Global wildlife populations will decline by 67% by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to reduce human impact on species and ecosystems, warns the biennial Living Planet Index report from WWF and ZSL.
<a href="http://www.nasa.gov">www.nasa.gov</a> - Patrick Lynch
Two key climate change indicators -- global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent -- have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data.
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.
<a href="http://www.climatechangenews.com">http://www.climatechangenews.com</a> - Ed King
UN biodiversity chief tells Climate Home protecting and restoring ecosystems is the best way to protect the world from dangerous levels of global warming.
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com">https://www.theguardian.com</a> - Alejandro Litovsky
<a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org">http://blogs.worldwatch.org</a> - Wanqing Zhou
To celebrate the recent World Food Day (October 16), learn how food production can be transformed from a greenhouse gas emitter to a carbon sink by improving soil biology.
<a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com">http://mobile.nytimes.com</a> - Coral Davenport
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com</a> - Mike Ives
HONG KONG — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 92 percent of people breathe what it classifies as unhealthy air, in another sign that atmospheric pollution is a significant threat to global public health.
<a href="http://www.engadget.com">http://www.engadget.com</a> - Cat DiStasio
One in 10 people worldwide lack regular access to safe drinking water.
https://www.theguardian.com - John Vidal
Study finds dirty air takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5tn annually in lost work days and welfare costs