Climate change threatens Africa’s rhinos. Extreme heat, poaching, and habitat loss are pushing the animals closer to extinction. In the grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa, few animals are as instantly recognizable as the rhinoceros. But both black and white rhinos have been under intense pressure from poaching and habitat loss, which have pushed these species close...
Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame? Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing numbers of insecticide-resistant Germanic cockroaches. Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain – as well as alterations to their genetic makeup....
Climate change forces world’s coral reefs to undergo fourth global mass bleaching event. This is the second global coral bleaching event in 10 years due to warming oceans. Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared on Monday, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused...
The center will track greenhouse gas emissions and help the public be more attuned to the impacts of climate change. At the end of November, The White House shared how the Biden-Harris Administration aims to combat climate change by increasing the monitoring and measurement of our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. But this is not a...
After years of regular reduction in the number of cases and deaths, cholera is on the rise again — and climate change is contributing to the increase. As climate change’s effects intensify, cholera cases are spiking. The number of people annually affected by the disease is estimated to be between 1.3 and 4 million. However, if...