Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich forests for palm oil, cattle ranching, soybeans and other cash crops, writes Tim Radford, a new study finds that the net volume of carbon stored in trees is increasing thanks to their growing numbers on grasslands, on abandoned farmland, and in China.
… as a result of increasing rainfall, while in Russia and former Soviet republics we have … as a result of increasing rainfall, while in Russia and former Soviet republics we have …
As Britain prepares for a tempestuous Christmas, Tim Radford reports that weather extremes in temperate countries may be the consequence of the melting of Arctic snow and ice.
… marked by devastating extremes of heat in Russia, Europe and the US, and by …
Arctic warming is releasing ancient organic matter that's been deep-frozen for millennia, writes Tim Radford. And now scientists have discovered its fate: within weeks it's all digested by bacteria and released to the atmosphere as CO2 - with potentially catastrophic impacts on climate.
… University , and colleagues from the US, UK, Russia, Switzerland and Germany report in …
Global food production may need to double over the next century to feed a growing world population, writes Tim Radford - just as yields crops in major crop-growing areas fall due to higher temperatures. But there is another way: to build sustainability into our food production and consumption.
… and the eastern US. Western and central Russia and central Canada, however, could …
New research warns that rising temperatures will reduce the mountain snow in 97 major river basins worldwide, writes Tim Radford - cutting summer water supply to 2 billion people in lowland areas who depend on the meltwaters.
… most of North America, northern Europe, Russia, China and south-east Asia. There may …
Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently
… ² , 10 or close to the annual CO ² output of Russia and the UK combined. 11 But by changing … 10 Using a multiplier factor of 24.5 11 Russia annual CO2 emissions: 1,524,993,000 …
A survey of threatened Arctic mammals highlights melting sea ice as a prime threat to eleven keystone species, writes Tim Radford - meaning that efforts to conserve them may be doomed to failure unless we also tackle the causes of climate change.
… was extended by between five and 10 weeks. In Russia's Barents Sea, the summer ice period is …