Scientists warn new Brazil president may smother rainforest

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:25:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

In this May 4, 2018 photo released by Ibama, the Brazil ian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute, members of a specialized inspection group of Ibama walk with their weapons up through an area affected by illegal mining, after landing in helicopters in Munduruku indigenous lands in Para state in Brazil's Amazon basin.

Scientists warn new Brazil president may smother rainforest

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:00:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this June 24, 2017 photo released by Ibama, the Brazil ian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute, agents from the institute navigate the Novo River where they set fire to a structure that was being used by people mining illegally, behind, as they work to combat mining and....

Climate impacts will seldom strike singly

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 14:58:00 +0100environmentalresearchweb (en)

By 2100, climate impacts will be felt by everyone and most people will experience at least three simultaneous hazards , inexorably made more hazardous by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. And they could be the lucky ones: some people could be menaced by six different kinds of warming-related hazard simultaneously.

Greenhouse gasses triggering more changes than we can handle

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:39:00 +0100terradaily (en)

An analysis of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers reveals 467 ways in which human health, food, water, economy, infrastructure, and security have been impacted by multiple climatic changes including: warming, drought, heatwaves, wildfires, precipitation, floods, storms, sea level rise and changes in land cover and ocean chemistry.

Climate impacts will seldom strike singly

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:33:00 +0100eco-business (en)

By 2100, climate impacts will be felt by everyone and most people will experience at least three simultaneous hazards , inexorably made more hazardous by the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. And they could be the lucky ones: some people could be menaced by six different kinds of warming-related hazard simultaneously.

Greenhouse gasses triggering more changes than we can handle

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:59:00 +0100eurekalert (en)

Credit: Camilo Mora. A new study published in Nature Climate Change provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

This map shows how climate change will unleash disaster around the world

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:20:00 +0100metro-uk (en)

Our society faces a far higher risk from climate change than previously believed, with rising temperatures unleashing disasters such as fires, floods and hurricanes. Researchers found 467 ways greenhouse gas emissions can affect us – and warned that some coastal cities could face several different threats at once.