Denmark’s government announced that it is introducing a green tax on air travel, to be phased in starting in 2025. The tax will be added to plane tickets, and the country is encouraging other European Union member states to follow its lead, reported AFP. “The transport sector is currently undertaking a rapid green transition, and […]
Temperatures in Southern Spain’s Iberian Peninsula can range from upwards of a scorching 113 degrees Fahrenheit to a bitter minus 4, according to the World Bank. The average annual temperature in the region is from 64.4 to less than 36.5 degrees Fahrenheit. In general, December is usually one of the coldest months in Spain, with […]
According to the latest report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), about 44,016 species are threatened with extinction. This comprises about 28% of the 157,190 species listed in the IUCN Red List. About 7,000 of the more than 44,000 threatened species are at risk due to climate change, Yale Environment 260 reported. […]
Methane emissions are more than 28 times more potent at trapping atmospheric heat than carbon dioxide, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In 2021, 31 percent of the total methane emissions produced by Canada came from agriculture, most of which were from the fermentation of food in the stomachs of beef and dairy […]
As the United Nations COP28 climate talks entered the final stretch, the most recent draft of a climate deal left out the crucial “phase out” language regarding fossil fuels, the main demand expressed by many developing countries, particularly those vulnerable to climate change, as well as the European Union. The draft deal is the precursor […]
Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors has voted for a plan to improve stormwater capture, with a goal of capturing more stormwater for local reuse rather than importing water from other regions. The L.A. County Water Plan aims to increase the local water supply by 580,000 acre-feet per year by 2045 so that 80% of […]
Following what is expected to be the warmest year on record, next year could bring massive coral bleaching events that disrupt marine ecosystems. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, a marine studies professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, is predicting that coral reefs will experience dramatic bleaching. Hoegh-Guldberg and colleagues shared their predictions in a “Perspectives” piece for […]
Quick Key Facts What Are ‘Tropical Forests’? Tropical forests are rich ecosystems located in tropical zones surrounding the equator. They have a dense upper canopy of broad-leafed trees and an astonishingly diverse array of animal and plant life. These forests pack an enormous amount of biodiversity into the six percent of the planet’s land surface […]
Scorching heat waves, drought and ocean surface temperatures as warm as a hot tub were all symptoms of global heating in 2023, which the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said would be the warmest year on record. For the January to November period of this year, the average global temperature was 1.46 degrees […]
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