Environmental News Network

Dual Approach Needed to Save Sinking Cities and Bleaching Corals

Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them precious time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a new paper by scientists at Duke University and Fudan University suggests.

Heat Waves Could Increase Substantially in Size by Mid-Century

Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe.

Costs of Natural Disasters Are Increasing at the High End

While the economic cost of natural disasters has not increased much on average, averages can be deceptive.

Researchers Embark on Study of Baleen Whale Monitoring Systems in the Honguedo Strait

A new study led by a UNB researcher will help identify optimal locations, technology and scientific approaches to maximize the effectiveness of whale monitoring in and around a major Canadian shipping region with the goal of mitigating ship strike risk.