Climate Change
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Quote from Carol Grayshaw on January 4, 2024, 9:26 amA Year of Extreme Weather, as Seen from Space
- Published December 27, Yale Environment 360
This year will conclude as the hottest on record, with warming reaching new highs in the final months of 2023. Unprecedented heat helped fuel another year of extreme weather.
From the worst wildfire season in Canadian history to the strongest cyclone ever recorded, 2023 saw record weather disasters worldwide. Click to view satellite images, from NASA’s Earth Observatory, showing the startling impact of extreme weather in 2023.
A Year of Extreme Weather, as Seen from Space
- Published December 27, Yale Environment 360
This year will conclude as the hottest on record, with warming reaching new highs in the final months of 2023. Unprecedented heat helped fuel another year of extreme weather.
From the worst wildfire season in Canadian history to the strongest cyclone ever recorded, 2023 saw record weather disasters worldwide. Click to view satellite images, from NASA’s Earth Observatory, showing the startling impact of extreme weather in 2023.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on January 26, 2024, 10:45 amJust 18% of Land Needed to Meet Biodiversity Goals Is Adequately Protected, Study Finds
- Published January 12, 2024 in EcoWatch
A new study has found that much of the land needed to preserve biodiversity and maintain well-being for humans is lacking protections that would prevent development.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that about half of all land on Earth needs sustainable management to protect over 26,000 terrestrial vertebrate species. Further, the research reveals that just 18% of this land needed to meet global biodiversity targets is properly protected. READ MORE.
Just 18% of Land Needed to Meet Biodiversity Goals Is Adequately Protected, Study Finds
- Published January 12, 2024 in EcoWatch
A new study has found that much of the land needed to preserve biodiversity and maintain well-being for humans is lacking protections that would prevent development.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that about half of all land on Earth needs sustainable management to protect over 26,000 terrestrial vertebrate species. Further, the research reveals that just 18% of this land needed to meet global biodiversity targets is properly protected. READ MORE.