The 50 States of Climate Change – Outside Online – Outside
Since the 1700s, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased by 40 percent, largely from greenhouse gasses released by people burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal. As a result, the climate is becoming more…
Hotter temperatures will change what trees thrive in Seattle – Axios
Illustration: Megan Robinson/Axios Seattle tree lovers have long relied on historical success and “hardiness” maps specific to our region to know what species to plant where and when. A new map based on U.S. Forest Service data and climate predictions…
We Face a Climate Abyss, But There Are Sparks of Hope, Robert Pollin Says – Truthout
The energy transition from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources is moving slowly, and scores of global conferences on climate change over the past few decades have failed to produce the desired results. From the…
‘Birdsville mindset’: what an outback town where the roads melt can teach us about living with heat
The mercury is already nudging 40C on a February morning in Birdsville and, walking down the main drag, you could be forgiven for mistaking yourself in the nearby ghost town of Betoota. A guard dog barks half-heartedly without emerging from…
Putin Discusses Possibility That Global Warming Has Peaked – Newsweek
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the possibility that global warming has peaked, in a conversation with scientists in Moscow. Putin was talking with the winners of the Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists on February 8,…
Kelp forests losing unique traits due to climate change, says study
Kelp populations at equatorward-range edges particularly vulnerable to climate change
Warfare and Global Warming – New Security Beat
The world has plenty of reasons to avoid conflict already. Yet attendees at the recently-concluded COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt were presented with another compelling argument: Warfare is bad for global warming. So much so, in fact, that…
Enhancement of river flooding due to global warming | Scientific Reports – Nature.com
Extreme weather events (e.g., heavy precipitation and flooding) can have devastating effects on human society and the environment. Heavy precipitation events, a major contributor to flooding, have increased in recent years, especially in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, due…
MSU experts on COP27 climate change conference | MSUToday | Michigan State University – MSUToday
The United Nations’ annual climate summit, the 27th Conference of the Parties, or COP27, has convened in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, through Nov. 18 to discuss the global response to climate change. Several Michigan State University experts are available to discuss…
By David Wallace-Wells – The New York Times
You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that…
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