As did the Dodo, so shall we go-go
A leading British global investment firm has a warning for its clients: Our planet is on course to experience a rise in global average temperatures of nearly 8℃ (14℉) by the end of the century.
If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. It is, I promise, worse than you think.
I’m often accused of downplaying the horrors associated with the breakdown of this type of living arrangements. In a similar vein, I am accused of failing to provide the mechanism by which 7.5 billion people will soon die. I’m here to set both records straight.
A key idea in climate science is that the system contains multiple feedback loops, that can make warming worse. For instance, as white, reflective ice is replaced by dark, heat-absorbing water – more of the sun’s warmth is absorbed
The US national security industry is planning for the impact of an unprecedented global food crisis lasting as long as a decade, according to reports by a government contractor. The studies published by CNA Corporation in December 2015, unreported until now,
“The Crisis of Civilization” highlights the overwhelming amount of scientific information pointing to human extinction by 2030.
There is a lot of debate about the so-called tipping point for the Earth’s climate, where scientists say warming the atmosphere two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels may cause irreversible changes that could lead to global disasters. While the
Arctic Death Spiral and the Methane Time Bomb was uploaded to highlight the overwhelming amount of scientific information pointing to human extinction by 2030. This video is a compilation of numerous clips showing the evidence and many deniers. Among
Second press briefing of the Arctic Emergency Methane Group (AMEG) held on Dec. 5, 2014 at the 20th annual Conference of the Parties (COP 20) for the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Lima, Peru.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab climate scientists Bill Collins, Margaret Torn, Michael Wehner, and Jeff Chambers, and UC Berkeley economist Max Aufhammer explore the latest projections about the extent of planetary warming and the dire consequences of our growing carbon imbalance.
Acid Test was made to raise awareness about the problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. Like global warming, ocean acidification stems from the increase
A planetary scientist explains Earth’s climate history from an astrophysical and geological perspective. Climate change has become a major political issue, but few understand how climate has changed in the past and the forces that drive climate. Most people