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In the wake of a summer that spawned harsh heat waves and forest fires in Europe; and catastrophic floods in China, Pakistan and elsewhere in Asia, climate debate is back in the news.
Debate about the significance or even existence of anthropogenic global warming featured prominently the headlines last winter during the UN climate conference in [...]
The battle between polar bears and barnacle geese hearkens a dismal new era for fauna worldwide, who are forced by climate change to make unfortunate adjustments
Nothing jerks the animal lover’s tears more than images of emaciated polar bears struggling in melting glacial water as global warming alters their icy habitat. Higher temperatures push these [...]
A piece of ice four times the size of the island of Manhattan has broken off from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier in what may be the largest glacier collapse in recorded history.
A similarly sized piece of ice broke off the Petermann in 1962. This latest collapse reduces the glacier’s ice shelf by about 25%.
According to a [...]
Last night, I was watching the Weather Channel and something rather interesting was brought to my attention. A new report on Global Warming was published recently.
The report was written by more than 300 scientists from 48 countries and confirms what we’ve known all along: Global Warming is here and it’s not going anywhere, any time [...]
Ethical investment consultant firm Eiris has judged 300 of Europe’s top companies in terms of their contribution to global warming and found that more than half are UK-based. Eiris found that the number of British companies determined to have a ‘very high impact on global warming’ was double that of any other country.
Of those companies [...]
Today’s temperatures are predicted go as high hit 30C (85F) making it the hottest day of the year in England, with temperatures highest in London and the southeast.
World cup fever – and the more civilized pursuit of eating strawberries and cream whilst watching a considerably smaller yellow ball move backwards and forwards at a much [...]
India’s Minister of State for Environmental and Forest, Jairam Ramesh, recently announced plans to launch 2 satellites that will be specifically used to monitor environmental changes in the country.
The first satellite, which will be launched in 2012, will monitor daily carbon emissions; while the second satellite will monitor India’s forest cover—also on a daily basis. [...]
I’ll bet when you think of all the studies being done on CO2 and Global Warming, you probably figure a lot of it has to do with the atmosphere or the ocean or plants of some kind—since that’s what it seems to affect the most. However, scientists have recently developed a method for finding and [...]
A few years ago, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that melting glaciers would put hundreds of millions of people at risk. However, a recent study published in the journal Science suggests the risk factor is considerably less than previously anticipated.
The main area of focus in the study is the Himalayas and according [...]
Flooding has swept away many homes and lives in China recently. However, it may surprise you to learn that the biggest threat is a lack of water, not the rising of it.
Thousands of Tibetans face possible drought as a result of Global Warming and environmental degradation. It’s a rather devastating domino effect in the works [...]
A new survey of UK residents conducted by the University of Cardiff shows that public acceptance of climate change is alive and well in Britain.
From an article in the Guardian:
The survey showed that almost three-quarters (71%) of Britons are concerned about climate change. Some 78% think the climate is changing, which is down from 91% [...]
There are 3 basic things that are generally considered bad in the green world: plastics, BPA in plastics, and excessive CO2 emissions. Imagine if some of these things could be combined and used for the greater good. It seems unlikely, right? Well, guess what? Scientists are currently working on this very thing and they are [...]
We’ve all heard of super-heroes and super-villains, but did you know there are also super-greenhouse gases?
Recently, a rather serious issue was brought to my attention and now I am bringing it to yours. Lurking about our world are things known as HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons). They are man-made gases used as refrigerants and can be found in [...]
A UN report entitled ‘Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production’, released Wednesday, states that eating less meat and dairy is necessary to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change, global hunger and energy shortages.
From an article in the Guardian:
As the global population surges towards a predicted 9.1 billion people by 2050, western tastes for [...]
Marek Kohn is a British science writer who has written about topics including evolution and drug use. In his latest book, Turned Out Nice: How the British Isles will Change as the World Heats Up, Kohn takes on the topic of climate change and how Britain and Ireland might turn out after a century of [...]
You’ve probably heard all the reports about how Climate Change will damage our crops and livelihoods via drought, flooding (from rising sea levels), and so forth. However, I’ll bet you haven’t heard about the latest threat climate change poses to crops: decreased nutritional value.
A study, published in Science magazine, shows that increased levels of CO2 [...]
Mount Everest has been in the news quite a bit lately and for good reasons:
Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old boy, became the youngest person ever to climb to the summit.
On the opposite end of the age spectrum, 50-year-old Apa Sherpa (also known as the Super Sherpa) broke his own record and has climbed Everest the most [...]
If you work for a factory, power plant, or refinery, you might want to start expecting some changes soon.
The EPA has set plans in motion that will control smokestack emissions blamed for Global Warming. Their proposal requires the reduction of 6 greenhouse gases by installing top-of-the-line technology and improving energy efficiency whenever a facility is [...]
The world faces a critical tipping point and potentially irreversible damage, according to a new warning from the UN yesterday.
According to the outlook of the third Global Biodiversity Outlook report:
“In 2002, the world’s leaders agreed to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Having reviewed all available evidence, including [...]
It would seem that scientists have come up with yet another reason to put a stop to whale hunting.
Scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division have discovered that whale fecal matter is an effective, plant-friendly fertilizer for the ocean. The research suggests if whale populations are allowed to flourish, their waste could also help marine [...]
Many people love going to the beach. I’m actually heading there tomorrow. There are so many things you can do at (or in) the ocean, such as swimming, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, kayaking, whale watching, and so forth. It is an extremely vast ecosystem with so many life forms that scientists still haven’t finished [...]
Climate Change is becoming a growing concern when it comes to health issues.
Last week, a group of federal agencies issued a report on the threat climate change poses to health, analyzing what areas need to be studied. The report, published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, basically states that the climate will [...]
Finland announced plans to step up and meet EU requirements on cutting greenhouse gas emissions this week.
The EU requirement is to raise the share of renewable energy to 38% of energy consumption by 2020. In order to meet this goal, Finland must raise renewable energy production by 38 terawatt hours. How do they plan [...]
Throughout this month, my local area has seen several consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures—a first in almost 100 years for this time of year. The temperatures—which were in the high 80s/low 90s—are ones we typically don’t get until the Summer months. Our rainfall is also far below average (approximately half an inch total compared to [...]
The death toll from the earthquakes that struck western China last Wednesday has passed 1,700. The quakes occurred in Qinghai province, a mainly Tibetan region of the country; and resulted in 1,706 deaths and 12,128 injured with 256 still missing according to a piece in Sunday’s Guardian.
Yesterday, China’s president Hu Jintao visited Qinghai and promised [...]
An explosion at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia killed 6 miners—at least 21 others are still missing.
The mine—operated by Massey subsidiary Performance Coal Co.—has extra oxygen caches throughout emergency escape routes plus airtight refuge chambers that can keep miners alive for 4 days. This particular mine produced 1.2 million [...]
Greenpeace has contended with quite the number of household names so far this year, including social networking giant Facebook and the more recent campaign against Nestlé’s. Now, the fight turns against one particular US company based mainly around oil and chemical interests: Koch Industries.
If you’ve never heard of them before, don’t feel bad—they intentionally try [...]
There is a saying that “birds of a feather flock together”. However, that’s not always a good thing—especially when it means that climate change is pushing 67 bird species towards extinction.
All of these particular birds are of the oceanic variety—albatrosses, puffins and so forth. They are at risk for 2 main reasons:
They don’t produce many [...]
Nature is known to be both kind and cruel; but regardless of what mood strikes, Nature is always wonderful. However, there are times when bad things happen that Nature did not intend; things that are caused by too much intrusion and interference. Due to these interferences, far too many creatures have suffered and it may [...]
The lowest country in the world may have found an interesting solution to a rather alarming problem.
The Maldives is an absolutely amazing place, consisting of 26 atolls (a ring of coral reef) and nearly 1200 small islands. It’s also severely affected by climate change. Some people say the islands are sinking. In fact, they only [...]
