Source: National Geographic

Articles from this source (13)

What Happens When Africa's Largest Lake Runs Out of Fish?

  2024-01-14 (or before) in National Geographic

The fishermen who rely on Lake Victoria's once-abundant perch population for their livelihood know they are living on borrowed time.

  Tagged under: Fishing | Famine and Food Insecurity | Africa | Fish

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Microplastics are hidden in your home. Here’s how to avoid them.

  2023-08-27 (or before) in National Geographic

The air, water, and food in your home is full of tiny, microscopic plastic particles. Here’s where you can find the most common sources—and eliminate them.

  Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health

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Why we still don’t fully understand the tornado-climate change relationship

  2023-04-01 (or before) in National Geographic

Unlike heat waves and floods, research on climate change and tornadoes is still in its infancy.

  Tagged under: Climate Change

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Exporting the Colorado River to Asia, Through Hay

  2023-02-06 (or before) in National Geographic

As the West suffers long-term drought, experts look for ways to save water while still supporting local farmers.

  Tagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Drought | Rivers

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Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins

  2022-11-23 (or before) in National Geographic

Some species, such as brown pelicans, have rebounded, while long-lived species have been hindered for generations. Still, data is scarce.

  Tagged under: BP | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife

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Seafood May Be Gone by 2048, Study Says

  2022-07-17 (or before) in National Geographic

"Biodiversity is a finite resource," one expert says.

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Oil company accused of drilling in African wildlife reserve, offering jobs for silence

  2021-12-18 (or before) in National Geographic

Canada-based ReconAfrica appears to have flouted Namibian law, legal experts say.

  Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Namibia

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We have too many fossil-fuel power plants to meet climate change goals

  2021-11-23 (or before) in National Geographic

To keep global warming below 1.5°C, a new study finds, we’ll also have to retire a lot of old plants and factories.

  Tagged under: Global Warming | Climate Change

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Why ‘tiny forests’ are popping up in big cities

  2021-07-01 (or before) in National Geographic

Community forests the size of a basketball court can make an outsized difference, providing shade, attracting plants and animals, and even storing a bit of carbon.

  Tagged under: Trees

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First study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggests the damaged forest is now worsening climate change

  2021-03-12 (or before) in National Geographic

The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a system on the brink.

  Tagged under: Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Trees

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Natural gas is a much ‘dirtier’ energy source, carbon-wise, than we thought

  2020-02-20 (or before) in National Geographic

Coal, oil, and gas are responsible for much more atmospheric methane, the super-potent warming gas, than previously known.

  Tagged under: Methane | Coal

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More methane in atmosphere linked to more fracking

  2019-10-29 (or before) in National Geographic

The chemical signature of methane released from fracking is found in the atmosphere, pointing to shale gas operations as the culprit.

  Tagged under: Methane | Fracking

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Climate study warns of vanishing safety window on reducing carbon emissions—here’s why

  2019-03-17 (or before) in National Geographic

Millions of possible scenarios were analyzed, and only a few are acceptable, the scientists said.

  Tagged under: Climate Change

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