Future eastern United States summers look much hotter than originally predicted with daily highs about 10 degrees warmer than in recent years by the mid-2080s, a new NASA study says.
Environmentalists Say Low-Carbon Power Should Replace Coal Plants
Just 30 coal-fired power plants contribute a tenth of the European Union’s yearly carbon dioxide emissions and should be replaced with cleaner alternatives to combat climate change, an environmental group said Thursday.
Report Finds Bottled Water Has High Environmental Costs
Bottled water, the world’s fastest growing beverage, carries a heavy environmental cost, adding plastic to landfills and putting pressure on natural springs, the author of a new report said Thursday.
ENN Weekly: May 7th – 11th
ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news May 7th – 11th: The shrinking Dead Sea, a new carbon-trading scheme, Wal-Mart tests solar, Uganda fights bulldozers, and much more.
Slowing Deforestation Key to Climate Fight, Experts Say
Even slowing the amount of clearing of tropical forests could significantly cut the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere, international experts say in a new study.
South Korea Land Reclaim Starves Shore Birds
The Saemangeum land reclamation, completed on the west coast last year and covering about 400 square kms (155 sq miles), has removed one of the largest feeding grounds on the Yellow Sea for 400,000 migratory birds who pass by a year, Birds Korea and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSBP) said.
Empty Nets as Tide Turns on Asia s Fishermen
The tide is turning as fish stocks in Asia have declined by 70 percent in the past 25 years, says Stephen Hall, head of WorldFish, a non-profit research body based in northern Malaysia.
Recovery Program Working for Pronghorn
Federal wildlife biologist Mike Coffeen is ecstatic these days. His efforts to save North America’s fastest mammal — the endangered Sonoran pronghorn — are succeeding beyond expectations.
U.N. Climate Expert Hopeful on Environment Policies
Growing public concern at global warming could help put pressure on governments to cut heat-trapping carbon emissions, the top U.N. climate change expert said on Monday.
Australia’s Military Calls in Kangaroo Shooters
A planned cull of thousands of near-starving kangaroos in Australia’s capital on Monday had animal rights activists warning of protests to save the animals.