Letter: Lawmakers must address global warming’s effects – Buffalo News
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed on a recent Friday evening that at least six tornadoes touched down during last week’s historic winter thunderstorm event in Maryland and Virginia. Five were in the local Washington area. While one in this…
Storm-induced sea level spikes differ in origin on US east, Gulf coasts
The Gulf Coast, especially New Orleans, is particularly vulnerable to storm surge. As the climate warms, the region will be even more susceptible to extreme storm surges, according to new research.
Climate change models predicted ocean currents would speed up — but not this soon – NBCNews.com
Ocean currents — undersea conveyor belts that help regulate Earth’s climate and influence weather systems around the world — have been speeding up over the past two decades as the planet warms, according to new research. The puzzling discovery, detailed…
Disney+ Series Targets Kids With ‘Cataclysmic’ Climate Porn
Disney’s new streaming service “Disney+” is still rolling out new original programming, and one of the newest ones for this year is Diary of a Future President. The series is a comedy following 12-year-old Elena Cañero-Reed (Tess Romero) as she…
BoJo Admits He ‘Doesn’t Get’ Climate Change, Says Fired Adviser
Boris Johnson admitted he “doesn’t really get” climate change, the former president of a United Nations environmental summit being hosted by Britain said in a blistering attack today. Claire O’Neill, who was fired by No 10 last week, was scathing…
Scientists Warn Multiple Overlapping Crises Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse’ – ScienceAlert
Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into “global systemic collapse,” more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday. Climate change, extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves, the decline of life-sustaining ecosystems, food security and dwindling stores of fresh water –…
Scientists Warn Multiple Overlapping Crises Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse’ – ScienceAlert
Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into “global systemic collapse,” more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday. Climate change, extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves, the decline of life-sustaining ecosystems, food security and dwindling stores of fresh water –…
OpEd: Global warming dishonesty is the real inconvenient truth – The Union Leader
Among the unfortunate aspects of the global warming issue is the blatant dishonesty prevalent among many of the theory’s proponents. Let’s start with Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which was, ironically, loaded with half-truths and untruths: no, the state…
Hungry for hutia? Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity
Hungry for hutia? Humans’ taste for this Bahamian rodent shaped its diversity over 1,000 years — an example of how what we like to eat can chart the course of a species.
Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems face a perfect storm
A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse in global biodiversity and ecosystems across the tropics, new research shows. The study mapped over 100 locations where tropical forests and coral reefs have been affected by climate extremes such as hurricanes, floods, heatwaves, droughts and fires.
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