shrunk

Global animal populations reportedly shrunk 70% over the last half-century : NPR

by

Cattle graze near a fire in Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 22. A new report analyzed years of data on wildlife populations across the world and found a downward trend in the Earth’s biodiversity. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images Cattle graze near a fire in Amazonas, Brazil, … Read more

Switzerland: Glaciers have shrunk by half since 1930s, study finds

by

A study on Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers has found that they are losing volume and the process looks to have accelerated over the past few years. Polytechnic university ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute on Forest, Snow and Landscape Research on Monday announced their findings based on topographical changes to glaciers since 1931. Researchers discovered … Read more