UK tidal project could spark global revolution
22 February, 2017 – The UK is poised to exploit tidal energy, a new renewable source that is cheaper than nuclear and more reliable than wind.
Oceans
Call to unravel basic climate change
5 February, 2017 – Science still cannot provide satisfactory explanations for some features of basic climate change, experts argue – and they want a global search for answers.
Seawater dents delta rice production
4 February, 2017 – Saltwater intrusion exacerbated by climate change is hitting rice production in vulnerable delta regions and threatens to cause food shortages.
Prehistoric alert for future sea level
22 January, 2017 – Warning for coastal cities as research shows that it is 120,000 years since the global sea level was substantially higher than it is now.
Carbon cuts will not prevent sea level rise
16 January, 2017 – Short-lived greenhouse gases will continue to affect the oceans for centuries however much the world achieves by carbon cuts.
Coral bleaching could spark annual reef havoc
14 January, 2017 – Before 2100, almost every reef in the world will suffer severe coral bleaching annually unless fossil fuel consumption is sharply reduced.
Antarctic past points to sea level threat
9 January, 2017 – Evidence of Antarctic ice sheet melting and sea level rise almost 15,000 years ago raises alarm over current climate change dangers.
Ocean current sends out chilling warning
8 January, 2017 – New research forecasts much colder weather in northern Europe if rising CO2 emissions continue to impact on the Atlantic ocean current.
Whales assist in-depth ocean research
3 January, 2017 – Smart tags attached to whales are providing valuable data from the ocean depths on crucial impacts related to climate change.
Paris warming limit will increase fish catches
30 December, 2016 – Scientists calculate that global fish catches could rise by millions of tonnes a year if nations stick to the Paris Agreement on global warming.
Mollusc produces pearl of climate wisdom
27 December, 2016 – Historic evidence of temperature change is revealed by mother-of-pearl layers in the shells of mollusc species that inhabit the ocean shallows.
