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More than half of world’s large lakes drying up, study finds

Gains in Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg come from runoff, rainfall

London | Reuters — More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. A team of international researchers reported that some of the world’s most important freshwater


Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna hits seven-year high

Reuters – Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna rose to a seven-year high, government data showed recently, destroying a vital habitat for threatened species and releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Destruction of native vegetation rose 25 per cent to 10,689 square kilometres, an area larger than Lebanon. The data from space

People work to clear the way after heavy rains and deadly floods hit the central Italian region of Marche, in Cantiano, Italy, Sept. 16, 2022. A new report says climate change will lead to “uncharted” destruction.

Climate impacts heading to ‘uncharted territories of destruction’ —UN chief

World Meteorological Organization says world headed ‘in the wrong direction’ on climate

Reuters – The impacts of climate change are “heading into uncharted territories of destruction,” U.N. secretary-general António Guterres warned on Sept. 13, with the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject. The report, led by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), warns that the world is “going in the wrong direction” on climate change. With greenhouse



Nearly half of the world’s land area is now taken up by agriculture, which has seen swathes of forest cleared for livestock rangeland and crop fields.

UN report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation

Restoration efforts would be costly, but a good investment, authors say

Reuters – Decades of deforestation, mining and industrial pollution have taken a toll on the planet, leaving as much as 40 per cent of its land degraded and putting economies at risk, a UN report says. Nearly half of the world’s land area is now taken up by agriculture, which has seen swathes of forest


Extreme wildfires are here to stay — and multiply

From Canada to Argentina and beyond, two new reports warn of fiery global future

Reuters – Indonesia’s peatlands, Canada’s forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it. With climate change triggering droughts and farmers clearing forests, the number of extreme wildfires is expected to increase 30 per cent within the next