As did the Dodo, so shall we go-go
Amid the hottest month in recorded history, some records still stand out as absolutely jaw dropping. That’s definitely true of a measurement made in the Arctic this July. According to data released in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
The announcement that 11 billion tons dropped off the Greenland Ice Sheet in one day turned out to be a made-for-television example of the effects of climate change. Dramatic videos of water pouring off the glaciers went viral. But apart from
Cindy Holleman of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says climate change, conflict, and economic stagnation are increasing hunger.
Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves, just as the US, Europe, and India are experiencing this Summer
Europe’s historic heat wave is heading north this weekend, to the relief of the continent, but its path will send it right towards the Arctic — where it could speed up the melting of sea ice and coincide with
MIT scientist Daniel Rothman explains that the Earth’s oceans may be at the ‘precipice of excitation’ due to carbon in the oceans, which would unleash a mass extinction of life.
In just 30 years, one city in five will find themselves “in a climatic regime that does not currently exist on the planet today.”
Acidification is proceeding extremely fast today, in what is a human-caused sixth mass extinction. Some of the rapidly rising carbon dioxide in our atmosphere reacts with water forming carbonic acid, dissociating to bicarbonate ions, then carbonate ions, making the oceans much more acidic.
Climate change is scary because it will negatively impact just about every part of our lives. But the conventional wisdom on how to talk about climate change and inspire people to do something about it has always been “don’t
James Hansen answers questions about climate change, imminent threats of sea level rise, and policies that could slow human emissions. Hansen seems to minimize the magnitude of the problem but he does confirm that 30 more years of business
A methane burst from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf could happen at any time and needs only a trigger. That’s the conclusion of the world’s leading research scientist in that region – Natalia Shakhova. On 5th June Shakhova and
I’m assaulted by the smell of lawn chemicals as soon as I go in the door of Lowe’s or Home Depot. At Costco, I found myself in line at the checkout counter behind a man who had a huge bag of grass seed that was already treated with fertilizer and Roundup.