If a third of the planet’s most degraded areas were restored, and protection were thrown around areas still in good condition, that would store carbon equating to half of all human caused greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial revolution.
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations are expected to see their populations halve.
New estimates and calculations suggest that there are even more Earth-like planets and ocean worlds in our galaxy than previously known, according to new research published this week.
According to a study, for 2 to 3 billion years after Venus formed, the planet could have maintained a habitable environment. Then a massive runaway Greenhouse Effect caused Venus’s atmosphere to become incredibly dense and hot.
