling of atmospheric CO2 above pre-industrial levels could…Study Finds Link Between Flu Risk and Wild Weather Swings
Feb 3, 2020, 12:43 pm By Yale e360Scientists have found a link between a heightened risk of flu and rapid weather swings that have…Scientists Capture Images of the Bottom of the Thwaites Glacier
Fri 12:39pm By Yale e360Scientists have captured the first-ever photos and video of the ocean-floor foundations of the…Andes Meltdown: New Insights Into Rapidly Retreating Glaciers
Jan 30, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Using satellite data, scientists are documenting the inexorable melting of South America’s…Germany Aims to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power by 2038
Jan 29, 2020, 2:19 pm By Yale e360The German government has introduced a plan to phase out coal-fired power entirely by 2038 — a…Marine Heat Wave Linked to Sharp Increase in Whale Entanglements
Jan 28, 2020, 2:39 pm By Yale e360An ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast from 2014 to 2016 drove humpback whales into a narrow…Deep Decarbonization: A Realistic Way Forward on Climate Change
Jan 28, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Global emissions have soared by two-thirds in the three decades since international climate talks…World Consumes 100 Billion Tons of Materials Every Year, Report Finds
Jan 24, 2020, 5:17 pm By Yale e360The amount of material consumed by humanity has passed 100 billion tons every year, a report has…Scientists Pinpoint Sites Key for the Protection of Loggerhead Turtles
Jan 24, 2020, 10:01 am By Yale e360Loggerhead sea turtles tend to visit the same three feeding grounds year after year, traveling to…As Climate Risks Worsen, U.S. Flood Buyouts Fail to Meet the Need
Jan 23, 2020, 8:55 am By Yale e360
The U.S. approach to buying out properties vulnerable to flooding is rife with uncertainty and…Climate Refugees In Imminent Danger Cannot Be Deported Home, Rights Committee Rules
Jan 21, 2020, 11:56 am By Yale e360Governments must take into account the risks of climate change when considering a refugee’s claim…How Melting Permafrost Is Beginning to Transform the Arctic
Jan 21, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The frozen layer of soil that has underlain the Arctic tundra for millennia is now starting to thaw.…Study Finds Link Between Deadly Heatwave Exposure and Redlining Housing Policies
Jan 16, 2020, 12:19 pm By Yale e360Deadly urban heatwaves disproportionately affect underserved neighborhoods because of the legacy of…Long Shaped By Fire, Australia Enters a Perilous New Era
Jan 16, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Australia has always been a dry continent where fire has played an important ecological role. But…2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record
Jan 15, 2020, 2:08 pm By Yale e3602019 was the second-hottest year on record, capping what scientists say is the warmest decade on…UN Calls on Nations to Protect 30 Percent of Planet
Jan 14, 2020, 12:09 pm By Yale e360The United Nations is calling for world governments to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 in…Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms
Jan 14, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say…Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health
Jan 9, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has…1 Billion Animals Estimated Dead in Australian Wildfires
Jan 8, 2020, 1:54 pm By Yale e360Scientists estimate that as many as 1 billion animals have died in Australia’s record-breaking…
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