Climate Change Threatens California’s Vital Kelp Forests

To combat the devastation, divers — initially volunteers and now some paid by the state of California — have used suction tubes or hammers to destroy the urchins by the tens of thousands and have also begun planting new kelp….

Secrets of Humpback Whales: Scientists Record 600 Different Calls at Sea Including Some Never Heard Before

Sounds made by humpback whales—including a previously unknown call—have given researchers a glimpse of their lives in the high seas. Scientists recorded the sounds hundreds of miles west of South Africa at the Vema Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean. The “whup” and “grumble” calls captured suggest this location could be an important stop on the […]

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Young adult Catholics discuss need to promote climate change efforts – Crux Now

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Catholic leadership should not neglect climate change in favor of social issues including abortion, a Georgetown University panel concluded April 27 in an online discussion about how to apply Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care…

Planetary conjunction photo gallery, spring 2022

View images of the planets lined up in the morning sky from this spring, 2022. The planetary conjunction of Venus and Jupiter draws the eye.

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Man who died outside Supreme Court raises complicated questions, calls attention to ‘climate grief’ – USA TODAY

Wynn Bruce death outside Supreme Court stirs debate over climate grief News Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion The death of a climate activist by self-immolation outside of the Supreme Court raises questions, debate over hopelessness and grief about…

PAGASA scientist: Expect more intense typhoons if global warming continues – GMA News Online

A scientist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has warned the public against more intense typhoons if global warming continues to worsen. During the #LagingHandaPH public briefing on Saturday, PAGASA Scientist I Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte talked about…

‘Anticipated Changes After 2025 But India Facing Global Warming Impact Sooner Than Expected’: IMD’s Ex-DG – Verve Times

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LETTER: Global warming requires a complete restructuring of the way we live – Las Vegas Review-Journal

“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water,” Benjamin Franklin once said. Climate change is a long-term, systemic issue that necessitates immediate action across decades. Nothing short of a complete restructuring of our economic and social institutions…

Climate change, weather shocks, and migratory flows | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal – voxeu.org

Salvatore Di Falco, Anna B. Kis, Martina Viarengo 30 April 2022 The increase in extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and other natural disasters is a distinctive aspect of the ongoing process of climate change. Many countries with the…

Hunting for the next virus

Searching for the next virus The Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet, but some researchers are already worrying about mousepox. Colin Carlson, a biologist at Georgetown University, has spent the last few years training computers to predict which dangerous viruses…