As we try to balance the challenges of tackling climate change, promoting healthy diets and enabling farmer livelihoods, one thing is clear: sustainable agriculture is the only way forward. These three major challenges encompass the three dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic. The most important question is: are we doing enough? Despite significant recent … Read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From centuries-old fertilization methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers on the agriculturally dependent African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world’s youngest population, faces the worst impacts of a warming planet yet contributes the least to the … Read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From centuries-old fertilization methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers on the agriculturally dependent African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world’s youngest population, faces the worst impacts of a warming planet yet contributes the least to the … Read more
Thirteen months ago, the Atlantic Ocean’s sea surface temperature soared, far beyond normal range. Since then, temperatures have remained more than 1 degree Celsius above normal – and no one knows exactly why. Yahoo News spoke to University of Reading expert Dr Till Kuhlbrodt about why Atlantic sea surface temperatures can be so high – … Read more
Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change increase, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The organisation’s report – the 25th annual analysis of the country’s ‘State of … Read more
Record-breaking heat, rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather and more are fueled by the man-made climate crisis. It doesn’t feel like a great time to be raising kids, or having them at all. But perhaps that is still true, if we can counter fear with knowledge and hope. I chatted with Bill Weir, CNN’s chief … Read more
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related diseases across Malaysia. That same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried up entire rice fields. And in the Philippines, hundreds of schools suspended classes after daily temperatures rose above 42 degrees Celsius. The … Read more
The bears that scientists shot in the Canadian Arctic in 2016 were a biological mystery. He looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of his fur was white. Call it a pizzly or maybe a grolar beer. Whatever the case, scientists have determined that the animal was … Read more
The bears that scientists shot in the Canadian Arctic in 2016 were a biological mystery. He looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of his fur was white. Call it a pizzly or maybe a grolar beer. Whatever the case, scientists have determined that the animal was … Read more