El Niño: 5 questions answered
[ad_1] After one of the hottest years on record worldwide, it seems as if the next few months will offer no respite. According to the Climate Prediction Center, there is…
With new protections, a critical fishery gets new lease on life
[ad_1] Fishing is a way of life in Peru. And two out of every three fish consumed in Peru is caught in the Mar Tropical de Grau, one of the South…
Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals
[ad_1] This story was originally published by Yale 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Can metals that naturally occur in seawater be mined, and can they…
What’s the difference between Indigenous nations co-managing or co-stewarding their land? A lot.
[ad_1] For a decade, wind farm companies had been eyeing Molok Luyuk — a mountain ridge of religious importance to tribes in northern California, whose people have worked for years…
Climate breakdown is moving the farming frontier
[ad_1] Fields of corn in Siberia? Soy plantations in the Yukon? It’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.Global heating will expand the frontiers of agriculture, a new study explains,…
The ocean provides — and needs to be protected. Can humanity do both?
[ad_1] Conservationists had reason to cheer as 2020 dawned.On January 1, the Pacific island nation of Palau officially closed 80 percent of its territorial waters to fishing, creating one of…
A pot of unspent federal money could have prevented Jackson’s water crisis
[ad_1] Late in the summer of 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency sent the Mississippi state government a routine report assessing its use of federal funding for water infrastructure. The agency…
The key to better climate outcomes? Respecting Indigenous land rights and autonomy.
[ad_1] Conservation efforts are more effective when Indigenous peoples and local communities are given more autonomy and involvement over their lands. That’s according to a new study published this month…
How tiny pieces of evidence can reveal giant stories about our world — and ways to make it better – Grist
[ad_1] The vision “Denying climate change is tantamount to saying you don’t believe in gravity.” — Christina Figueres, climate advocate and diplomat,in her 2020 book The Future We Choose The…
Small island nations get big climate win from maritime court
[ad_1] Island nations in the Pacific, Caribbean, and West Indies won a major international legal victory this week that puts more pressure on large governments like the European Union and…
