Some are more willing than others to transition.
Lobbying against climate action costs billions in expected damage, study says
It’s the first study that quantified the effects of lobbying on climate change policy.
A hotter Arctic means more extreme weather elsewhere on the globe
This helps us understand how climate change can cause more extreme weather — both hot and cold.
Atmospheric CO2 reaches record 415ppm — the highest it’s been in millions of years
Not the kind of record we want.
Abrupt climate change killed off ancient South American populations
Change isn’t always good — especially when it happens too quickly.
Researchers hack plants to use less water so we don’t starve when climate change hits hard
These plants will drink responsibly — whether they want it or not!
Winds and waves are getting slightly stronger around the globe
The differences are tiny but they can add up in time to change global behavior.
Arctic warming accelerates climate change — and will cost $70 trillion
Take action against climate change — or pay up.
Want to fight climate change? Eat less beef and lamb, new report concludes
It’s probably not what you want to hear — but it’s what needs to be done.
The biggest impact to reducing your carbon footprint is having fewer children
Next up is living car-free, avoiding airplane travel, and turning vegetarian.
Clouds over tropical oceans could break apart if dangerous CO2 threshold is breached
If this ever happens, it would be like having crocodiles in the Arctic.
Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent — and that’s bad news for some animals
“Extreme” things generally aren’t very healthy.
Pioneers of climate science win “Nobel” prize for environment
You could hardly imagine more deserving scientists to receive this award.
The hottest 5 years on record: 2016, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2014
The planet continues to heat up.
Sea level rise might not be as bad as predicted, despite accelerating ice sheet melting
Long story short: it’s still bad.
Climate change will recolor much of the oceans by 2100, MIT research suggests
It’s not good news.
This surge of extreme cold is probably caused by climate change — and you’d better get used to it
Counterintuitive — yes. Disproving global warming? Not in the slightest.
How climate change leads to more frequent thunderstorms
Scientists have put a number between climate change and storm frequency for the first time.
Retreating ice is exposing Arctic moss and plants for the first time in 120,000 years
Climate change is exposing plant life that’s been preserved by the ice cap for thousands of years.
“Vested interests” cause major threat to human existence, researchers say
The change can only come from civil society, researchers urge.
