In the Tuscan Archipelago, the seagrass meadows capture carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. The underwater flowering plants have the potential to be an essential tool in the fight against climate change but are vulnerable to disturbance from human activities such as tourism and fishing. Coordinated from Cork, Ireland, the four-year Marine SABRES … Read more
Climate adaptation requires communities to plan ahead for the unavoidable changes coming our way not just immediately but decades from now. By SARAH WILD In the freezing reaches of Greenland, fissures in the ice sheet mark the battle lines in the fight against climate change. Greenhouse gases (GHG) are driving up global temperatures, melting the ice … Read more
Lessons in resilience and adaptability for urban communities are filtering in from the edges of the city and beyond. By ANDREW DUNNE Head out of the city and escape to the countryside. Soon, the road narrows, the lights dim and the human settlements get further and further apart. You stop and listen. Silence. Urban sprawl is … Read more
Climate adaptation requires communities to plan ahead for the unavoidable changes coming our way not just immediately but decades from now. By SARAH WILD In the freezing reaches of Greenland, fissures in the ice sheet mark the battle lines in the fight against climate change. Greenhouse gases (GHG) are driving up global temperatures, melting the ice … Read more
As supplies of fresh water shrink around the world, efforts are under way to extract more of it from the air and sea. European research projects and companies are at the forefront of this technological challenge. By TOM CASSAUWERS Carlos Garcia foresees a world in which many millions of homes will get water out of thin … Read more
Ahead of this month’s COP27 conference in Egypt, we speak to the co-chair of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report who tells us the destructive influence of climate change is coming more quickly and more intensively than predicted. By ANTHONY KING Professor Hans-Otto Pörtner is a climatologist, an oceans’ expert and co-chair on the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment … Read more