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Feb182023 by adminNo Comments

The King co-writes children’s climate change book

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PA MediaBy Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterKing Charles has co-written a children's book about the environmental threats the planet is facing.'Climate Change' - a Ladybird Book, will be published next month.On Friday the King hosted global leaders at Buckingham Palace to support action on restoring the natural world.Speaking at the reception, the book's co-author Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper said the King wanted to empower young people."I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects, and was keen to put something into their hands which was about those basic facts and figures, basic ideas, but also with his personal message in there," Mr Juniper said.In 2017 the King and Mr Juniper wrote a book for adults about climat...

Nov32022 by adminNo Comments

Climate change: Kilimanjaro’s and Africa’s last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN

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Getty ImagesBy Patrick HughesBBC News Climate and Science Glaciers across the globe - including the last ones in Africa - will be unavoidably lost by 2050 due to climate change, the UN says in a report.Glaciers in a third of UN World Heritage sites will melt within three decades, a UNESCO report found.Mount Kilimanjaro's last glaciers will vanish as will glaciers in the Alps and Yosemite National Park in the US.They will melt regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, the authors say.Vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's water supplyIce and sled-dogs disappear as Greenland warms upWorld's glaciers melting at a faster paceThe report, which makes projections based on satellite data, comes as world leaders prepare to meet in Egypt for next week's COP27 climate change conferenc...

Aug142022 by adminNo Comments

Climate change: Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies

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Getty ImagesThe ongoing drought in the UK and Europe is putting electricity generation under pressure, say experts.Electricity from hydropower - which uses water to generate power - has dropped by 20% overall.And nuclear facilities, which are cooled using river water, have been restricted.There are fears that the shortfalls are a taste of what will happen in the coming winter.In the UK, high temperatures are hitting energy output from fossil, nuclear and solar sources.That is because the technology in power plants and solar panels work much less well in high temperatures.The prolonged dry spell is putting further pressure on energy supplies as Europe scrambles for alternative sources after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Millions hit by hosepipe bans as drought declaredUS Senate passes sw...

Apr192022 by adminNo Comments

Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted

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Mario TamaA key finding in the latest IPCC climate report has been widely misinterpreted, according to scientists involved in the study. In the document, researchers wrote that greenhouse gases are projected to peak "at the latest before 2025".This implies that carbon could increase for another three years and the world could still avoid dangerous warming. But scientists say that's incorrect and that emissions need to fall immediately.Coral reefs mapped to tackle climate change threatCOP26 promises will hold warming under 2CHow Russia's war threatens Brazil's indigenous landThe IPCC's most recent report focused on how to limit or curtail emissions of the gases that are the root cause of warming.In their summary for policymakers, the scientists said it was still possible to avoid the most d...

Jan302022 by adminNo Comments

Climate change: Key crops face major shifts as world warms

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Getty ImagesThe parts of the world suitable for growing coffee, cashews and avocados will change dramatically as the world heats up, according to a new study.Key coffee regions in Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam and Colombia will all "drastically decrease" by around 50% by 2050.Suitable areas for cashews and avocados will increase but most will be far from current sites of production. The authors say that greater efforts must be made to help farmers adapt.Buried treasures threatened by climate changeCarbon offsetting 'not get-out-of-jail-free card''Fragile win' at COP26 climate summit under threatCoffee is one of the world's most important crops, not just as key beverage but as a livelihood for millions of small farmers. Getty ImagesAnd thanks to growing consumer preferences in richer countries...