The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
The Purple Fabric That Could Beat the Scorching Heat
Newswise — A new purple cooling fabric developed by Chinese and Australian researchers could help people stay cooler…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
Adding Iron To The Ocean Can Remove CO2 – But At What Cost To Nature?
Newswise — Adding iron to the ocean can cause plankton to absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere. However,…
Global Warming Has Kicked Into Overdrive, Scientists Warn
It’s been a particularly apocalyptic summer. Relentless, record-shattering heatwaves, untamable wildfires, and deadly floods are just some of…
Unwritten Social Rules, Not Government Oversight, Help Keep Forest Land Sustainable
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Swidden agriculture — often called “slash-and-burn” — has been practiced on every inhabited…
NOAA Raises Odds of a Historic ‘Super’ El Niño
El Niño, declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just one month ago, is strengthening at…
Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries
Realistic image of a completely terraformed Mars. Credit: Daein Ballard Making Mars Earthlike is not impossible in principle,…
Ancient Gulf Stream Shift During Younger Dryas Offers Stark Warning for Future Climate Change
Around 13,000 years ago, as the world was emerging from the grip of the last ice age, much…
El Nino has formed in the Pacific and could set records, forecasters say
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is…
Coastal floods are linked to climate change and sea level rise
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused…
A Hidden Arctic Ocean Crisis Is Unfolding Beneath the Melting Ice
The polar research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean. Credit: Lawrence Hislop/Norwegian Polar Institute Scientists…