In the Horn of Africa, a climate-fueled food catastrophe looms. . This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. In Torchia, Kenya, if there’s a ring around the sun, it will rain. If the gude bird sings in descending notes, the skies will open.... Continue Reading →

Climate change and habitat degradation will cause extinctions that cascade through communities of animals and plants and drive dramatic biodiversity loss, according to new research published on Friday. The study, in the journal Science Advances, found that chain-reaction extinctions are unavoidable and predicted Earth's ecosystems will see average biodiversity loss of between six and 10... Continue Reading →

Climate change is one of the main drivers of species loss globally. We know more plants and animals will die as heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and other natural disasters worsen. But to date, science has vastly underestimated the true toll climate change and habitat destruction will have on biodiversity. That’s because it has largely neglected to... Continue Reading →

It’s time to ditch the generations-long argument between those who blame overpopulation and those who worry about consumption John Vidal is a former Guardian environment editor By a remarkable coincidence, just as governments, campaigners and business owners are meeting in Egypt to address climate breakdown today, the world is officially crashing past the symbolic 8... Continue Reading →

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