Six Degrees of Warmer: IEA Says Boston Could Become Miami Beach
There’s curious stuff up on the IEA’s website: the head of the International Energy Agency is officially talking…
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Will Climate Change Wipe Out Surfing?
There is already evidence that storms driven by climate change are causing bigger swells—which makes surfers happy. What makes surfers worry is sea level rise.
Species Disappearing Faster Than We Can Count
We are losing species, by some counts, at a rate of more than 25,000 a year, which is a lot faster than we are discovering them.
Just Planting Trees Won’t Stop March of Deserts
On the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, we look at two pioneering ways to stave off the loss of fertile land by challenging the conventional wisdom of merely planting more trees.
Could Slackening Solar Winds Cool the Earth?
If global warming doesn’t scare you enough, consider worrying about a new Ice Age instead. The Times of…
Is Natural Gas Just as Polluting as Coal?
Researchers find that harmful methane leaks into the air at twice the amounts estimated by the EPA.
Adding People to the Climate Change Equation
People’s behavior has been noticeably absent in science on sustainability, but a conference before June’s U.N. summit offers some hint human processes may join natural ones in developing solutions.
Governing Geoengineering: Hot Topic For a Warming Planet
Before mankind can make big steps about widespread changes to natural process that affect climate change, it needs to take the baby steps of figuring out how to oversee the decisions.
Entering a Dangerous Epoch — The Anthropocene
The global environmental change community has gathered in London and online this week to forge a more effective voice on sustainability.
Accepting Climate Change an Economic Luxury
Shifts in opinion on climate change have had more to do with the state of the economy than the weather outside, partisan politics, or the media’s influence, according to new research.