NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines (Jan. 22, 2016) — The continuing dry spell in Negros Occidental has resulted to P143.7 million ($3 million) worth of damage to crops and livestocks.
Continue reading Negros Occidental drought damages P143M worth of crops, livestocks
DAVOS, Switzerland (Jan. 21, 2016) — Humanity must stop burning coal, oil and gas to power the global economy or face an irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists, business chiefs and analysts warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps.
January 18, 2016 — Last summer, Carbon Brief delved into the canon of published climate papers to discover which were the most influential, most cited and most covered by the media.
Continue reading The climate papers most featured in the media in 2015
January 18, 2016 — One intriguing if slightly mysterious passage in President Obama’s State of the Union address contained a pledge to “accelerate the transition away from old, dirtier energy,” in part by changing “the way we manage our oil and coal resources so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”
January 18, 2016 — There’s no doubt that most wildfires are sparked by human activity, but thanks to warmer temperatures and extreme drought conditions these disasters are lasting longer and becoming more difficult to control. Continue reading Was the 2015 Wildfire Season Just a Warmup for Climate Change