UK Food Industry & Government Figures Form Group to Tackle Climate Risks
In the UK, food industry heads and the government have agreed to meet for a series of discussions about the impact of the climate crisis on the food supply chain
Automakers Continue To Lobby For Global Heating, Against EVs
We've turned a big corner when it comes to electrification of the auto industry. Just 5–10 years ago, automakers were largely laughing at electric cars
Nagaland: Climate-related disasters up 200 per cent across state
Climate-related disasters in Nagaland have seen a 200% increase from 2018 to 2021, according to the Nagaland Disaster Statistics 2023. The report highlights the grave implications of climate change on agriculture and calls for resilient farming practices
Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts
Derek Lemoine
6–8 minutes
To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in interesting ways
Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes
Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them
Pope Francis: World Nearing ‘Breaking Point’ from Climate Change
ROME, Italy — Climate change has brought the world to the “breaking point,” Pope Francis asserted in his introduction to a 3-day climate summit to be held in the Vatican in May
The sad case of the Norfolk Island morepork shows we need a way to control or eradicate invasive rodents without killing native species. When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?...
A ‘conservation conundrum’ – when rat control to conserve one species threatens another (theconversation.com)
The sad case of the Norfolk Island morepork shows we need a way to control or eradicate invasive rodents without killing native species. When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?...