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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 […]
Scientists find that we are living through a record-setting ‘period of significant warmth’
Scientists find that we are living through a record-setting ‘period of significant warmth’ We just lived through the 4 hottest years on record, says scientific nonprofit first funded by billionaire polluter Charles Koch. In 2018, a remarkable 29 countries plus Antarctica set individual records for the hottest year ever. Meanwhile, no country saw a record […]
The most dangerous climate feedback loop is speeding up
The most dangerous climate feedback loop is speeding up In Siberia, the carbon-rich permafrost warmed by 1.6°F in just the last decade. The carbon-rich permafrost warmed “in all permafrost zones on Earth” from 2007 to 2016, according to a new study. Most ominously, Siberian permafrost at depths of up to 30 feet warmed a remarkable 1.6°F […]
Florence is not the ‘new normal’. We’ve destroyed normal forever.
Florence is not the ‘new normal’. We’ve destroyed normal forever. If each new decade brings its own unique, ever-worsening climate disasters, there won’t be any new norms for a long, long time. HURRICANE FLORENCE FLOODS A LOCAL BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 16 IN WILMINGTON, NC. CREDIT: MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES You’ve probably seen the term “new normal” […]
The U.S. just suffered the hottest May-June-July on record
The U.S. just suffered the hottest May-June-July on record Death Valley had the hottest average monthly temperature for any recording station in the world, 108.1 degrees F. THE CONTINENTAL US JUST SUFFERED THE HOTTEST MAY-JUNE-JULLY ON RECORD. CREDIT: NOAA If you found yourself thinking it was scorching hot in recent weeks, well, you were right. […]
New study on the collapse of Mayan civilization should be climate wake-up call
New study on the collapse of Mayan civilization should be climate wake-up call Under Trump’s policies, the megadrought that devastated the Mayans will become the new normal. MAYAN CIVILIZATION RUINS, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO, FEBRUARY 2016. CREDIT: DEAGOSTINI/GETTY IMAGES A new study finds that it was a severe and long-lasting megadrought that destroyed the great Mayan […]
Dangerous climate tipping point is ‘about a century ahead of schedule’ warns scientist
Dangerous climate tipping point is ‘about a century ahead of schedule’ warns scientist A slowing Gulf Stream system means catastrophic East Coast flooding will get much worse. TAXIS SIT IN A FLOODED LOT AFTER HURRICANE SANDY OCTOBER 30, 2012 IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. CREDIT: MICHAEL BOCCHIERI/GETTY IMAGES New research provides strong evidence that one of […]
Stunning new research finds fracking a major source of carbon pollution in Pennsylvania
Stunning new research finds fracking a major source of carbon pollution in Pennsylvania Methane leaks in the state’s oil and gas industry equal 11 coal-fired power plants. FLARING TAKES PLACE AFTER A GAS WELL HAS BEEN DRILLED AND BEFORE IT IS PUT INTO OPERATION. CREDIT: CAROLYN COLE/L.A. TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES The evidence is now […]
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned “Never been a heat wave of this duration and magnitude this late in the season,” reports NOAA PLACES WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED TO BE WITHIN ONE DEGREE OF A RECORD HIGH WEDNESDAY. CREDIT: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA WASHPOST/WEATHERBELL.COM. Century-old records across the Midwest and East Coast are being shattered […]
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys The flooding over Houston has become absolutely devastating, and now it is officially record-breaking. Parts of Southeast Texas have now seen 50 inches of rain since Friday — and the rain is still falling. “The record for total rainfall from a tropical […]
