Maybe start saving up?
Climate change will become the leading cause of vertebrate-species loss by 2070
Things are heating up.
What is the Greenhouse effect, and why it’s (currently) bad for us
A look at the process which makes life on Earth possible — but may topple our society if taken too far.
China launches satellite, prepares for unprecedented landing on Dark Side of the Moon
“Come to the dark side” the Moon, presumably, told China. China decided to go.
This April was Earth’s 400th consecutive warmer-than-average month
A bad record to set.
Political preference doesn’t dictate your views on climate — except if you’re American
In America, every political group comes with its own views on climate change.
Chilling maps show just how scorching 2090’s US will be, thanks to climate change
100°F isn’t something that puts a smile on your face.
Climate change is link between record-low Arctic ice cover, freak weather in Europe and the US
The Arctic’s getting really hot.
Aerosol emissions kept climate change in check over the Arctic until Clean Air regulations
Emissions work both ways. Well, worked.
WMO’s “Global Climate in 2011-2015” report published, proves we need to act now
Hot, droughty, floody, deadly.
The planet is warming faster than it ever has in the last 1,000 years, NASA warns
This is not good news.
Over-consumption is more deadly to Earth’s wildlife than climate change
We use so much of everything so fast that it’s literally killing the planet.
Climate change is making the Arctic red — and we should be very worried about it
A tiny algae could spiral out of control with huge consequences.
People spend more on climate adaptability to protect capital, not lives
A research team from University College in London has calculated that in the last five years, the ten biggest cities have increased their climate adaptation spending by a quarter. But they also found that it’s capital, not people, that we’re investing the most to protect. Beyond the moral implications this entails, it also means that poor but highly populated cities and
Fiji becomes the first country in the world to ratify the Paris climate deal
This Friday, the tiny island nation of Fiji put up a big flag on the map by becoming the first country in the world to ratify the UN climate deal put together last December at the Paris COP21.
China wants to be the first to land on the Dark Side of the Moon
According to the Chinese Central Television, China wants to land rover on the far side of the moon, also know as the dark side of the moon, by 2020. This would make it the first nation to land a spacecraft of any sort there. First, the rover will orbit the moon piggy-bagged by the Chang’e 4 spacecraft then later deployed to a launch site. The rover will carry out some scientific missions, but the main goal really is to test China’s space launching capabilities, but also as a show of force. Flex those muscles, sort to speak. Some analysts, however, speak out that there might be more to it, namely a bid for the moon’s resources.