Environment
-
At the turn of the century, the exceptional heat wave in the UK of 40°C will arrive every 4 years
Today, the probability that Britain will hit 40 degrees is 1 time every 86 years. In a high-emission scenario, by…
Read More » -
In June, global warming in Europe reached +2.5°C
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records confirm Copernicus data. For Europe it was the 2nd hottest June ever
Read More » -
What does drought have to do with sequestering CO2 in the soil?
A study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, has established that dry conditions limit the…
Read More » -
Historical emissions: in 30 years the 5 largest polluters have gnawed 11% of global GDP
Researchers at Dartmouth College develop the first study that provides legally valid estimates of the financial damage that individual nations…
Read More » -
China struggling with an abnormal and persistent heat wave
In Shanghai the mercury column regularly exceeds 40 degrees from 6 days. From 1873 to today, the Chinese metropolis had…
Read More » -
Is there really another ozone hole that we didn’t know about?
According to a scientist at the Canadian University of Waterloo, for 40 years there has been an ozone hole in…
Read More » -
Drought in Europe: what happens when climate change “inflates” the Azores High?
A study published in Nature Geoscience estimates that the increase in emissions in the 1800s led to an expansion of…
Read More » -
If we respect the 1.5 degrees, the climate risk drops by 44%
The research team used 21 alternative climate models to simulate regional climate change models corresponding to a warming of 2°C…
Read More » -
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste: European Parliament calls for stricter limits
Strasbourg adopted its negotiating position on Tuesday on new rules on persistent organic pollutants and waste management containing them
Read More » -
Extreme heat sets new records across the northern hemisphere
From Japan to Siberia, from Central Asia to the Eastern United States, to Europe, thermometers are marking temperatures never seen…
Read More »