Climate Change & Global Warming

On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests. Unusually warm periods can also occur in the ocean. These can last for weeks or months, killing off kelp forests and corals, and producing other significant impacts on marine ecosystems, fishing and aquaculture industries. Yet until recently, the formation, … Read more

Sir David urged action against global warming and called it a man-made disaster that poses ‘our greatest threat in thousands of years’ Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. ‘We the peoples of the United Nations’. These are the opening words of the UN Charter. A charter that puts people at the centre. A pledge to give … Read more

Sardines are up to two-thirds smaller now than they were 12 years ago as warming waters caused by climate change are killing the plankton they feed on. Researchers at the French oceanographic institute, Ifremer, have been studying the sizes of sardines in the Mediterranean sea and the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic. While the … Read more

The Earth’s oceans are speeding up as global warming has caused strong winds and a ‘really huge increase’ in the energy of the currents, a study has found.  An international research team found that wind speeds have risen by 4 per cent in the last two decades, churning the ocean faster to depths of up … Read more

Bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct due to higher global temperatures and ‘climate chaos’, warn scientists in a new study. Canadian researchers found that over the course of a human generation (25 years), the likelihood of a bumblebee population surviving has plummeted by nearly a third, due to global warming. If their decline continues … Read more

Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into a ‘global systemic collapse’, more than 200 global scientists have warned. Climate change, biodiversity loss, dwindling sources of fresh water and food, and extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves will provide a monumental challenge to humanity in the 21st century. Out of 30 global-scale risks, these … Read more

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

The iconic polar bear is facing extreme difficulty as disappearing sea ice makes it almost impossible for them to eat enough food to raise healthy cubs, a study found.  Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, mate and give birth to their cubs.  But this crucial sea ice is vanishing at an alarming … Read more

Why gardeners should NOT leave cake and crisps on bird tables: ‘Junk food’ stops sparrows absorbing nutrients from their natural diet of seeds and mealworms, study claims Study fed sparrows from rural and urban areas either a natural or human diet Found birds living on a high-fat western diet had very different microbiomes  They had … Read more