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California’s massive Dixie Fire ignited after tree fell on PG&E electrical lines, officials say

California’s massive Dixie Fire ignited after tree fell on PG&E electrical lines, officials say

Liang Lan January 05, 2022

A wildfire that scorched nearly 1 million acres across five Northern California counties and destroyed more than 1,300 buildings last....

Extreme weather and natural disasters affecting UK's wildlife, National Trust says

Extreme weather and natural disasters affecting UK's wildlife, National Trust says

Liang Lan December 27, 2021

The National Trust's head of nature and conservation, Ben McCarthy, says work is needed to mitigate the impact of changing....

Trees Have the Potential to Live Indefinitely

Trees Have the Potential to Live Indefinitely

George Scott December 25, 2021

Trees die as a result of severe damage, but some have overcome storms, droughts, fires, and more to survive for....

The world's cities aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

The world's cities aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

Liang Lan December 23, 2021

The pace of climate change is accelerating much more rapidly than urban areas are taking steps to adapt to it

How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest

How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest

George Scott December 20, 2021

Recent atmospheric research may help Northwest forest managers better prepare for wildfires.

Warmer winters can wreak as much havoc as hotter summers, say scientists

Warmer winters can wreak as much havoc as hotter summers, say scientists

George Scott December 18, 2021

Warmer winters are happening across the globe, and can be drivers of catastrophic weather events and profound changes

From Siberia to US west, wildfires spewed record carbon emissions this year

From Siberia to US west, wildfires spewed record carbon emissions this year

Liang Lan December 08, 2021

Climate crisis fanned intense blazes that emitted 1.76bn tonnes of carbon globally in 2021, says EU’s monitoring service

The Earth Strikes Back

The Earth Strikes Back

Julian Cribb November 15, 2021

Fifty-five million years ago, the Earth took a fever. Somehow, 12,000 billion tonnes of carbon escaped into the atmosphere –....