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Extreme wildfire seasons across the Americas
Sorce: Tyndall Centre Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts. According to climate models, the Los Angeles wildfires in January were twice as likely and 25 times larger, in terms of burned area, in the current climate than they would have been in a world with no human-caused global warming. It also made last year’s burning in


Climate models show Europe’s severe hail risk may decline – except in the south
Source: Tyndall Centre New high-resolution simulations suggest that while the frequency of severe hailstorms could drop across most of Europe by 2100, southern and Mediterranean regions may face a rise in the largest, most damaging hailstones. Severe hailstorms cause major and costly damage to agriculture, property, and infrastructure. A new study in Nature Communications suggests that by 2100, Europe may see fewer severe hailstorms overall, but a growing risk of the most ext


Sisterhood of the snow leopard protectors
Source: Nepali Times Film by and about women conservationists dedicated to saving Nepal’s endangered cats One of the most powerful recent...


How a “left-behind” town is leading the way on climate action
Source: Tyndall Centre New research highlights how Blackpool – an English seaside town once dismissed as a “left-behind place” – is...


Rivers be dammed
Source: Nepali Times Nepal struggles to balance energy and water needs with dams that damage livelihoods and ecosystems For decades,...


Building Local Power With Neighborhood Microgrids
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists A new case study by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Parker Village, a “smart...

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