2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (26+ words) Jamaica Gleaner This site can’t be reached jamaica-gleaner.com took too long to respond....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (847+ words) For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That is no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That is not good news for anyone,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (377+ words) What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and your search engine have in common? They are all critical infrastructure, systems essential to everyday life. People expect critical infrastructure to be reliable, to minimise…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (563+ words) A new study suggests that El Niños, the natural climatic chaos agents that appear periodically and drive up global temperatures, are becoming stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Niños are more than 36 per cent stronger than they were before…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (306+ words) THE SCIENTIFIC results are in and it is confirmed that human-induced climate change is making some places, including Jamaica and Puerto Rico, drier and more likely to experience serious droughts. The research, whose authors include Professor Michael Taylor and Professor…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1382+ words) In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a heatwave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (82+ words) A collapsing glacier in Tibet led to a devastating wall of water and debris roaring through a valley in Nepal, leaving hundreds dead and many hundreds still missing. Stuart Dunning is a professor of applied geomorphology who researches disaster risk…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (707+ words) NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy, and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (722+ words) Birdwatching has recently surged in popularity across the world, especially among younger generations. In fact, research has shown that it is Gen Z’s second-fastest-growing hobby. Many have turned to the pastime as a way to reconnect with nature and reduce…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (90+ words) As the aphorism goes, it’s better late than never. So, while Jamaica’s policymakers may have fumbled the earlier opportunity, there are compelling reasons to still act on Professor Michael Taylor’s suggestion that Jamaica prepare for droughts and associated crises, similar…...