Making it pay to keep forests standing

More than 30 years after the world first came together in Brazil to tackle climate change, global temperatures are still ...

LS Speaker Birla urges NE legislatures to be powerful tools of change

Kohima, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday inaugurated the 22nd annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone III conference here and urged legislative bodies to act as powerful ...
The Conversation

Climate change is making cities hotter. Here’s how planting trees can help

Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Canada’s climate is warming ...
The Washington Post

Climate change is coming for D.C.’s trees, and the city won’t look the same

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs ...
Afro

Planting hope: How Baltimore locals use trees to fight climate change

There are constant conversations on how global warming is affecting the country as a whole, but focusing on its local impact is just as important. Everett Mitchell, a veteran arborist and community ...
ZME Science

The World is Banking on Planting Billions of Trees to Slow Climate Change But the Math Doesn’t Add Up

Credit: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Josep “Pep” Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, says he believes countries large and small need to think twice ...
City Journal

Colorado’s Cockamamie Climate-Change Lawsuit

Earlier this year, the Colorado Supreme Court allowed Boulder County to pursue a cockamamie climate-change lawsuit against several energy companies, alleging various state tort-law claims. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Amazon’s Trees Might Be More Resilient to Climate Change Than We Thought

An aerial view of the Amazon rainforest near Manaus, Brazil “Amazon 9” by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT under CC BY-SA 2.00 The already large trees of the Amazon rainforest are getting ...
Popular Mechanics

The Amazon’s Trees Are Weirdly Getting Bigger Every Decade, Which Defies Logic

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the Amazon rainforest is ...
NBC News

Giant trees of the Amazon get taller as forests fatten up on carbon dioxide

The giants of the Amazon are getting even bigger. A sweeping, new study has found the rainforest’s largest trees are not only holding their ground, but they’re thriving — growing, multiplying in ...
9NEWS

Colorado tree species feeling impact of climate change, study says

DENVER — A new study shows that more than a quarter of whitebark pine trees – a species that provides a critical food supply for wildlife and plays a key role in preserving snowpack – have died over ...
New Scientist

Climate change is making trees grow larger in the Amazon rainforest

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing as carbon dioxide levels have risen, meaning these larger trees play a more important role in determining whether the ...