Crucial Antarctic ice shelf could fail within five years, scientists say
Scientists have discovered a series of worrying weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most dangerous glaciers.
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The 7 most dangerous things misunderstood re: climate change
Owing to climate system momentum and 40 years of failed GHG reductions, things are much worse than known. We’ve passed some tipping points, but new ones loom before 2025 that are geometric, not linear.
As climate change deepens, Lake Mead and Lake Powell continue drying up
The future is clear to see in bathtub rings. We need to keep it visible to Influencers and our MOCs
The Cost of Insuring Waterfront Homes Will Skyrocket
New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming.
WSJ: Action on Climate Change Is Urged by 220 Medical Journals
Rising temperatures threaten ‘catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse,’ editors of 220 journals from around the world say.
Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn
The world must act swiftly on another powerful greenhouse gas, methane, to halt the rise in global temperatures, experts warned.
A critical ocean system is heading for collapse, study finds
The currents are already at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years, but the new analysis shows they may be nearing a shutdown.
The Greenland ice sheet experienced a massive melting event last week
The Polar Portal, a Danish NGO, calculated that enough water melted to cover all of Florida with two inches of water.
Emperor Penguins Pushed Near Extinction by 2100, Study Finds
Research reported in the Global Change Biology journal predicts that 2/3rds of the penguins will be gone by 2050, and 98% by 2100.
Arctic warming is having a global impact
… But the biggest deviations toward warming will be in Greenland and along Russia’s Arctic Ocean coastline, a trend long seen by scientists.