The hottest 5 years on record: 2016, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2014
The planet continues to heat up.
Tag: global warming
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 ...
World oceans may have absorbed 60% more heat than previously estimated
Ocean life is in bigger trouble than we thought.
Very few Americans are aware that 97% of climate scientists agree climate change is real
But if they were made aware of the fact, they might change their mind.
Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect
Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.
Climate change denial linked to right-wing nationalism, new study finds
Well, well -- who would have guessed.
European drought reveals cautionary “Hunger Stones” in Czech river
Our forefathers left behind an ominous warning for us -- and we'd best heed it. Otherwise, we can start carving ...
This year, the UK had a tropical summer — and you can probably thank global warming for that
Have you noticed summers getting hotter and hotter?
Europe is so hot right now that it has to stop its nuclear plants
There's a particular irony to this situation.
Another bleak consequence of climate change: more suicides
As if climate change didn't bring enough problems.
Japan experiences its hottest temperature in recorded history
I'm not saying it's climate change, but it definitely quacks like climate change.
The world’s first animals also caused the first global warming event — but it took 100 million years
There's a metaphor here, and an important lesson for ourselves.
30 years ago, James Hansen warned Congress of climate change. He was on point
Like Cassandra, the priestess cursed to predict the future and not be believed by anyone, James Hansen's appeal has largely ...
