The Changing Climate

By Michael Windelspecht

Articles on the science of climate change

Scotland-Sized "Dead Zone" in Arabian Sea Is a "Disaster Waiting to Happen"
Inverse
Scientists say the situation is worse than they originally feared. In the Gulf of Oman, the water is still. But tranquility isn’t always a positive …
Sea Level Rise in the SF Bay Area Just Got a Lot More Dire
WIRED - Matt Simon
If you move to the San Francisco Bay Area, prepare to pay some of the most exorbitant home prices on the planet. Also, prepare for the fact that …
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists
The Washington Post - By Jason Samenow
The sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend.
Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate Change
NPR - Merrit Kennedy
Seventy percent of the world's king penguin population could face threats to its habitat by the end of this century, according to a new scientific model. The researchers say the problem is that the animals'
Yes, global warming will be bad. But these scientists say it won’t reach the worst-case scenario.
The Washington Post - By Chris Mooney
Climate scientists on Wednesday suggested that they may be able to rule out some of the most dire scenarios of what would happen if greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere were to double. Unfortunately,
Carbon Pollution Has Shoved The Climate Back At Least 12 Million Years, Harvard Scientist Says
Forbes - Jeff McMahon
The level of carbon now in the atmosphere hasn’t been seen in 12 million years, a Harvard scientist said in Chicago Thursday, and this pollution is rapidly pushing the climate back to its state in the
Here's what NYC would look like if sea levels rise by 8 feet
Curbed - Ameena Walker
An interactive map from Climate Central show just how bad things would be A new interactive map from nonprofit organization Climate Central gives an unsettling visualization of what New York City would
2017 Was The Year Of Extreme Weather
NPR - Christopher Joyce
This year will go down in history for its extreme weather. Researchers have now definitively attributed three major extreme weather events to climate change. Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: If you're
The year is 2037. This is what happens when the hurricane hits Miami
Guardian US - Jeff Goodell
The climate is warming and the water is rising. In his new book, Jeff Goodell argues that sea-level rise will reshape our world in ways we can only begin to imagine After the hurricane hit Miami in 2037,
Climate Change Ripens Prospects For German Winemakers
NPR - Daniella Cheslow
Johannes Selbach's family has made wine in Germany's Mosel Valley for four centuries, and he spares little of the history on a tour of his vineyards. He has had three soil profiles extracted from the and
2017 set to be one of top three hottest years on record
The Guardian - Fiona Harvey in Bonn
Data so far this year points to 2017 continuing a long-term trend of record breaking temperatures around the world, says World Meteorological Organization 2017 is set to be one of the hottest three years
Humans to blame for global warming, massive federal government report says
USA TODAY - Doyle Rice
Climate change is real, it's here and we're the cause of it, according to the USA's most comprehensive climate science report ever produced. With the planet the warmest it's been in the history of modern
Falling Walls: How Repairing the Ozone Hole Helped the Climate
scientificamerican.com - Guus Velders
In September 1987, in response to evidence that the chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were damaging the atmosphere’s ozone layer, the …
NASA satellite spots cause of unprecedented spike in atmospheric CO2
newatlas.com - Michael Irving
Since the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been steadily increasing, but 2015 and 2016 …
Scientist Warns of Mass Marine Extinction
ecowatch.com - Climate News Network
By Tim Radford Mass marine extinction may be inevitable. If humans go on burning fossil fuels under the notorious "business as usual" scenario, then …
Why one region of the US will survive climate change better than any other, according to urban planners
Business Insider - Erin Brodwin
Somewhere that's warm but not too warm, free from hurricanes and flood-causing downpours, and close to a body of water yet far enough to avoid the threat of sea-level rise. Which places does that leave?
Hurricane Irma
This Map Shows How an Overheated Ocean Made Irma a Monster
National Geographic - National Geographic Staff
Warming has fueled one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to threaten the United States in recorded history. Fueling the Storm Warm oceans can intensify hurricanes, which scientists believe thrive when
Let Irma’s First Casualty Be Denial
HuffPost - William S. Becker
If climate scientists around the world had less class, they would be bombarding the White House switchboard with “We told you so” messages right now. Presidents and members of Congress who could do something
Warming Waters Could Mean Smaller Fish
scientificamerican.com - Adam Aton, ClimateWire
Fish will struggle to breathe as the ocean waters warm, researchers say, and bigger fish will have bigger problems. That means important species could …
The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
Rolling Stone - Eric Holthaus
Historians may look to 2015 as the year when shit really started hitting the fan. Some snapshots: In just the past few months, record-setting heat …
Replacing beef with beans could save the planet, because people farts are better than cow farts
Popular Science - By Marlene Cimons
One small change in your diet could mean less gas for everybody. There’s an old childhood ditty about eating beans that starts off “beans, beans, they’re good for your heart,” and ends with a snicker-inducing
Artificially bright clouds might save the Great Barrier Reef
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Highly reflective clouds could be needed to prevent coral bleaching. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is dying due to changes in ocean temperature, and conventional attempts to save it (such as improving
Shell's 1991 warning: climate changing ‘at faster rate than at any time since end of ice age’
The Guardian - Damian Carrington and Jelmer Mommers
Critics say public information film shows Shell ‘understood the threat was dire, potentially existential for civilisation, more than a quarter of a century ago’ • ‘Shell knew’: oil giant’s 1991 film warned
Who's Still Fighting Climate Change? The U.S. Military
National Geographic
Despite political gridlock over global warming, the Pentagon is pushing ahead with plans to protect its assets from sea-level rise and other impacts. Here's how. 5 Minute Read Ten times a year, the Naval
Climate change: Data shows 2016 likely to be warmest year yet
bbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrath
Temperature data for 2016 shows it is likely to have edged ahead of 2015 as the world's warmest year. Data from Nasa and the UK Met Office shows temperatures were about 0.07 degrees Celsius above the mark.
The Year in Climate Change: 2016's Most Depressing Stories
Live Science - Kacey Deamer
1 of 9 The Most Depressing Global Warming Stories of the Year On social media, 2016 has jokingly been called "the year on fire," and in terms of …
Reindeer are shrinking because of climate change
The Verge - Angela Chen
Stop global warming; do it for Rudolph Global warming has taken yet another thing from us: reindeer. The Christmas icons are shrinking because climate change has hurt their food access, researchers say,