27th May 2018

Climate change will expand arable land in boreal regions

The percentage of land suitable for agriculture in boreal regions could increase from 32% to 76% by 2099, according to researchers from Canada and the UK.

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24th May 2018

Global warming predicted to reach 4°C by 2084

Researchers from China have published a new analysis that shows global average temperatures will increase by 4°C, compared to pre-industrial levels, towards the end of the 21st century.

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19th May 2018

1,000 drones to provide real-time global coverage of the world's oceans

By 2022, a California-based company plans to deploy a vast fleet of autonomous marine vehicles, with the aim of exponentially improving data on the world's oceans.

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11th May 2018

All new homes in California will have solar power from 2020

California has passed building codes requiring all new homes to be fitted with solar power from 2020. It is the first state in the USA to enact such a law.

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26th April 2018

Majority of atoll islands could be uninhabitable by mid-21st century

Rapid sea level rise and wave-driven flooding will negatively impact freshwater resources on low-lying atoll islands in such a way that most could be uninhabitable in just a few decades.

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