Agriculture and climate change
An article written for the ‘United Nations Academic Impact’ (UNAI), by John Roy Porter, a professor of agriculture and climate…
The role of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is reducing
The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a great deal of responsibility in overseeing and regulating the…
If there is climate change why are we having cold snowy winters?
Carbon dioxide, methane and other gases are released into the world’s atmosphere when fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal…
As US steps back China is asked to play a climate leadership role
China is far ahead of other countries in the manufacturing, export and use of renewable energy products, and in an…
The United States and climate change
Climate change events that present the most urgent and severe challenges for the United States (US) are heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes…
Climate change impacts on Canada
Climate change affects Canada mainly in the form of heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The intensity of these events has…
Japan and climate change
Japan is relatively small geographically, consisting of a combination of many small island territories. Despite its size, it is well…
5 sectors that are major contributors to climate change
Sectors such as Transportation, Electricity, Industry, Residential and Commercial properties and Agriculture are among the main greenhouse gas emitters. For…
The Trump Administration and climate change
President Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement in January 2025, the same month he came back to office for a…
Climate change impacts on the Oceans
A large portion of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and heat is absorbed by the ocean. Therefore, the ocean plays…
Dominican Republic and its experience with climate change
Climate change is negatively affecting the Dominican Republic. Hurricanes and fierce tropical storms, floods and droughts are probably causing the…
France, the intense heatwaves and the floods. Features of climate change
Climate change severely affects France mostly, it seems, in the form of heatwaves and floods. In an article published by…
The financial cost of climate change adaptation.
Climate change effects like heatwaves, floods, wildfires, sea level rise, and others, put additional financial burdens on countries. They bring…
Ecosystems
In plain terms, an ecosystem is the combined diverse elements or systems that sustain the life of a living biological…
The logic and significance of biodiversity
In general terms, biodiversity refers to human beings and the variety of other living things or species that collectively live…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Climate change mitigation means the employment of various methods to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide….
Water and climate change
Lack of water causes droughts, and droughts are known to be responsible for wildfires. On the other hand, too much…
Politics may be hampering efforts to adequately address climate change
The United Nations (UN) and others have been proclaiming loudly for many years, that carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere,…
Glaciers and the fresh water they provide are threatened by climate change
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in courier.unesco.org, advised in January 2025 that “glaciers are melting at…
Climate change and home insurance
Home insurance gives confidence to the homeowner that if the house is damaged or destroyed by events outside the homeowner’s…
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