Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 25, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners said in a report published on Thursday. Diseases affecting animals – as well as...

Almost half of the EU + UK territory at risk of drought

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 19, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  A staggering portion of Europe – (44% of EU+UK) and alert (9% of EU+UK) -is currently exposed to warning drought levels, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation reported on Tuesday. ”Drought in Europe – July 2022” is an...

‘We can do better, we must’ declares departing UN climate change chief, as COP27 looms over horizon

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 7, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, in November. Governments are meeting for the first time...

Climate Change on Course to Hit U.S. Corn Belt Especially Hard, Study Finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 25, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study finds. Environmental Research Letters published the research, which adds to the evidence that...

Mapping Reveals Rapid Changes to the Arctic Seafloor As Ancient Submerged Permafrost Thaws

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 16, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Across the Arctic, numerous peer-reviewed studies show that thawing permafrost creates unstable land which negatively impacts important infrastructure and impacts Indigenous communities. Across the Arctic, numerous peer-reviewed studies show that thawing permafrost...