Findings of new study – released as fuel prices for motor vehicles soar internationally – include fatality rates dropping, per 10 million trips, by 88% in Paris, 82% in London and 62% in New York City.
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New Ice Core Studies Expand Histories of Greenhouse Gases and Ocean Temperature to 3 Million Years
New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth’s climate records and expanding researchers’ understanding of how the planet has changed over the last 3 million years.
Canada’s Protected Areas Were Built for the Past; Research Shows They May not Support the Future
Climate change is making Canada’s seasons more erratic, its weather more extreme and its ecosystems less predictable—and UBC Okanagan scientists have now produced the first national map of exactly where that unpredictability is hitting hardest.
Geoengineering Could Protect Amazon Rainforest from Climate Change
Geoengineering could protect the Amazon rainforest from climate change, new research shows.
‘Chameleon’ Bees Change Colour With the Weather
Study reveals some bees shift colour depending on humidity – and may explain why the same species can look different across climates.
Express Ferries: From Climate Culprits to Green Champions
University of Birmingham weather experts are working with the Gallagher Research Centre (GRC) on a three-year project to understand how European windstorm clustering patterns are varying from year to year and during a winter season.


