F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
The federal government has approved plans by a start-up company to test a satellite that would use a…
Trees May Not Slow Climate Change as Much as Scientists Thought
Ecologists and climate researchers have sometimes called it “natural geoengineering.” The idea is elegant in its simplicity: A forest…
Global Warming Could Ravage the Amazon’s Useful Plant Species, Study Finds
Over centuries, the Amazon’s hundreds of Indigenous societies have built up an abundance of knowledge about the rainforest’s…
Antarctica is missing 2 million sq km of sea ice, scientists say the impact may reach far beyond the frozen continent
Antarctica may feel far removed from everyday life, but new research suggests the icy continent could have a…
World’s oceans have warmest June on record · TheJournal.ie
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Climate Change: Degrees of denial: Paris blames US for climate change in heated exchange
Heatwave has left France counting more than 1,300 deaths in a few weeks (Picture credit: Reuters) TOI correspondant…
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System
The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding…
‘It’s depressing’: A France-sized area of Antarctica’s winter sea ice is missing as temperatures soar 20°C above average |
A vast area of Antarctica that should be covered in winter sea ice is instead lying largely exposed…
The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy
Record-high global temperatures aren’t driven only by well-known greenhouse gas culprits. These other emissions, unlike carbon dioxide, don’t…
Who gets a seat at the table? UN climate conference accused of shrinking civic space and visa delays
All eyes are on the German city of Bonn this week, as delegates from around the world gather…
In the Fastest-Warming City in the U.S., These Artists See Hope
Reno, Nev., was born in the silver and gold rushes of the mid-19th century. It is now a…
Global sea level rise threatens 77-132 million people with inundation
As the earth heats up due to the massive, ongoing anthropogenic (human-caused) release of greenhouse gases, the world’s…