Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimatesboingboing.net - Xeni Jardin A new study on polar ice sheet melt warns that global sea levels could rise by almost six feet by the year 2100, an estimate twice as high as …
Anthropocene Anthropocene now: influential panel votes to recognize Earth’s new epochnature.com - Meera Subramanian Atomic Age would mark the start of the current geologic time unit, if proposal receives final approval. An influential panel of scientists voted this …
World Economic Forum Bill Gates: This is what we need to do to tackle climate changeweforum.org - Bill Gates Wind and solar power generation is expanding around the globe at record rates, allowing more people to get their electricity from clean, renewable …
News Rise in global sea levels could have 'profound consequences'BBC News - Matt McGrathScientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica. The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by a
Technology Global sea-level rise could be double our current predictionsMIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee The estimate has been revised upwards because ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting more rapidly than expected. New predictions: In 2013, …
Methane New methane capture method could reduce global warming by one-sixthAxios - Ben Geman Emerging tech to suck CO2 from the air is getting lots of buzz and cash, but a new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Sustainability proposes a …
News Rise in global sea levels could have 'profound consequences'bbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrath Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica.
World News The downside of cleaner air? Longer and hotter heatwavesThe Guardian - Kate RaviliousAir pollution is a killer. But cleaning it up could have deadly consequences. A study shows that by the end of the century, cleaner air may bring stronger heatwaves. It has long been known air pollution
Environment Biodiversity gives kelp forests a big stability boostfuturity.org - Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara Biodiversity gives kelp forests more stability than scientists previously believed, according to a new study. An ecosystem arises from the effects of …
Climate Change Sea level rise could hit 2 metres by 2100 - much worse than fearednewscientist.com - By Adam Vaughan The world’s coastal cities have been warned to prepare for the possibility of a sea level rise exceeding 2 metres by the end of the century, with …
Antarctica Scientists predict ‘catastrophic’ consequences of sea levels rising over 2mmetro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons A team of international scientists have issued a dire warning on Earth’s future if sea levels continue to rise. Should climate change continue to push …
Play buttonClimate Change Misreading the story of climate change and the Mayatheconversation.com - Kenneth Seligson Carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere have reached 415 parts per million – a level that last occurred more than three million years …
Climate Change Framing Climate Change as a 'National Security Threat' Is Dangerous - VICEVICE - Caroline HaskinsUnderstanding climate change as a national security threat putting “military readiness” at risk postures refugees as a threat and the U.S. military as threatened. On Wednesday, presidential candidate Warren
Antarctica Antarctica’s Ice Is Melting 5 Times Faster Than in the 90secowatch.com - Olivia Rosane That understanding is showing a contribution at the high end of projections. Shepherd told BBC News that the south pole's contribution to sea level …
Science CO2 Levels Just Hit Another Record—Here’s Why It Mattersscientificamerican.com - Chelsea Harvey, E&E News Another climate milestone soared by last weekend when scientists announced that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit 415 parts per million for the …
Carbon Plants help absorb our carbon, but for how much longer?National Geographic - Sarah GibbensSince the industrial era, plants have been binging on carbon, but scientists worry they might soon have their fill. All the shrubs, vines, and trees that surround you play a critical part in pulling excess
Methane Atmospheric Methane Levels Are Going Up—And No One Knows WhyWIRED - Jonathan Mingle This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every week dozens of metal flasks arrive at NOAA’s Earth …
Latino News Carbon dioxide hits a level not seen for 3 million years. Here's what that means for climate change — and humanity.NBC News - By Denise ChowScientists are sounding the alarm over the potential for catastrophic changes to our environment. In the latest bit of bad news for a planet beset by climate change, the concentration of carbon dioxide
Play buttonEnvironment ‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside AntarcticaThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorIce losses are rapidly spreading deep into the interior of the Antarctic, new analysis of satellite data shows. The warming of the Southern Ocean is resulting in glaciers sliding into the sea increasingly
Western Australia Parts of Western Australia declared 'water deficient' as emergency supplies trucked inThe Guardian - Calla WahlquistTwo areas of Western Australia have been declared “water deficient” and will have supplies trucked in by the state government to keep farm animals alive. Farmers around the area of Mallee Hill in the of
Plastic These Three Plastic Recycling Myths Will Blow Your MindForbes - Laura TenenbaumMost likely, when you toss your plastic trash into a recycle bin you believe you’re doing the right thing. You think your plastic waste gets magically whisked away to a recycle center where it will be
Fungi Scientists build first global map of 'wood wide web' to highlight impact climate change will have on treesThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersThe first global map of the network of roots, bacteria and fungi beneath the ground known of the “wood wide web” has been built by researchers amid fears it is under threat by climate change. An international
New Zealand News The hourglass empties: Waves bashing Haumoana beachfront are our climate change flashpointnzherald.co.nz - Chris Hyde Back in 1968, the seaside homes of Haumoana were a piece of Hawke's Bay paradise to those that bought them. Owners looked out their front windows, and …
Opinion (UK) If climate change sends us back to the 70s, would that be so very bad?The Guardian - LettersYour article describes Bill Nye, the children’s science presenter, getting justly angry about climate change (Bill Nye: ‘The planet’s on fire, you idiots’, G2, 15 May). But today’s children are not the
Plastic Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation – here's how to make it climate-friendlyThe Conversation UK - Laurie Wright We’re all too aware of the consequences of plastics in the oceans and on land. However, beyond the visible pollution of our once pristine habitats, …
Fourth Industrial Revolution What the Fifth Industrial Revolution is and why it mattersweforum.org - Pratik Gauri Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore posed a piercing question to us at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo. "Will our children ask us …
Carbon Climate change may make trees live fast and die youngnewscientist.com - By Adam Vaughan Everyone from governments to oil companies is looking at tree-planting as a way to counter global warming, but this strategy could be less effective …
Climate Change Has the politics of climate change finally reached a tipping point?The Guardian - John VidalLast week a small campaign group in the staunchly conservative town of Shrewsbury called a public meeting about climate change. The organisers were delighted when 150 people turned up. Even they were though,
Greenland Greenland's biggest glacier suddenly slows down and thickens, baffling scientistsindependent.co.uk - Harry Cockburn Greenland’s largest glacier has not only slowed its retreat, but has also thickened in recent years, surprising scientists studying the impacts of …
