Science news articles about 'global environmental problems'

Of the current global environmental problems, the excessive release of carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels and the related global warming is one of the most pressing. In an essay in the ...

... ecosystems" and "rank with over-fishing, habitat loss, and harmful algal blooms as global environmental problems." The study, which appears in the August 15 issue of the journal Science, tallies 405 ...

... that species threatened by climate change are among the most difficult conservation problems. Improving the situation will require global actions to address a truly global environmental problem.

... education predicted greater perceived risk of nuclear power. Surprisingly, concern with global environmental problems, such as climate change, did not lead to increased support for nuclear power. ...