Blogging the End of the World™
Micro-algae are growing faster under the influence of climate change. However, the composition of the algae is changing, as a result of which their nutritional value for other aquatic life is decreasing. And because algae are at the bottom of the food chain, climate change is exerting an effect on underwater life. This is the […]
By Simon Gardner PUERTO CHACABUCO, Chile (Reuters) – A deadly fish virus and scarce credit have clobbered the salmon sector in Chile, the world’s No. 2 producer, and industry workers like Cecilia Leue are panicked. Packing choice cuts of bright orange Atlantic salmon at a plant in the town of Puerto Chacabuco in Chilean Patagonia, […]
Robins, great tits and garden warblers had their worst breeding season ever recorded last year as a result of the bad weather, the British Trust for Ornithology has said. The three birds were among 11 of the 25 species monitored by a ringing scheme over the past 25 years which saw their productivity fall significantly […]
by David Adam in Copenhagen Global warming will wreck attempts to save the Amazon rainforest, according to a devastating new study which predicts that one-third of its trees will be killed by even modest temperature rises. The research, by some of Britain’s leading experts on climate change, shows that even severe cuts in deforestation and […]
Yukoners and Alaskans who fish along the Yukon River should expect another critically low salmon run this year, federal fisheries officials warn. Last year’s salmon run on the river fell nearly 10,000 fish short of the target of 45,000 fish that should have reached their spawning grounds in the Yukon, despite unprecedented conservation measures set […]
Increasing levels of acidity in oceans could trigger a mass extinction of sea life, a leading scientist warns. By Roger Harrabin, Environment analyst, BBC News Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are acidifying the oceans and threaten a mass extinction of sea life, a top ocean scientist warns. Dr Carol Turley from Plymouth Marine Laboratory […]
MIAMI (Reuters) – A tidal wave of man-made trash is threatening world oceans, damaging wildlife, tourism and seafood industries and piling additional stress on seas already hit by climate change, conservationists said on Tuesday. A report by U.S.-based Ocean Conservancy detailed what it called a "global snapshot of marine debris" based on itemized records of […]
Jonathan Leake and Tricia Holly Davis Surging global greenhouse gas emissions mean the world now faces likely temperature rises of up to 5-6C this century, according to the scientist leading the international Climate Congress in Copenhagen this week. Professor Katharine Richardson, who chaired the scientific steering committee for the conference, said it was now almost […]
Hard times hit, and we slowly disappear. By Susan Straight At night, I can hear the soft thumps as the rats land on my roof. They launch themselves from the branches of the apricot tree because they want to get inside my attic, into a house with heat. The house next door, and the one […]
By Fred Wesley Tomasi Daunivucu harbours a dream. In fact it has been nagging him for a couple of years. He wants to see the waterfront that makes up his village at Saioko in the district of Nakorotubu in Ra, saved from the forces of mother nature. Like every member of the 29 households in […]
