There has been a regime change on an almost unimaginable scale in the natural world, reflecting humanity’s vast and growing dominance over one of our planet’s most vital resources: fresh water. In …
Read More »Humans have completely transformed the way water is stored on Earth
A light mineral bathtub ring shows the reservoir’s high water mark that has dropped to its lowest point in the Colorado River, as seen from the Hoover Dam.Photo: Richard Vogel (AP) Human …
Read More »A major ocean current could be on the brink of a devastating ‘tipping point’
The ocean currents of the Atlantic Southern Reversal Circulation (AMOC) are vital for transporting heat from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere, but new research suggests that climate change could knock AMOC …
Read More »Freshwater fish are in “catastrophic” decline and one-third face extinction, report says
Thousands of fish species are facing “catastrophic” decline, threatening the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. New research shows that a third of all …
Read More »Freshwater fish are in “catastrophic” decline and one-third face extinction, report says
Thousands of fish species are facing “catastrophic” decline, threatening the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. New research shows that a third of all …
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