Tag Archives: Physical geography

14Mar/23

Climate ‘danger zone’

March 14, 2023EnvironmentArticles, Bangladesh, Brazil, Climate change, Dhamrai, Freddy, Global warming, H&M, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Lula, Malawi, Mosabber Hussain, Mozambique, Natural environment, Nature, Nepal, Physical geography, Saleemul Huq, Saudi Aramco, Senegal, Shefali Akter, Sweden, Tahmid Zami, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanessa Nakate, Vanuatu, Zambeziaadmin

By Megan Rowling | Just Transition Editor

Climate scientists and government officials are gathered in Switzerland this week to agree the final summary for policymakers in the latest blockbuster series of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on global warming and how to keep it in check.

Coming before an important review of global progress on climate goals at the end of this year, it doesn’t take a PhD to work out that the key message will be along the lines of “must do better”.
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04Nov/22

How a quest for mathematical truth and complex models can lead to useless scientific predictions – new research

November 4, 2022Science.google, Academic disciplines, Applied mathematics, Arnald Puy, Articles, Assumption, Creative Commons, Economic model, Environmental science, Gerd Gigerenzer, Hydrology, Mathematical model, Physical geography, Prediction, Scientific modeling, Scientific modelling, Sensitivity analysis, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Statesadmin

Arnald Puy, University of Birmingham

A dominant view in science is that there is a mathematical truth structuring the universe. It is assumed that the scientist’s job is to decipher these mathematical relations: once understood, they can be translated into mathematical models. Running the resulting “silicon reality” in a computer may then provide us with useful insights into how the world works.

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06Oct/22

Epson Survey Shows Global Attention Focused on Climate Change – Despite Conflicts and Economic Woes – as People Act to Avert Disaster

October 6, 2022EnvironmentArticles, Climate change, Climate history, Climatology, Global environmental issues, Global warming, Natural environment, Nature, Physical geography, Social issuesadmin

Across the world, people are stepping up personal efforts to avert climate change, according to the latest findings from Epson’s second Climate Reality Barometer. Research from the global technology leader suggests that while the world economy proves to be a distraction from efforts to address climate challenges, climate change remains a primary concern for many. Continue reading

19Sep/22

Land Sector Can – and Must – Reach Net Zero Annual Emissions by 2030. Where, What and How Food is Grown is Critical

September 19, 2022EnvironmentAgriculture, Agronomy, Articles, Climate change, Climate change in New Zealand, Food industry, Global warming, Low-carbon economy, Nature, Physical geographyadmin

To avoid catastrophic climate change, the land sector – including agriculture, forestry and natural land protection and restoration – must reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to new research from Conservation International. Continue reading

01Sep/22

Will Pakistan floods spur better climate disaster planning?

September 1, 2022EnvironmentAntonio Guterres, Articles, Climate change, Egypt, Food security, Gari Yasin, Germany, Global warming, Johan Rockström, Lagos, Laurie Goering, London, Madagascar, Nature, Pakistan, Physical geography, Shikarpur, Teresa Anderson, Tonga, United States, Zita Sebesvariadmin

Disasters globally worsened by lack of planning
Cash shortages, lack of political will contribute to risks
Disasters often share causes, pointing to ideas for action

By Laurie Goering

LONDON, Aug 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A third of Pakistan is underwater, with at least 1,100 people dead – including 380 children – but monsoon rains “on steroids”, likely fuelled by climate change, are not the only cause of the nation’s misery.
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18Jul/22

OPINION: Why is it so hot? Climate change is here

July 18, 2022EnvironmentBob Ward, British Isles heat wave, Climate change, Extreme weather, Heat wave, Indian heat wave, Natural environment, Nature, Physical geography, Torridness, Urban heat island, Weather hazardsadmin

Bob Ward is policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Heatwaves are growing in frequency and intensity around the world due to climate change.

Scientists have been warning for some time that the rise in global average temperature, as greenhouse gas levels mount in the atmosphere, is causing an increase in the risks of hot weather.
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