Climate and Ecology 2024, March

Kazakhstan drought could be a harbinger of doom for Central Asia

Kazakhstan drought could be a harbinger of doom for Central Asia

In a world ravaged by a pandemic, some stories are left behind the scenes. One that probably didn't make headlines for obvious reasons is the Kazakh government's new six-month ban on livestock feed exports, pushing

"The next 30 years will be cold," says climatologist

"The next 30 years will be cold," says climatologist

Alex Newman of New American interviewed Dr. Willie Sun after his last speech at Camp Constitution. “Fear and control is my humble guess as to why we are being lied to about 'Man-made Global Warming.

Scientists have announced the deterioration of climatic indicators

Scientists have announced the deterioration of climatic indicators

Scientists from seven countries have published an article in the journal BioScience assessing the changes in the global climate over the past year. Key indicators indicate that the situation is close to critical

World food supplies hit by drought, floods and frost

World food supplies hit by drought, floods and frost

Extreme weather conditions are hitting crops around the world, posing the threat of further food inflation at a time when food prices are already at their highest in a decade and the number of hungry people

Superflares of fiery thunderstorms could change the Earth's climate, experts in Australia and the United States warn

Superflares of fiery thunderstorms could change the Earth's climate, experts in Australia and the United States warn

Fire thunderstorms - which occur in pyrocumulonimbus clouds - not only create their own weather system, but can be powerful enough to actually change the climate, according to scientists from Australia and the United States. Phenomena arising in the atmosphere

Climate Explosions: Changes on a Planetary Scale

Climate Explosions: Changes on a Planetary Scale

The most realistic explanation for climatic explosions in Russia is the so-called blocking anticyclones. And if two years ago a high-temperature tsunami covered Europe, then this season the blocking anticyclones were firmly concreted over the north

Lake in Argentina suddenly turns bright pink

Lake in Argentina suddenly turns bright pink

A lake in southern Argentina's Patagonia turns bright pink - a startling but frightening phenomenon, in which experts and activists blame pollution with a chemical used to preserve shrimp for export

These are not "heat waves" - this is a dying planet

These are not "heat waves" - this is a dying planet

My beloved wife leaned over to me and said, "Do you know that in Canada dozens of people have died due to the heat? Near Vancouver?" “Hmm,” I replied absently. And then I woke up, suddenly realizing her words. "Wait, what ?!" Canada

Scientists will develop recommendations for Anapa to solve the problem with algae in the Black Sea

Scientists will develop recommendations for Anapa to solve the problem with algae in the Black Sea

Employees of Moscow State University and the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences will study the characteristics of the ecological state of the marine environment in Anapa, where tourists annually complain about algal blooms in the Black Sea

Global Rainforest Vulnerability Index Created

Global Rainforest Vulnerability Index Created

International team of scientists has developed a new way to track rainforest vulnerability using satellite data

The air has not become cleaner during the quarantine

The air has not become cleaner during the quarantine

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, people stayed in their homes and used less cars

Catastrophic consequences of climate change predicted

Catastrophic consequences of climate change predicted

Scientists from the University of Newcastle (UK) and the Met Office predicted that climate change will lead to a significant increase in the number of intense, slow moving storms

Arctic seas may begin to completely clear ice in summer by 2030

Arctic seas may begin to completely clear ice in summer by 2030

Complete cleansing of the Arctic Ocean for a period of more than one month in the summer, according to experts' forecasts, can be observed in 2080-2100

Scientists find new reason for melting ice in the Arctic

Scientists find new reason for melting ice in the Arctic

The contribution of the vertical convective heat flux from the depths of the ocean is decisive in the process of ice cover reduction

Living in the suburbs is more harmful than in the city, scientists say

Living in the suburbs is more harmful than in the city, scientists say

What attracts people to cities? Opportunity to find a job and get an education. It has better communication systems and more leisure facilities. By the end of this century, it is predicted that about 85% of the world's population will live in cities

Global warming turned out to be unrelated to hurricanes

Global warming turned out to be unrelated to hurricanes

American climatologists in search of the reasons for the increase in the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic have found that global warming has nothing to do with it

The temperature in California's Death Valley has reached 54.4 ° C. This is one of the warmest temperatures in history

The temperature in California's Death Valley has reached 54.4 ° C. This is one of the warmest temperatures in history

Death Valley lives up to its name: the temperature in the California desert reached near-record highs of 54.4 ° C on Friday, June 9

US secret military base will thaw due to global warming

US secret military base will thaw due to global warming

For 42 years in the ice of Greenland, snow and ice have covered ballistic missile silos deployed here during the Cold War

The heat will continue to break records

The heat will continue to break records

The heat in the European part of Russia is intensifying, new temperature records await Moscow. To what extreme values will the thermometer rise? When will the African heat in the center of the country reach its peak? And can the rains at the end of the week be even a little

Moscow: heat wave, record pressure, dangerous radiation

Moscow: heat wave, record pressure, dangerous radiation

In Moscow, the orange level of weather hazard has been extended until Sunday evening. All weekend plus 33 - there is a chance to break the record 25 years ago

Five million annual deaths in the past 20 years have been linked to extreme temperatures

Five million annual deaths in the past 20 years have been linked to extreme temperatures

Globally, every year 5,083,173 deaths are associated with extreme low or high temperatures, accounting for 9.43 percent of all deaths

The battle of land and water: the Sea of Azov absorbs up to 6 meters of the coast per year

The battle of land and water: the Sea of Azov absorbs up to 6 meters of the coast per year

Every year the Sea of Azov takes from 1 to 6 meters of the coast. Water reclaims the territories of residential buildings, cultural monuments and agricultural lands. This is evidenced by the results of a large-scale study of Rostov scientists

Scientists have warned of the onset of "impossible" heat

Scientists have warned of the onset of "impossible" heat

Scientists have warned that the "impossible" heat will soon come on Earth. Writes about it Sky News

The climate was suspected of influencing the body size of human ancestors

The climate was suspected of influencing the body size of human ancestors

This has been happening for a million years, scientists say

Why the Arctic is always warmer than Antarctica

Why the Arctic is always warmer than Antarctica

As you know, the Arctic is at the North Pole, and the Antarctic is at the South. But why, then, is the climate in the former much warmer than in the latter?

Climate change kills 5 million people a year - 4.6 million died from the cold

Climate change kills 5 million people a year - 4.6 million died from the cold

A study just published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that an estimated 5.1 million additional deaths per year are associated with the global impacts of climate change. And most importantly, 4,594,000 people die a year from abnormal

Russia's forests will help solve the global climate equation

Russia's forests will help solve the global climate equation

Scientists have found that the forest area in Russia is not decreasing, as some warned earlier, but is growing. It is in Russia that more than a fifth of all forests on the planet are located. And they can become salvation not only for their native regions, but also for the whole world

Dead zones in the ocean turned out to be sources of greenhouse gases

Dead zones in the ocean turned out to be sources of greenhouse gases

An international team of scientists surveyed a number of so-called "dead zones" in the oceans to determine their impact on the environment. These are areas that are virtually devoid of oxygen

Why isn't anyone talking about Greenland? She is currently building up a record amount of snow and ice

Why isn't anyone talking about Greenland? She is currently building up a record amount of snow and ice

With a significant increase in surface mass balance (BMB) since 2016 (which coincides with a sharp decline in the Earth's average temperature), the Greenland Ice Sheet is exacerbating this growth trend in 2021. But the world media "do not notice" the pr

Scientists have named 2012 the hottest year on the planet in the last 2 thousand years

Scientists have named 2012 the hottest year on the planet in the last 2 thousand years

Then the average temperature on the planet increased by 0.8 ° C

Global warming has led to the shrinking of the Earth's cryosphere

Global warming has led to the shrinking of the Earth's cryosphere

New research has shown that the Earth's cryosphere (that is, all areas of frozen water) is shrinking by 87,000 square kilometers per year. Scientists analyzed data for 1979-2016

Why are animals massively dying in the Indian Ocean?

Why are animals massively dying in the Indian Ocean?

On the shores of Sri Lanka, it is now restless, because conservationists are busy clearing the territory of the carcasses of dead animals. We are talking about the bodies of more than 100 turtles, dozens of dolphins and several huge whales

New temperature record set in Antarctica

New temperature record set in Antarctica

Yesterday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), working under the auspices of the United Nations, recognized a new temperature record in Antarctica

Russians named cities with better ecology

Russians named cities with better ecology

Residents of Russian cities recognized Tyumen and Kazan as megacities with the best ecology, and Togliatti and Ryazan as the most polluted cities, according to a study of the online job search service Superjob

Plasticizers found in the shell of British gull eggs

Plasticizers found in the shell of British gull eggs

Chicks from such eggs are much less likely to survive than ordinary eggs

Man-made hell: Sri Lanka's beaches are littered with tons of charred plastic from an exploded ship

Man-made hell: Sri Lanka's beaches are littered with tons of charred plastic from an exploded ship

Tons of plastic waste from a burning container ship washed ashore in Sri Lanka during what is arguably one of the most serious man-made beach contamination in the country to date

Moth will fight plastic waste in Russia

Moth will fight plastic waste in Russia

The new insect, according to its creators, will help fight the growing environmental pollution

Plastic trash heats island beaches

Plastic trash heats island beaches

The abundance of plastic debris on the beach led to an increase in the maximum daily ground temperature at a depth of five centimeters by 2.45 degrees Celsius, and the minimum - by 1.5 degrees Celsius

The ubiquitous microplastic is becoming a breeding ground for dangerous superbugs

The ubiquitous microplastic is becoming a breeding ground for dangerous superbugs

Microplastic that gets into wastewater turned out to be a beneficial environment for the emergence of superbugs, against which modern antibiotics are powerless

Which country pollutes the planet the most with plastic and why?

Which country pollutes the planet the most with plastic and why?

Plastic bottles, toys and other products began to be produced only about 50 years ago. But this time was enough for plastic debris to fill not only land, but also water spaces