Global warming — latest ecology news

Global warming from human activity has already reached 1.2°C and is already causing extreme weather events

An additional 132 megatons of CO2 emissions need to be cut to meet climate targets by 2030

Emperor penguins, some species of seals and seabirds are under threat of extinction

Cooling frames were installed in every district of the city

This will threaten everyone who lives near the sea

By 2100, people will sleep 50-58 hours less

Scientists and farmers are working on creating resistant hybrid varieties of potatoes

The past eight years have been the warmest on record, despite the cooling effect of La Niña

Accelerating ice sheet loss means that sea levels are expected to rise significantly over the next decade

Technology on a scale that will be able to affect climate change may be too expensive

Drought can harm the operation of European hydroelectric power plants, agriculture, stop river transport

Warmer oceans create more destructive storms, accelerate the melting of glaciers and raise global sea levels