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In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change
WHAT IS NORMAL ANYWAY? In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change It’s been an unusual summer, to say the least. Heat maps keep taking on a red-orange glow, with some veering into rare magenta territory. The Carr Fire, one of the most severe in California history, has burned down 1,000 homes […]
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why.
The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why. A dangerous heatwave is sweeping across Britain. The temperature reached 95 degrees at London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday, making it the hottest day so far this year. Friday is forecasted to be even hotter, and could be the hottest day in the island’s history. […]
Humans didn’t exist the last time there was this much CO2 in the air
Humans didn’t exist the last time there was this much CO2 in the air The last time atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were this high, millions of years ago, the planet was very different. For one, humans didn’t exist. On Wednesday, scientists at the University of California in San Diego confirmedthat April’s monthly average atmospheric carbon […]
Climate science’s official text is outdated. Here’s what it’s missing.
Climate science’s official text is outdated. Here’s what it’s missing. The first-ever courtroom tutorial of climate science this week went about as you’d expect. The scientists representing Oakland and San Francisco had Powerpoint problems, and the oil industry’s lawyer cherry-picked his facts. For all their differences, both sides drew from a common source: The Intergovernmental Panel […]
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke Trees are dying at unprecedented rates. Can we rethink conservation before it’s too late? Each year, the Earth’s trees suck more than a hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. That’s an impossibly huge number to consider, about 60 times the weight of all the humans currently on the planet. […]
Devil’s Bargain
Devil’s Bargain We already have planet-cooling technology. The problem is, it’s killing us. A trope of sci-fi movies these days, from Snowpiercer to Geostorm, is that our failure to tackle climate change will eventually force us to deploy an arsenal of unproven technologies to save the planet. Think sun-deflecting space mirrors or chemically altered clouds. […]
Climate Strange
Climate Strange The eco-obsessed often get labeled as weirdos — even by their peers. Weird, however, is looking better and better. Alec Mitchell doesn’t like praise for what he’s doing. Not for loaning out reusable coffee mugs at farmers markets, nor running a compost collection service on a bike, nor renting out dishware at events […]
Seeing Red on Climate
Seeing Red on Climate Young Republicans, reformed lobbyists, and green Tea Partiers: Meet America’s “eco-right.” Todd Tanner has a pretty sweet offer for his fellow Montanans: a new shotgun in exchange for science-based evidence that he’s wrong about climate change. The conservationist uses the challenge in an attempt to raise awareness about our warming planet. […]
Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now.
REUTERS / Brian Snyder Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now. Now that one of the strongest nor’easters on record has swirled off to Canada, it’s time to talk about what everyone was thinking during the storm: Is this just what happens now? Short answer: yes. Get used to it. Wild […]
Ice Apocalypse
Ice Apocalypse Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. In a remote region of Antarctica known as Pine Island Bay, 2,500 miles from the tip of South America, two glaciers hold human civilization hostage. Stretching across a frozen plain more than 150 miles long, these glaciers, named […]
Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare
REUTERS/Rafael Marchante WE DID START THE FIRE Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare This week, a hurricane broadsided Europe — a rare event considering most of the continent is closer to the North Pole than it is to the tropics. That would have been enough to make worldwide news, but the continent was […]
After the disaster comes disaster fatigue. Here’s how to fight
After the disaster comes disaster fatigue. Here’s how to fight it. Q. There have been so many disasters in one short month. I want to do my part to help, and I know that that kind of aid is a long game. This feels horrible to say: I just feel myself caring less and less. Harvey […]
Harvey is already the worst rainstorm in U.S. history, and it’s still raining
Reuters / Richard Carson Harvey is already the worst rainstorm in U.S. history, and it’s still raining The pictures are heartbreaking, the statistics are mind-boggling. And, incredibly, it’s still getting worse. Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas late Friday night, more than 40 inches of rain have fallen in parts of the Houston metro […]
