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Glaciers’ global melt may leave Alps bare
Glaciers’ global melt may leave Alps bare Across much of the world, the ice is trickling off the peaks. Image: By Raul Taciu on Unsplash High mountain ice is vital to millions. As the world warms, the glaciers’ global melt could see the frozen peaks vanish. LONDON, 12 April, 2019 – Many of the planet’s most scenic – and most […]
With Youth Climate Actions Backed by Leading Experts, Latest Round of Protests Highlights Call for Bold and Urgent Action
With Youth Climate Actions Backed by Leading Experts, Latest Round of Protests Highlights Call for Bold and Urgent Action “We can change it all if we want it all, and we do.” Protesters hold signs at the YouthStrike4Climate student march on April 12, 2019 in London. Students are protesting across the U.K. due to the […]
Researchers Warn Arctic Has Entered ‘Unprecedented State’ That Threatens Global Climate Stability
Researchers Warn Arctic Has Entered ‘Unprecedented State’ That Threatens Global Climate Stability “Never have so many Arctic indicators been brought together in a single paper.” And the findings spell trouble for the entire planet. The Yukon River winds through western interior Alaska in early April. (Photo: UAF/Todd Paris) A new research paper by American and […]
Logging is the Lead Driver of Carbon Emissions From US Forests
Logging is the Lead Driver of Carbon Emissions From US Forests Clearcut, Oregon Coast Range. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Climate change is having a growing impact on Americans and, as the crisis escalates, communities face growing challenges. The latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscores that we have eleven short years to make […]
Last time CO2 levels were this high, sea levels were 60 feet higher and Antarctica had trees
Last time CO2 levels were this high, sea levels were 60 feet higher and Antarctica had trees Study finds the Earth’s climate is highly sensitive to “relatively small variations in atmospheric CO2.” The last time carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere were as high as they are today, sea levels were 60 feet higher and […]
Shell Sued in the Netherlands for Insufficient Action On Climate Change
Shell Sued in the Netherlands for Insufficient Action On Climate Change Plaintiffs allege Shell’s current business model threatens human rights because the oil giant is knowingly undermining the world’s chances to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Photo Credit: Paul Ellis/Getty Images Seven environmental and human rights organizations in the Netherlands have filed suit against […]
What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren?
What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren? Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Facing oncoming climate disaster, some argue for “Deep Adaptation”—that we must prepare for inevitable collapse. However, this orientation is dangerously flawed. It threatens to become a self-fulfilling prophecy by diluting the efforts toward positive change. What we really need right now is Deep […]
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse The US south-west may have more drought and forest fires with 0.5°C more heat. Image: By RD Gray on Unsplash Half a degree of warming doesn’t sound like much. But there is fresh evidence that it could make a huge difference to rainfall and drought. LONDON, 4 April, 2019 − Japanese […]
Designing Climate Solutions – a big-picture view that doesn’t skimp on details
Designing Climate Solutions – a big-picture view that doesn’t skimp on details Let us pause for a moment of thanks to the policy wonks, who work within the limitations of whatever is currently politically permissible and take important steps forward in their branches of bureaucracy. Let us also give thanks to those who cannot work within those […]
Bold New Campaign Highlights How ‘Nature Can Save Us’ From Climate and Ecological Breakdown
Bold New Campaign Highlights How ‘Nature Can Save Us’ From Climate and Ecological Breakdown “The protection and restoration of these ecosystems can help to minimize a sixth great extinction, while enhancing local people’s resilience against climate disaster.” A new campaign launched Wednesday calls for “drawing carbon dioxide out of the air by protecting and restoring […]
Arctic Permafrost No Longer Freezes … Even in Winter
Arctic Permafrost No Longer Freezes … Even in Winter Global warming is starting to hit hard like there’s no tomorrow, and at current rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there may not be a tomorrow, as emissions continue setting new records year-by-year, expected to hit a 62-year record in 2019. So much for the Paris […]
Carbon emissions reach record: How can we build solidarity to fight climate change?
Carbon emissions reach record: How can we build solidarity to fight climate change? When carbon emissions appeared to level off from 2014 through 2016, some people were hopeful that industrial civilization just might be able to decouple carbon emissions from economic growth. After all, the world economy had been growing and yet carbon emissions had not […]
Court Battles Reveal ‘Fundamental Incoherence’ in Trudeau’s Climate Policies, Says Campaigner
Court Battles Reveal ‘Fundamental Incoherence’ in Trudeau’s Climate Policies, Says Campaigner Ottawa praises BC’s green leadership, while fighting provincial legal case on Trans Mountain expansion. The federal government’s treatment of British Columbia shows the Trudeau Liberals’ “incoherence” on climate change, says an environmental campaigner. On one hand, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is calling B.C. an […]
Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitos Infect a Billion More People
Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitos Infect a Billion More People Mosquitoes are unrelenting killers. In fact, they are among the most lethal animals in the world. When they carry dangerous viruses or other organisms, a bite can be unforgiving. They cause millions of deaths every year from such infectious diseases as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow feverand at least a dozen more. […]
