“Many of the challenges we have today are the same ones they had in Çatalhöyük — only magnified,” say the paper’s authors.
The military is the largest emitter in the US Gov’t — in fact, it’s the world 55th largest polluter
War isn’t clean, it would seem.
Warming climate means more, hotter armed conflicts, paper reports
Things are heating up.
Old forests are better at dealing with climate change, study finds
Old age doesn’t mean ‘frail’.
Climate warming is definitely, for sure, no doubt about it, our fault, says new study
More like “yet another new study.”
One research team proposes swapping atmospheric methane for CO2, and it might be a good idea
It’s not the best solution, but it could help.
Ocean dwellers are hit twice as hard by climate change as land-based species
Definitely not good.
Chinese Moon Station planned for ‘in about ten years’
“Hey, I can see my house from here!”
NASA research says ground-based global warming measurements are sound
“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.
The Alps will lose all their glaciers by 2100 if we don’t do something about it
This is not the de-icing you are looking for.
Ancient trash suggests climate change helped drive the Byzantine Empire into the ground
No army can fight on an empty belly. Neither can an empire.
China spacecraft makes historic landing on the dark side of the moon
It’s the first mission to ever land on the far side of the moon.
Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels hit new record. Just like in 2017… and 2016
We’re really good at setting bad standards.
Ice in glaciers on Mount Everest is warmer than expected — or “hoped” for
“Warm” ice is a problem.
We’re watching a ‘horror story’ in which the casualty is Earth’s wilderness
Only 23% of the world can now be considered wilderness.
Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands — if we don’t murder all the corals
We might get more ‘exotic’ if we dial down on the ‘extinction’.
Dopamine is the key allowing our brains to change beliefs — short-term ones, at least
Don’t forget to post some dopamine with that sarcastic comment — it will work much better.
Arctic plants are getting taller due to climate change — which could fuel more climate change
Well, this is an unusual problem to have.
New role-playing game engages people from all backgrounds with climate action
A fresh take on an old problem.
Ancient pottery portrays perilous path for agriculture under climate change
Don’t scrub your pots too hard — you’re destroying precious climate evidence!
