After Visiting Both Ends of the Earth, I Realized How Much Trouble We’re In
Nothing on earth compares to the icy sweeps of the planet’s polar extremes. It’s why, perhaps, explorers and scientists who have been there often seek …
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Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021
Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is…
Climate solutions can be found in Miami
There’s no doubt that South Florida is facing the direct impacts of climate change. But it’s not alone…. . If we don’t act, many places will be underwater or permanently changed — and with that will be the catastrophic loss of ecosystems, economies and, yes, human lives.
Earth’s CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history
from independent.co.uk Monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have reached above 420 parts per million (ppm) for the first time on record. The new data, from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, were released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica
The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse
U.S. Sea Levels to Rise at a Faster Pace Than in Past 100 Years
Sea levels are expected to rise as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) by 2050, according to a new NOAA report. The inundation will lead to more coastal flooding and make tidal and storm surges more severe.
Deforestation emissions higher than thought, study finds
Carbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says.
It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica.
Scientists are flabbergasted.
‘This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,’ one expert said.
Climate Reality Conference coming to Las Vegas
Join our training in June to explore the impacts of climate change in the US Southwest and the just solutions in our hands today. The effects of the climate crisis are already all too clear…
What the latest IPCC report says about carbon fee and dividend
The press accurately reported how dire the latest IPCC report was. But they didn’t report the explicit support of carbon fee and dividend.
Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns
Countries aren’t doing nearly enough to protect against the disasters to come as the planet keeps heating up, a major new scientific report concludes.
New IPCC Report Sounds Devastating Alarms
Editor’s Note: The new IPCC report is a devastating 3,500 page call to arms; here are some summaries from leading climate editors who have reviewed it.