Matt MagnusonWorld Economic Forum Victoria Falls dries drastically after worst drought in a century weforum.org - Olivia Rosane • Reuters photos taken at the start and end of 2019 show how drought has dried up parts of Victoria Falls • Zambia's President tweeted pictures and said …
Matt MagnusonOpinion Letters to the Editor: King Canute couldn’t lower the tide, and denial can’t stop climate change Los Angeles Times - LinkedInTo the editor: The article “Historic American towns have endured wars, storms. What about sea rise?” rightly laments how towns along the southeast U.S. coast are facing an “existential crisis” because
Matt MagnusonThe Future Climate change has made the world's deadliest lake way more dangerous CNET - Eric Mack Inside the epic, decades-long battle to tame a lake so swollen it threatens to wipe out an entire city center.
Matt MagnusonGlobal Warming Greenland's ice is melting much faster than we thought - that's a huge problem slashgear.com - Chris Davies Greenland’s ice is melting much faster than earlier predictions warned, new research has discovered, exposing millions more people to rising sea …
Matt MagnusonRenewable Energy We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid – globally, it's a lot theconversation.com - Sarah Marie Jordaan and Kavita Surana When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent …
Matt MagnusonScience Our Oceans Are Full of Vast Dead Zones Without Oxygen Popular Mechanics - By Caroline DelbertAnd we can't even begin to know how many there are. In a new study, scientists warn that our estimates of global ocean “dead zones” may be woefully low because of misleading biofeedback in the form of
Matt MagnusonNews Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change In Mozambique NPR - Rebecca HersherNormal November weather in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, is pleasant and warm with a chance of epic thunderstorms. The sun will be shining in the morning, and then boom the sky opens up and a stiff wind
Matt MagnusonWater Australia’s water crisis is a harbinger of things to come around the world Mic News - AJ Dellinger Spring 2019 was the driest season in 120 years for Australia, according to the country's Bureau of Meteorology. It has so far been followed up by a …
Matt MagnusonScience The species the world lost this decade Vox - Brian ResnickThe Rabbs’ fringe-limbed treefrog was unlike any other species on planet Earth. Inhabiting only the forests of Panama, the frog had enormously charismatic brown eyes, and feet so oversized they looked
Matt MagnusonEnvironment Seduced and abandoned: tourism and climate change in the Alps The Guardian - Tomaso ClavarinoDeserted ski lifts and ruined hotels are some of the relics of a tourist industry that first seduced and then abandoned the Alps, along with cement, steel cables, paved car parks and deforested slopes.
Matt MagnusonU.S. Politics How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change POLITICO - By HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICHPerdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak its name. The meeting last June in a wood-beamed barn in Newburg, Md.,
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Climate change could cause a popular Christmas activity to vanish Inverse - James Robert Farmer These trends don’t bode well for Christmas lovers. If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the …
Matt MagnusonClimate Change How does climate change affect your state and town? See the data here. pantagraph.com - Laura Sparks, Lee digital content center Climate change is a big topic this week following the United Nations Climate Action Summit. But what is the local impact of this global issue? An …
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Study says climate change is starving the oceans of oxygen Engadget - Jon FingasIt's putting the lives of key fish species at risk. The effect of climate change on oceans is likely more extensive than you think. A study from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Matt MagnusonWorld News Victoria Falls dries to a trickle after worst drought in a century The Guardian - Reuters at Victoria FallsFor decades Victoria Falls, where southern Africa’s Zambezi river cascades down 100 metres into a gash in the earth, have drawn millions of holidaymakers to Zimbabwe and Zambia for their stunning views.
Matt MagnusonClimate 61 polar bears amass outside Arctic village because sea ice is pitifully low Mashable - Mark KaufmanBack in the 1980s, the Arctic's Chukchi Sea would have been largely frozen over by early December. But times, and climes, have changed. Local authorities in the Russian village of Ryrkaypiy, located on
Matt MagnusonNews Nature's 'Brita Filter' Is Dying And Nobody Knows Why NPR - Nathan RottOn "good" bad days, the shells lie open at the bottom of the river, shimmering in the refracted sunlight. Their insides, pearl white and picked clean of flesh, flicker against the dark riverbed like a
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Nailed It: Early Climate Models Have Accurately Predicted Effects of Global Warming, Study Finds weather.com - Ron Brackett The computer models used over the past five decades to predict the impact of future global warming have turned out to be very accurate so far, a new …
Matt MagnusonFossil Fuels Scientists Say Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High This Year newsy.com - Stephanie Sandoval Researchers say global carbon emissions from fossil fuels hit a record high in 2019. This marks the third consecutive year with rising carbon dioxide …
Matt MagnusonGlobal Warming Global Decades of Warming climatecentral.org December has arrived—and with it, the last month of the 2010s. Though hindsight isn't quite 2020 yet, climate change has left plenty to remember over …
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Warming at the poles will soon be felt globally in rising seas, extreme weather National Geographic - Climate 101: Causes and EffectsIce loss, permafrost melt, fires: Trouble in the Arctic and Antarctic could cause shocks to the world’s weather and sea levels sooner than thought, says a new study. Eric Post has observed seasons at same
Matt MagnusonClimate Change The year the world woke up to the climate emergency 24matins.uk - Laure FILLON Schoolchildren skipping class to strike, protests bringing city centres to a standstill: armed with dire warnings from scientists, people around the …
Matt MagnusonFossil Fuels 5 Big Trends That Increased Earth’s Carbon Pollution The Atlantic - Robinson MeyerFor the third year in a row, carbon emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high. The world’s carbon pollution from fossil fuels rose this year, reaching a record high, according to new research
Matt MagnusonThe Arctic What will an ice-free Arctic look like? BBC Future - Martha Henriques, in the ArcticThe Polarstern is a home away from home for the scientists studying the ice over the winter (Credit: Martha Henriques) When there is less sea ice in the Arctic, the ecosystem here stands to change profoundly
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Carbon Dioxide Reaches Highest Recorded Levels In Human History Forbes - Trevor NaceWe are in an unprecedented era, at no point in human history has carbon dioxide levels been this high, presenting concerning questions over what lies ahead. This week the World Meteorological Organization
Matt MagnusonAncient History Were early humans the first victims of the sixth mass extinction? Inverse - Nick Longrich Here's what we know. Nine human species walked the Earth 300,000 years ago. Now there is just one. The Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis, were stocky …
Matt MagnusonEnvironment Recycling isn’t working – here are 15 ways to shrink your plastic footprint The Guardian - Emily Holden in WashingtonAs plastics corporations ramp up production, they are also promoting a failing recycling system. Just 9% of plastics get recycled. Traditional plastics are made from extracted oil and gas, and they contribute
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Global temperature rises could bring "destructive" effects, UN says sightmagazine.com.au Global temperatures could rise sharply this century with "wide-ranging and destructive" consequences after greenhouse gas emissions hit record levels …
Matt MagnusonClimate Change Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’ The Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorThe world may already have crossed a series of climate tipping points, according to a stark warning from scientists. This risk is “an existential threat to civilisation”, they say, meaning “we are in state
