Tag: global warming

The Sea Is Coming for Us: New Report Warns New Zealand’s Coast Could Be Redrawn by 2050

Pacific Piumi Fernando - October 9, 2025

A recent report on New Zealand’s marine environment, the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s triennial update, Our...

The Great Coral Collapse: WA Reefs Hit by Unprecedented Bleaching

Commonwealth Science & Tech Piumi Fernando - August 14, 2025

Global warming has led to severe coral bleaching along the coast of Western Australia (WA), an event that scientists...

B.C. farmers suffered $457M in losses in 2024, the highest in Canada

Lead_Story Wasana Nadeeshani - July 5, 2025

Commonwealth_ British Columbia's farm sector posted the biggest net loss in Canada in 2024 as farmers lost $456.9 million,...

Melting Giants- The Disappearing Glaciers and the Urgent Call for Action

Environment Warsha De Silva - March 22, 2025

Environmental (Commonwealth Union)_ On an unseasonably warm July day in 2022, seasoned mountain guide Andrea Milani paused for lunch...

Is Jersey’s Climate at a Breaking Point? 2024 Brings Another Red Stripe to the Island!

Environment Warsha De Silva - February 13, 2025

Jersey's ongoing climate transformation is about to be marked by another red stripe on the island’s Climate Stripes display,...

COP29: A Climate Summit of Contradictions

Environment Warsha De Silva - November 25, 2024

Environmental (Commonwealth Union)_ After 24 hours of extended negotiations, COP29 concluded in Azerbaijan with a landmark deal to triple...

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UK’s Ambitious Climate Target Puts Pressure on Australia

Pacific Piumi Fernando - November 14, 2024

The United Kingdom’s recent announcement of an 81% emissions reduction below 1990 levels by 2035 highlights the potential for...

Harbinger of climate change?

Earth & Habitat Warsha De Silva - July 8, 2024

Earth and Habitat (Commonwealth Union) _ For the past 12 months, the Earth has experienced unprecedented temperatures, averaging 1.5°C...

Climate change drives record heat in 2023

Earth & Habitat Warsha De Silva - June 6, 2024

Earth and Habitat (Commonwealth Union) _ In 2023, Earth experienced an unprecedented rate of warming, with 92% of last...

Caribbean Sea sponges detect rapid rise in global warming

Canada and Caribbean admin - February 7, 2024

According to new research, changes in the chemistry of Caribbean Sea sponges suggest a breach of the 1.5C increase...

Tighter rules needed on wood burners to curb air pollution

Environment Upeksha Jayalath - December 20, 2023

New data reveals that despite over 10,000 complaints about wood burning in populated areas since January 2022, only one...

Commonwealth launches carbon tax model law at COP28

Commonwealth Union Sarojini P - December 7, 2023

UK (Commonwealth Union)_ A groundbreaking initiative has been introduced by the Commonwealth Secretariat aimed at assisting countries in implementing...

Can We Still Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C? A Visual Exploration of the Challenge in Seven Charts in 2023

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - November 23, 2023

The impending political reckoning, warns Detlef van Vuuren, a climate scientist at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, suggests that...

Global Temperature Breaches 2-Degree Limit: Scientists Warn of Urgent Climate Crisis as Earth Faces Unprecedented Warming

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - November 22, 2023

Scientists are issuing a warning after the global average temperature briefly exceeded the 2-degree Celsius warming limit for the...

Climate Scientists Shift to Urgent Language: The All-Out ‘Climate Emergency

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - October 31, 2023

For many scientists, the rhetoric surrounding climate change has intensified, coinciding with a recent study that paints a stark...

Understanding the Ecological Consequences

Agriculture and Climate Change Upeksha Jayalath - May 25, 2023

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the planet today. The effects of climate change are...