Greenland to lose ice far faster this century than in the past 12,000 years
The scale of loss from the Greenland ice sheet will be higher this century than in any other over the past 12,000 years, a...
Flooding in Miami is no longer news — but it’s certainly newsworthy.
This was the scene in Miami Beach earlier this week.
Miami Beach is one enormous lake right now pic.twitter.com/g2xx9RlZR9
— Josh Baumgard (@joshbaumgard) August 1, 2017
The...
Trump, Pentagon at odds over climate change.
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement puts him at odds with the Pentagon, which has been warning...
Fiji brings first-hand experience with effects of climate change to UN summit.
By Nick PerryThe Associated Press
Sun., Nov. 5, 2017
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—Each time the ocean surged through their coastal Fijian village, residents would use rafts to...
Guest post: The oceans are absorbing more carbon than previously thought
The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and play a crucial role in taking up CO2 from the atmosphere.
Estimates suggest that around...
Global sea level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought
Global sea level rise began to accelerate in the 1960s, 30 years earlier than suggested by previous assessments, a new study finds.
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Climate change in the US could help the rich and hurt the poor.
Projected economic damage by county between 2080 and 2099 if the United States continues a “business-as-usual” approach to carbon dioxide emissions. (Hsiang, Kopp,...
Lombok villagers beat poverty with tortilla chips and mangroves.
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LOMBOK, Indonesia, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - J ust over three years ago, Herniati had never heard of tortilla chips,...
Guest post: Why does land warm up faster than the oceans?
Last year, global temperatures were 0.95C warmer than the 20th century average. Human activity is responsible for around 100% of this warming.
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US coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms.
Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated Press analysis...
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