Tag Archives: climate change

Paleo-patterns

Posted on March 23, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, I joined an army of far over 200 biogeographers at the conference of the International Biogeographic Society in Evora, Portugal. Biogeowhat, you might ask? Well, biogeography is the study of the distribution of species, in the past, the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Portugal | Tagged Architecture, Biogeography, climate change, Ecology, Evora, Paleology, Portugal, Science, Travel photography | 1 Comment

Lagging behind

Posted on March 14, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Species have been reported to be moving poleward and upward in mountains as a result of climate change. Evidence of this movement is piling up rapidly, and with every passing year the increasing speed at which species are moving up- … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Global change, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature photography, Plants, Science, Travel photography | Leave a comment

The season of anticipation

Posted on March 7, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

We passed that time of year again. That moment just before spring breaks loose, when king winter gives you one last wack around the ears before hurrying back to its royal halls above the polar circle. We had a serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged climate change, Cold, Ecology, Global change, Global change ecology, Nature, Photography, Science, Snow, Vegetation, Winter | Leave a comment

Global risks

Posted on January 29, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Each year, at the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Global Risks Report is published. The Global Risks Report is created by experts and decision-makers from all over the world, and this year’s version covers more risks than … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged climate change, Davos, Drought, Ecology, Environmental risks, Global change, Global risks, Science | 2 Comments

So dry

Posted on June 22, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

It is dry in Western Europe. Extremely dry. Dry enough for me to to write a blogpost about it for http://www.eoswetenschap.eu, our local popular science journal. They asked me if the current drought could serve as proof that the climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Climate, climate change, Drought, Ecology, Nature, Photography, Science, Weather | Leave a comment

Species on the move

Posted on April 20, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

The world’s climate is changing rapidly. There, I said it! A statement backed by scientific evidence that keeps piling up, day by day. Yet, what is perhaps even more important: the impact of this changing climate on our world are now … Continue reading →