In new climate book, Hothouse Earth, scientist warns worst is yet to come
Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK…
Sea level rise
New paradigm clarifies how global temperatures can stop rising within years, not decades
The gloom-and-doom scenario Earth will continue warming for decades even if we immediately stop emitting greenhouse gas emissions is wrong, …according to research highlighted in…
And now we’re changing ocean currents — threatening to disrupt and worsen global weather
In the context of the familiar “man versus nature” saying, nature generally appears always to have the upper hand. But man, or, more appropriately, humanity,…
Climate guidance for the Biden-Harris administration
The Climate 21 Project’s guidance on ways President Biden can take immediate steps to address the climate emergency and sidestep Republican obstructionism.
2019: Year of the Climate
It’s been just over a year since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its special report warning immediate action is needed to keep global…
Visualizing cause and effect of global warming
In this era of big data, satellites, and other technological innovations that improve our understanding of the changing climate, it still can be difficult to…
Why a warming ocean matters
Recent news the ocean is warming significantly faster than previously thought may seem inconsequential, because we don’t live in the ocean, and unless you’re in…
50 years of political pusillanimity intensifies global warming impact
In 1968, a group of researchers warned that increasing carbon dioxide emissions were certain to cause significant temperature changes by 2000, and beyond. But as…
Political quibbling undermines climate policy
The Washington and Oregon legislatures failed this year to take action on carbon emissions in their states, despite Democratic dominance of state-held offices. And two…
