climate change
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Are we Doomed if we Don’t Manage to Curb Emissions By 2030?
Humanity is not doomed, not now or even in a worst-case scenario in 2030. But avoiding doom — either the end or widespread collapse of civilisation — is setting a pretty low bar. We can aim much higher than that without shying away from reality. It’s right to focus on global warming of 1.5℃ and…
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Which Species Will Win and Lose in a Warmer Climate? It Depends Where They Evolved
As the global climate shifts, it’s important to know which species have adaptations to survive. Our research published today in PNAS found it largely depends on where they evolved. We looked at the capacity of life to respond to future climates in three different regions: temperate and subtropical regions, and in deserts. We did this…
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This Formula E Team Has A Totally Awesome Livery Designed By An 11-Year-Old
In a recent contest which paired the Envision Virgin Formula E team with award-winning illustrator Rob Biddulph and National Geographic Kids, children 13 and under were given the opportunity to draw a climate change-influenced Formula E livery. And the winner would get their livery on a real Formula E car. The contest has been run,…
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Volcanic Eruption in Alaska May Have Sparked Political Turmoil in Ancient Rome
An unusually powerful volcanic eruption in 43 BCE has been linked to political upheaval on the other side of the globe, including the fall of the Roman Republic and the Ptolemaic Kingdom.