Did La Niña cause South America drought, not climate change?
2023年2月20日 · Climate change was not the main driver of the prolonged drought that has hit central South America for three years in a row, a study by the World Weather Attribution service says. La Niña is to blame instead, it says, as it increases the …
How climate change supercharged extreme heatwave in South …
2023年8月11日 · El Niño-induced changes to atmospheric circulation typically mean higher pressure and warmer winter temperatures for this part of South America. Climate change made it worse The blocking system driving the extreme heat would probably have led to warm temperatures even in the absence of anthropogenic climate change.
Map of African forests shows areas most vulnerable to climate crisis
2021年4月29日 · The researchers identified 10 types of forest, according to Nature. These include Atlantic coastal evergreens in Gabon and semi-deciduous forests at the northern edge of the Central African study area. The researchers then compared their map with projections for how the region's climate is likely to change by 2085.
How well are Latin Americans building climate resilience
2017年3月30日 · In 2016, rating agency Moody’s issued guidance on how climate change could affect states’ ability to repay their debts, saying “while all countries will experience the physical effects of climate change to some degree, sovereigns [countries] with larger, more diversified economies and geographies are less susceptible”.
Latin America is the world's most unequal region. Here's how to fix it
2016年1月17日 · In Latin America and the Caribbean, inequality is preventing a return to an inclusive growth trajectory in the face of daunting external conditions. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) projects the region’s growth to be 0.2% for 2016.
Here's how climate change is altering America's logging industry
2022年11月7日 · But as the climate crisis is continues to destroy trees in North America, native forests are migrating north and lumber producers are moving south. This is leading policymakers in places like British Columbia to become more interested in the idea of protecting old-growth trees rather than felling them, experts say.
How rewilding the American West can help fight climate change
2022年8月25日 · Rewilding could help the western US fight climate change and protect more than 90 threatened species, including the grey wolf and North American beaver, ecologists say. “We are in an unprecedented period of converging crises in the American West ,” the authors argue in the journal BioScience.
Lithium and Latin America are key to the energy transition | World ...
2023年1月10日 · The Forum’s Shaping the Future of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure platform aims to enable the growth of sustainable economies to help halt climate change and create a more equitable world. The issues around lithium extraction will be up for discussion at the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos , from 16-20 January 2023.
What is desertification and how is it impacting climate change?
2019年8月13日 · The map below, for example, shows the projected change for a measure of aridity (defined as the ratio of rainfall to potential evapotranspiration, PET) by 2100 under climate model simulations for RCP8.5. The areas shaded red are those expected to become drier – because PET will increase more than rainfall – while those in green are expected ...
Climate finance solutions for South Asia's extreme heat
2024年6月5日 · Delivering adequate climate finance and establishing an effective' loss and damage' fund are crucial in addressing climate change impacts in South Asia, including heat waves. Despite over $700 million pledged to the Loss and Damage Fund at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), questions persist regarding the transparency ...