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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Circle of Blue

According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published Monday, Southeast Asia coastal zones are among the world’s most climate vulnerable regions. Graphic courtesy of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink

Circle of Blue

Scientists attribute the drought’s severity to climate change, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and the La Niña weather pattern. By the end of this century, the region’s annual rainfall is expected to drop by up to 30 percent due to climate change. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 4, 2021.

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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

Mexico is also highly vulnerable to climate change. What’s the state of climate policy in Mexico? The climate issue has to be placed in the broader context of Mexico’s situation. The geography is extremely diverse, featuring high mountains, deserts, and rainforest.

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Most read articles of March 2022: Secrets of ancient leftovers revealed and endangered shark discovered in pet food

Frontiers

If you ever read the ingredient list on your pet’s favorite food, you may come across ambiguous terms such as ‘fish’, ‘ocean fish’, or ‘white bait’. Even I, as a geographer, was terrified reading all the headlines that seemed to imply that the last patch of the Amazonian rainforest was on fire, which was not true.”.

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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Emergency?

Legal Planet

Wildfire in Canada , smoke in NYC , heat domes in Texas , massive heat in the Atlantic ocean are just some of this month’s news. We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. But climate change is different. The leading edge of that disruption is already here.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. Unlike many other works of botany from that age and later, Sylva highlighted the growing problem of deforestation in England. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet.