Tierney Smith
Climate change could make Everest summits history
Climate change and rising temperatures are changing the face of the Himalayas, making Everest unclimable and threatening the region’s farming communities says Nepal’s “Super Sherpa.”
Photo of the week #6
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features an Emperor Penguin from the Antarctic peninsula.
Cartoon #1: Climate change is a hoax
As part of the World Meteorological Organisation Calendar, cartoonist Patrick Chappatte produced this image representing climate scepticism.
Campaign Group: UK must vote to ban tar sands
As the EU commission gets set to vote on the Quality Fuel Directive, student group People and Planet urge the UK to vote for the directive and banning tar sands imports from the continent.
Video: Satellites, World Heritage Sites and Climate Change
RTCC has put together a video slideshow of all the satellite images shown as part of the UNESCO outdoor exhibition ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change.’
Keystone pipeline provision passed by the House
Legislation which would force the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline passed the House of Representatives, but there is still doubt over whether it will pass the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Satellite Image: Loss of Corals, Mangroves and Turtles in the Komodo National Park
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image is of the Komodo National Park in Indonesdia.
Tropical birds under threat from climate change
Tropical bird species living in mountains, costal forests and small areas are under threat from climate change, say researchers.
Nitrogen oxide levels over Europe drop 20%
New research has found a combination of improvement environmental policy and the economic recession caused Nitrogen oxide levels over Europe to drop 20-20% between 2005-10.
Satellite Image: Intensification of ENSO Effects in the Galapagos Islands
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the ENSO effects in the Galapagos Islands.
Mapping water footprints across the globe
New research, mapping global flows of water consumption, aims to highlight the global approach needed when adapting sustainable national water footprints.
Photo of the week #5
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features renewable energy in China.
Satellite Image: Threatened Earth Structures in the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the threatened earth structures in the Chan Chan Archaeological Zone in Peru.
Brundtland: Use fight against poverty to deal with climate change
Poverty eradication must be used to boost sustainable development and climate action, said former Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Keystone protest: 300,000 signatures and counting
The latest protest against the Keystone Pipeline in the US has gained 300,000 signatures, ahead of the 1200EST 1700GMT deadline.
Satellite Photo: Destruction of the Mangrove Forest of the Sundarbans
Produced as part of UNESCO’s ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this satellite image shows the destruction of Mangroves in the Bay of Bengal.
Climate change could trigger more volcanic eruptions, warns scientist
Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis could all be consequences of worsening climate change, says volcanologist, Bill McGuire.
Satellite Photo: Shrinking Glaciers on Mount Everest
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the melting glaciers on Mount Everest.
Harmful algae thriving in warm and windy Atlantic
Warming oceans and increases in windiness could be causing the rise in harmful algal blooms in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.
Searching for the new Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens chronicled social and environmental injustice in the 1800s. 200 years after his death Tierney Smith looks at who has taken up his mantle.