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Report: Unchecked Climate Change Will Lead to Widespread Biodiversity Loss

Report: Unchecked Climate Change Will Lead to Widespread Biodiversity Loss

The world will see enormous losses of biodiversity across all species groups on every continent by the end of this century if we do not make deep cuts to global greenhouse emissions, according to groundbreaking research from the WWF and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change at the University of East Anglia. For the report, […]

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    Only Two Penguin Chicks Survive in Catastrophic Antarctic Breeding Season

    Only Two Penguin Chicks Survive in Catastrophic Antarctic Breeding Season

    Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks in Terre Adélie, Antarctica died of starvation at the start of 2017 due to unusually thick sea ice that forced their parents to travel an extra 100 kilometers (62 miles) to find food, according to French scientists. The colony of over 18,000 pairs of Adélie penguins suffered a “catastrophic breeding […]

    Scotland Bans Fracking After ‘Overwhelming’ Public Opposition

    Scotland Bans Fracking After ‘Overwhelming’ Public Opposition

    By Simon Roach The Scottish government has said fracking is set to be permanently banned following “overwhelming” public support for outlawing the controversial process, it was announced Tuesday. Unlike in England, fracking has been under a temporary halt in Scotland since 2015, and an extensive public consultation on its long-term future was carried out earlier […]

    Baby Rhino Brings New Hope to India’s Manas National Park

    Baby Rhino Brings New Hope to India’s Manas National Park

    A baby rhino spotted alongside its mother in Manas National Park, located in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, is an encouraging new sign that the rhino population in the protected area is on the upswing. The mother, named Jamuna, was rescued as a calf from Kaziranga National Park, located about 200 miles east of […]

    ‘Talk is Cheap’: G20 Nations Invested 4X More in Fossil Fuels Than in Renewables

    ‘Talk is Cheap’: G20 Nations Invested 4X More in Fossil Fuels Than in Renewables

    Climate action will be a major topic of discussion at the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, with some world leaders planning to confront President Donald Trump about his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. However, a group of environmental organizations proclaim all this “talk is cheap.” That’s because G20 countries are pouring nearly four times […]

    U.S. Sending $6 Billion to Subsidize Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad

    U.S. Sending $6 Billion to Subsidize Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad

    By Alex Doukas The best available science shows an urgent need to keep global temperature increases below 1.5°C to avoid severe disruptions to people and ecosystems. Recent analysis shows that burning the reserves in already operating oil and gas fields alone, even if coal mining is completely phased out, would take the world beyond 1.5°C […]

    Toxic Cocktail of Man-Made Chemicals Found in Great Barrier Reef Turtles

    Toxic Cocktail of Man-Made Chemicals Found in Great Barrier Reef Turtles

    Green Sea Turtles in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are some of the world’s most majestic creatures. They have a lifespan of up to 50 years, but after recent results from blood tests on the marine animals, their health might be in jeopardy. Man-made substances and chemicals are contaminating the ocean and, consequently, sea turtles. After […]

    5 Vital Facts About the World’s Most Endangered Species

    5 Vital Facts About the World’s Most Endangered Species

    1. How many vaquitas are left? A survey released earlier this year estimated the vaquita population was as low as 30 individuals. An all time low for the porpoise, the population is half of what it was just the year before. And a 97 percent drop from the year before that. 2. What do vaquitas […]