It could take decades after slashing emissions for the climate to cool down
Good things take time, it seems. Better start early, then!
Tag: Climate
Heatwaves are getting hotter, longer, more frequent globally
It's happening globally, but not all regions are affected equally.
Humanity is making trees grow less and live shorter lives
Its a bad time to be a tree.
Microalgae could protect coral reefs from climate change
Australian researchers found that training microalgae could help keep corals alive.
We could see up to 1.3m of sea-level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action now
Some rising tides sink all boats.
Wetter, warmer soils will intensify climate change
Warmer, wetter tropical soil increases microbial activity -- which belch out CO2.
Shifting away from monocultures would benefit both wildlife and people
If it benefits both us and the planet, I'm happy.
We’ve significantly underestimated how much methane humanity emits
"Most of the methane emissions are anthropogenic, so we have more control," the authors say.
Oceans could be unviable for coral reefs by 2100 due to warmer, more acidic waters
"At the end of the day, fighting climate change is really what we need to be advocating for."
Is there a hoax related to climate change?
It's real, it's dangerous, but some people want to make it seem like a joke.
How the cold climate shaped Scotland’s political climate
Tree rings reveal how severe cold and political isolation brought disaster to Scotland, inspired a colonization effort in Panama, and ...
New areas will need conservation due to climate change
Climate change will force species to migrate in search of ideal living conditions, and a new paper estimates where they'll ...
Sea level rise could displace 13 million Americans by 2100
"We hope this research will empower urban planners and local decision-makers to prepare to accept populations displaced by sea-level rise."
An introduction to man-made climate change
It's a big problem, for sure, but we're big problem solvers.
2019 was the second warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA found
"The decade that just ended is clearly the warmest decade on record."
Australia records its hottest day ever — while burning from a thousand bushfires
A nationwide average temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius this Tuesday set a new record for the land down under.
Climate change is destroying jobs in New England’s fisheries
"As we see more warm winters off the New England coast, fewer fishermen stay in business," the authors say.
Here’s how corrupt climate change deniers want to change your mind
We can accept climate change or not. It's happening either way. Image credits: NES. Back in the 1970s, both the ...
Carbon emission growth rates go down, overall emissions reach record highs (again)
"When the good news is that emissions growth is slower than last year, we need help," the researchers explain.
European satellites track climate shifts using ocean salinity
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the ...
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