climate change

Climate Change Will Harm Older Elephants the Most, With Major Impacts on Ecosystems, Study Finds

Climate Change Will Harm Older Elephants the Most, With Major Impacts on Ecosystems, Study Finds

A first-of-its-kind study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) has found that older elephants will have less chance of survival as the climate warms, and this will reverberate throughout the surrounding landscape. The research team has developed models for potential mitigation scenarios, which have already […]

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    Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic by 36%

    Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic by 36%

    An intense drought has led to a 36% decline in traffic for the Panama Canal, one of the most important maritime trade routes in the world. Officials have denied ship crossings 36% as the canal has decreasing water levels from the drought, The Associated Press reported. According to Ricaurte Vásquez, the administrator of the Panama […]

    Sea Otters Helped Minimize Kelp Forest Loss in California, Study Finds

    Sea Otters Helped Minimize Kelp Forest Loss in California, Study Finds

    Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California have linked sea otters to healthy kelp forests off the West Coast. According to a new study published in the journal PLOS Climate, the recovery of Southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) in central California happened at the same time that kelp forests in the same […]

    Climate Change Is Reducing Snowpack, Study Finds

    Climate Change Is Reducing Snowpack, Study Finds

    In the past 40 years, snowpack has sharply declined and is expected to continue this trend, according to a new study by researchers from Dartmouth College. With winter storms currently hitting across the U.S., snow can be a confusing element when it comes to better understanding and tracking climate change and global warming. Some areas […]

    Biden Administration Moves to Protect Old Growth Forests From Logging

    Biden Administration Moves to Protect Old Growth Forests From Logging

    The Biden administration has announced a proposal to conserve and restore old-growth trees in United States national forests. If adopted, the proposal would expand logging restrictions as part of an executive order issued on Earth Day 2022 to safeguard national forests. The protections would be a natural remedy for tackling the effects of climate change, […]