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1. Health suffers because of climate change. Climate change is the biggest health threat facing humanity, the World Health Organization says, estimating that it will cause around a quarter of a million additional deaths each year in 2030-50. These will mainly be from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress.
In its annual Global Risk Report, the World Economic Forum named 3 key climate risks as top global challenges: urgent action is needed to combat them. Extreme weather events, critical change to Earth systems and biodiversity loss the top three 10-year risks. While the scale of the challenge is historic, the good news is that many of the ...
This means the pernicious effects of all this plastic pollution on the marine environment are particularly concerning. A plastic-choked and warming ocean will create a negative feedback loop where plant and animal life suffer, less carbon dioxide is absorbed and our ability to rein in climate change is further hampered.
Climate change makes it harder for polar bears to hunt, mate and breed. Image: Unsplash/noaa. Climate change is having a clear negative impact on polar bears, say scientists, making it harder for them to hunt, mate and breed. Polar bears live in 19 key regions, all of which have experienced some degree of ice loss.
Listen to the article. The largest impact of climate change is that it could wipe off up to 18% of GDP off the worldwide economy by 2050 if global temperatures rise by 3.2°C, the Swiss Re Institute warns. Forecast based on temperature increases staying on the current trajectory and the Paris Agreement and net-zero emissions targets not being met.
How technology can fight climate change. Artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) solutions are integral to tackling some of the challenges associated with carbon management. There are three main areas of focus to make carbon management more efficient, transparent and effective. 1. AIoT – integration into measurement and reporting.
Rising temperatures due to climate change are having some unexpected side effects. Image: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1. Sex-changing lizards. The bearded dragon is a lizard that is native to Australia. As with some other reptiles, the sex of its embryos is affected by temperature.
Here the authors explore the potential impact of a changing climate on food production and prices. In a world with an increasing human population, climate change may have a serious impact on our ability to grow enough food. Research from as far back as 2007 found that around 30% of year-to-year fluctuations in tonnes of crops grown per hectare ...
Glacier melt across the world has accelerated over the past two decades, according to a new study. It found that meltwater accounted for 21% of global sea level rise over the same period. Glaciers are losing more mass than the Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets with annual rates of glacier thinning 'nearly doubled' from 2000 to 2019.
Image: UNSPLASH/Lewis Parsons. Due to unequal societal factors, women are underrepresented in all levels of environmental decision-making. However, women and girls are crucial in the work to achieve more effective and equitable climate outcomes. A 2019 study found that national parliaments with more women pass more stringent climate policies.