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Tag: global warming
This is what the urban heat island looks like
The images are pretty, but the effects can be very ugly.
European cities aren’t built to deal with this kind of heat
There is a lot to learn -- and a lot to change.
The climate warming we are causing is unparalleled in the past 2,000 years
There is no precedent for this warming event.
By 2050, many cities will have hot weather like they’ve never seen
How hot will your area be in 2050?
Europe wants to go carbon neutral by 2050. These four countries opposed it
Some are more willing than others to transition.
Atmospheric CO2 reaches record 415ppm — the highest it’s been in millions of years
Not the kind of record we want.
Iceland researchers trap CO2 into rocks — but there’s a catch
This could be a big part of the battle against climate change.
Greenland ice is melting 6 times faster than in the 1980s
Requiem for an ice sheet.
Arctic warming accelerates climate change — and will cost $70 trillion
Take action against climate change -- or pay up.
Warming oceans are depleting global fish stocks
As if overfishing wasn't enough, fisheries are plummeting because of the effects of higher water temperature as a result of ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Averting catastrophic climate change might be possible — but only if we phase out fossil fuels immediately
Possible? Yes. Is it realistic? Not really. Should we try anyway? Hell yes!
WHO says tackling climate change will reduce infectious diseases and save millions of lives
Countries need to account for health in all cost-benefit analyses of climate change mitigation.
Unfortunately, the US president still doesn’t understand what “climate” means
Regardless of someone's political affiliation, un-scientific beliefs should be taxed. At the end of the day, science is apolitical, and ...
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