Climate Change
-
Coral Habitat Range in Japan Further North than Expected; Colonies Discovered off Yamagata Prefecture
A team of researchers led by a professor at the University of Tokyo said they confirmed in Octobe...
November 21, 2024
-
Scientists Say World’s Largest Coral Found near Solomon Islands
SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists say they have found the world’s largest coral near the Pacific’s S...
November 20, 2024
-
Research: Deep Ocean Marine Heatwaves May Be Under-Reported
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Heatwaves deep in oceans may be “significantly under-reported,” highlightin...
November 13, 2024
-
Volcanoes ‘Hidden Source’ of CO2 in Past Climate Change
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Massive fields of magma underneath ancient volcanoes spewed out carbon dioxide...
November 13, 2024
-
Polish Families Pick through Debris after Floods Wash Away Homes
RADOCHOW, Poland (Reuters) — Wearing garden gloves, 69-year-old Lucyna Kubica sifts through the r...
October 24, 2024
-
Spanish Olive Trees Find New Home on Hungary’s Slopes
HEGYMAGAS, Hungary (Reuters) — Wine maker Csaba Torok, who grows olives on Hungary’s warm souther...
October 19, 2024
-
Rain-affected Roads Slow Arrival of Cocoa Beans to Cote d’Ivoire Ports
ABIDJAN (Reuters) — Damage inflicted by heavy rains on roads in Cote d’Ivoire’s west, southwest a...
October 18, 2024
-
Bleaching Strikes Over 80% of Japan’s Largest Coal Reef; Record-High Sea Temperatures Believed Partly Responsible
Bleaching has been found in more than 80% of the coral in the Sekisei Lagoon located between Irio...
October 10, 2024
-
Belgian Climate Scientists Grow Pears of Future
MAASMECHELEN, Belgium (Reuters) — In the Belgian province of Limburg, one of the orchards in the ...
October 10, 2024
-
Ski Federation Teams Up with U.N. Body on Climate Change
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (W...
October 10, 2024
-
Italy Oyster Farmers Dream of Pearls from Warming Mediterranean
GULF OF POETS, Italy (Reuters) — Pearls may soon be cultivated in European seas for the first tim...
October 2, 2024
-
Study: ‘Life or Death’ for Big Cities Should Planet Warm 3 C
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Longer and more frequent heatwaves, soaring demand for air conditioning and wi...
October 2, 2024
-
In Iraq’s Summer, Residents of Kurdistan’s Arbil Ache for Water
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of...
September 7, 2024
-
Antarctica Experiences Long Winter Heatwave
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Antarctica, the world’s coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally lo...
August 29, 2024
-
Analysis / Carbon Offset Setback Risks Corporate Backtrack on Climate Goals
LONDON (Reuters) — Stalled efforts to expand companies’ use of carbon credits to offset greenhous...
August 22, 2024
"Science & Nature" POPULAR ARTICLE
- As Baboons Become Bolder, Cape Town Searches for Solutions
- Animals Found Living Underground near Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents
- Picky Protection Rules Hamper Swiss Mushrooming Craze
- Japan N-Waste Body Submits Survey Report to Hokkaido Town
- Stray Dogs in Giza Become Tourist Draw after ‘Pyramid Puppy’ Sensation
JN TOP STORIES
- Japan’s Hibakusha Group Receives Nobel Peace Prize
- Japan’s LDP Pushes to Convene Ethics Panel This Year, but Lawmakers Involved in Funds Scandal Sound Rebellious Note
- Overtourism Grows as Snow Cap Appears on Mt. Fuji; Local Municipalities Hard Pressed to Establish Countermeasures
- Frigid Oslo Offers Warm Welcome to Japan’s Nobel Prize-Winning Hidankyo
- Japanese Govt Concerned about South Korea Diplomacy amid Prolonged Political Disarray; Planned January PM Visit Now “Almost Impossible”
- Candles Lit in Oslo Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony; Nihon Hidankyo’s Tanaka Set to Give Speech
- Asahi Pop-up Serves Alcohol Alternatives in Shimbashi, Tokyo
- Japan’s Hidankyo Delegate Carried Thoughts of Deceased A-Bomb Survivors; Student-Made Copper Orizuru Cranes Symbolize Peace