Just on the edge of the western Hudson Bay lies the small town of Churchill, Manitoba. Here, the sea meets the boreal forest under the rippling northern lights. Farther to the north, the trees stop growing. Snow coats a harsh landscape of Canadian shield, and the ceaseless wind cuts through the willows. No roads lead […]
Latest coral reef bleaching is worst on record, turning 84% pale white, surveys show
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998 and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said […]
Trump administration fast-tracks oil and mining projects, angering environmentalists
The Trump administration said it will accelerate permit approvals for mining, drilling and fossil fuel production and transportation on public land, fast-tracking a review process that would normally take years. In announcing the emergency procedures Wednesday, the Department of the Interior, which oversees the management of federal lands and natural resources, said the permitting process […]
Climate change made recent flooding in Midwest, South more intense, report finds
The deadly storms that tore through eight U.S. states in early April, killing at least 24 people, were made significantly worse by climate change, according to a study released this week. Analysis from World Weather Attribution, a climate science group, found that human-caused global warming made the record-breaking downpours about 9% heavier. The powerful storms […]
Satellite launches on mission to “weigh” the world’s 1.5 trillion trees
Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet’s forests and “provide unprecedented insight” into how those regions impact the Earth’s carbon cycle, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday. The satellite, named Biomass, launched with a rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, New Guinea, and separated from the rocket […]