Climate change is warping our fresh water cycle – and much faster than we thought
Feb 24, 2022 20:44 pm UTC| Nature
Fresh water cycles from ocean to air to clouds to rivers and back to the oceans. This constant shuttling can give us the illusion of certainty. Fresh water will always come from the tap. Wont it? Unfortunately, thats...
Feb 23, 2022 22:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As the transition to clean energy unfolds, some fear the decarbonisation of the electricity sector will mean higher prices. And high prices can lead to energy poverty: when a household cannot afford the essential...
Feb 23, 2022 22:15 pm UTC| Economy Nature
Back in November 2019, before the pandemic began, would you have guessed how important videoconferencing like Zoom would be in peoples lives just a few months later? Thats the kind of challenge economists face when they...
Feb 18, 2022 08:31 am UTC| Law
On Feb. 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that centers on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate...
The UK carbon dioxide shortage still hasn't been resolved – here are some long-term answers
Feb 18, 2022 08:15 am UTC| Nature
The UKs supply of carbon dioxide (CO₂), which is essential for everything from critical NHS operations to keeping food fresh while being transported, remains in jeopardy. It was recently ensured for the second time in a...
Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport
Feb 18, 2022 08:10 am UTC| Insights & Views
Watching skiers compete almost entirely on artificially made snow at the 2022 Winter Olympics, we found it hard not to think about climate change and what it will mean for the future of the winter sports industry and who...
Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming
Feb 08, 2022 03:43 am UTC| Nature
A group of 60 scientists called for a moratorium on solar geoengineering last month, including technologies such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). This involves a fleet of aeroplanes releasing aerosol particles ...
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