Stone and water governed early human settlement of the desert
Timmermann, A. & Friedrich, T. Late Pleistocene climate drivers of early human migration. Nature 538, 92–95 (2016). Article …
El Nino Is Here. Get Ready for a Wild, Stormy Winter
El Niño isn’t just sticking around—it’s supercharged—and the Washington Post reports that could translate into one of…
Bangkok Post – Climate talks ‘a bunch of baloney and BS’, says Panama
Outspoken environment minister vents frustration even as his country bids to host one The United Nations biodiversity summit…
A Man’s Neighbors Won’t Stop Throwing Trash Away In His Garbage Can And He’s Had Enough Of It
Shutterstock A word to the wise, folks… Don’t mess with another person’s trash can. And especially if you…
Two Thousand Years Ago, a New Ice Age Began—but Human-Caused Climate Change Recently Reversed It, According to New Research
All that’s left of a gargantuan ice sheet that once covered nearly 30 percent of North America is…
The Jackdaw gasfield, net zero and climate adaptation | Green economy
Andy Burnham writes that his determination to tackle the climate crisis is “unwavering” and that the transition must…
Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
The report was a collaboration between the UN’s environment agency, UNEP, and the UN climate secretariat, UNFCCC, which co-organises COP31. “For a…
Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted
A new computer model suggests that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” could contribute far more…
EU’s new Arctic strategy signals shift in its geopolitical mindset
The EU recently presented its latest Arctic strategy. It is the bloc’s fifth such strategy since 2008 and…
Off Vancouver Island, an ocean plate is breaking apart, giving scientists their first clear view of a dying subduction zone
Off Vancouver Island, an ocean plate is breaking apart, giving scientists their first clear view of a dying…
Crews dismantled the 26 turbines of Scotland’s first commercial wind farm near Douglas, and a later review found that 99.9 percent of the material was recycled or reused rather than landfilled
A flatbed pulls off the hill track with a sawn length of blade strapped across it, white and…
It Looks Like the Polar Vortex Is About to Do Something ‘Unprecedented’
For the past several months, an El Niño of “super,” “mega,” and “monster” proportions has been making headlines.…