One-third of Americans are “alarmed” about climate change, and over half are at least “concerned”
Public awareness is the first cornerstone of societal action.
Tag: Climate
European Space Agency launches new mission to measure climate change in unprecedented detail
TRUTHS measurements will allow changes in Earth’s climate to be detected faster
A new tropical storm, Peter, has formed in the Atlantic. Another, Rose, is likely to follow soon
It's been a busy year for hurricanes.
The first climate change famine is here: Madagascar is desperate
Hunger is driving people to eat raw cactus, wild leaves and locusts.
Biochar can help us keep climate change at bay and more food on the table, according to a new meta-study
I’m always down with more food and fewer heatwaves.
The new climate normal: The US is already one degree hotter
Climate change is kicking stronger than many expected.
Satellite data shows that the Earth’s glaciers are melting faster than ever before
This doesn't make it high on the idealio scale.
Can geoengineering stop climate change? A new paper says it can help, but it’s no magic bullet
And there's still a lot we don't understand about its effects.
Climate change brings season change: by 2100, half the world will see 6-month-long summers
Please no I don't have an air conditioner.
More evidence that 2020 was an unusually hot year
Governmental or not, everyone agrees 2020 was one of the warmest years.
Climate change is turning the Eastern Mediterranean into a completely new ecosystem
Sadly, it's doing it through to the death of local species.
New projections warn that Greenland’s ice sheet will see 60% more melt than we’ve estimated
That’s a high margin of error.
In 10 to 20 years, it will be so hot that tropical trees live shorter lives
Not a good roadmark to pass.
Greenland’s ice sheet is poised to melt forever — we have 600 years to stop it
Sounds like a long time, but we have our work cut out for ourselves.
Even a localized nuclear war can alter the world’s climate
The most important factor here, surprisingly, isn't the bombs -- but what they can set alight.
Lockdowns shut whole economies down, but greenhouse gas levels are still rising
It worked for a time, but a more sustained effort is needed -- for our own sakes.
We should expect long-term ice loss even if we stop climate change today, according to a new study
Sometimes, there's just no putting the paste back in the tube -- or the ice back in the ice sheet.
Climate change killed half the corals in the Great Barrier Reef — and it could get worse soon
We need to bring down emissions to avoid effects on more corals
Can popular proverbs teach us anything about climate change perception?
A trio of researchers in Spain looked at a how weather-related proverbs related to climate change.
Climate change is decoupling bee lifecycles from that of flowers
It's a bad strategy to not be where your food is -- or when.