World’s ocean surface temperature hits record high: “Headed off the charts”
The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time high since satellite records began, threatening corals and other marine life.
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Here comes more rain, more drought, just as climate models predicted
The rise in extreme weather predicted by climate models as global temperatures continue to rise is confirmed by satellite data. The last 8 years have…
Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim
Fiona Harvey in Sharm el-Sheikh Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd. Climate Trace reports half of 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas are oil…
Good COP, bad COP — but not the Hollywood trope
No, the good cop/bad cop Hollywood trope has nothing to do with the climate emergency, but this year’s intergovernmental gathering on climate change, COP 27, may finally result in meaningful change.
More global heating ‘baked in’ than previously thought, but so is more cooling, new research finds
Focusing only on reducing CO2 emissions misses the warming already baked into the system, as well as the extra cooling we’d enjoy if all emissions stop.
How the new climate bill will shift U.S. climate policy
Republican obstructionism forces Senate Democrats into conflicting climate-impact compromise with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Global scorching ahead of schedule. Well done, humanity.
Earth’s average global temperature has 50-50 chance of crossing the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold as early as 2023.
Political will all we need to avert climate catastrophe, say Mann, Whitehouse
Solving the climate emergency is merely a matter of policy, say two leading voices who long have championed urgent action.
Forests cool the planet as well as store carbon, new research finds
The role forests have countering the effects of global warming is far more impactful than originally thought, new research finds.
Climate-related regulation at risk as Supreme Court considers case lacking facts
Note: Updated Feb. 28 with links summarizing oral arguments and the threat to separation of powers. The U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 28 will hear arguments…
