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“It’s not something that’s happened with a short-term mild spell. It’s a longer-term warming which is making these things happen.”
We don't give grasslands enough credit.
If we can limit global warming, the effects are largely reduced.
Among greenhouse gasses, methane is now the second most important one causing climate change. Its expansion in the last few years can be linked to the larger development of shale gas and shale oil, according to a new study based on chemical fingerprints. The research, published in the journal Biogeosciences, reports that methane released from […]
If the consumption of meat and dairy doesn’t fall, at least one-quarter of the world’s tropical lands could disappear by the end of the century.
Coral decay likely will become more frequent as the intensity of marine heatwaves increases in the coming years.
Hold on to your passport!
Less farmland, more forests, experts say.
I'll admit it -- I did not expect this.
The humble seaweed plays a crucial role in our climate.
... and thanks to climate change, the Apavement will be hot much more often.
If this is true, it's very good news.
Almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents said the Conservative Government led by Johnson is not doing enough to prioritize climate actions.
Climate experts at the UK’s Met Office said there’s “no doubt” climate change is playing a role in the heatwave, assuring it’s making summer heatwaves five times more likely and significantly more intense.
The American Southwest was left bone-dry between the 9th and 15th centuries by about a dozen megadroughts; they could be coming back.
It's a stern reminder that we are changing the face of the planet.
Since the 1970s, California wildfires have increased in size eight-fold, with the annual burned area growing by nearly 500%.
California takes another step in the right direction.
Get used to monthly "hottest month" updates.
A lot of hot days loom over the US.
China's pollution is ironically hurting its renewable energy technology.
The need for more ambition on climate action was once more highlighted following a new report on China’s greenhouse gas emissions. The country’s emissions reached 12.3 billion tons in 2014 – a 53.5% increase in just a decade. The figures were part of a report filed to the United Nations by China, as part […]
Still a long way to go, but it's an important step in the right direction.
How hot will your area be in 2050?
A new study shows that there's still plenty of room for almost a billion hectares of forest.
The permafrost is like a graveyard. Some of that graveyard is waking up.
Contrail cirrus clouds have warmed the atmosphere more than all the carbon dioxide from planes since the dawn of aviation and will do so even more in the future.
Uh-oh.
Good thing we didn't call it Iceland, right?!
"Our results show a clear link in the timing of animal recovery and the recovery of Earth systems."
Things are heating up.
Old age doesn't mean 'frail'.
It's the first study that quantified the effects of lobbying on climate change policy.
We flower in peace!
This helps us understand how climate change can cause more extreme weather -- both hot and cold.
Each coral species has a distinct microbial population, researchers found.
A mysterious and alarming uptick in dangerous chlorine-based chemicals has been tracked down to eastern China.
Not the kind of record we want.
Change isn't always good -- especially when it happens too quickly.
This could be a big part of the battle against climate change.
These plants will drink responsibly -- whether they want it or not!
The researchers drilled coral cores in order to extend the climate record of El Ninos.
It's getting worse: climate change is taking our bananas.
The dawn of a new era!
Oh, how the waters have turned.
The differences are tiny but they can add up in time to change global behavior.
Requiem for an ice sheet.
Take action against climate change -- or pay up.
"Both data sets demonstrate the earth's surface has been warming globally over this period, and that 2016, 2017, and 2015 have been the warmest years in the instrumental record," the authors explain.
It's probably not what you want to hear -- but it's what needs to be done.
