As did the Dodo, so shall we go-go
The world is melting; oceans are rising, yet most ignore the perils ahead. Thom and Dahl’s conversation covers the state of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, melting glaciers which could drown the planet and whether it is too
If you find the news about climate change distressing, imagine how climate scientists feel. For years now, their research has returned data that points to a looming global climate crisis and, despite an overwhelming consensus among the world’s experts, there are still those that deny it’s even happening.
Several people have written me about the so-called insect apocalypse, and a few people including scientists have raised various hypotheses about why the insect apocalypse might be going on.
In Siberia, the carbon-rich permafrost warmed by 1.6°F in just the last decade. The carbon-rich permafrost warmed “in all permafrost zones on Earth” from 2007 to 2016, according to a new study. Most ominously, Siberian permafrost at depths of
Despite a dramatic reduction in fertility rates since 1950, our global population continues to rise. This week we discover the reason for that apparent contradiction. We also consider one of the biggest implications of our increased numbers, and have
It’s not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health… and incredibly hard to study. National Geographic: What Happens to the Plastic We Throw Out? VOX: We know ocean plastic
An interview by The Search with Dr. Guy McPherson who brings a climate change message like no other.
What is the IPCC and what does the 2018 special report mean for us? The report describes the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of
“We thought this was a relatively pristine environment.”
The IPCC has been criticized for being “too alarmist.” If anything, it is the opposite. With their latest report, they have been overly conservative. A decade ago, the “father of global warming”—the first scientist to sound the alarm on
While researching climate change, we heard something confusing: the sea level in New York City is rising about one and a half times faster than the global average. We couldn’t figure out what that meant. Isn’t the sea level…
In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells begin to go dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis. Much of the planet relies on groundwater. And in places