The Heat Is Coming
When I say, “how about that heat wave,” perhaps you think of the western United States, where temperatures last week soared above 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius), smashing dozens … Read more
Climate Change
We May Have Only Thirty Years Until the End of Civilization
It seems every week there’s a scary new report about how man-made climate change is going to cause the collapse of the world’s ice sheets, result in the extinction of … Read more
A Quarter of West Antarctic Ice Might Collapse – Live Science
Glaciers and ice sheets in Antarctica have thinned and weakened dramatically over the past quarter-century, leaving 24% of the ice in the western part of the continent seriously weakened and … Read more
CO2 reaches Levels Last Seen Before Humankind Evolved
There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been for 800,000 years — since before our species evolved. On Saturday (May 11), the levels of the greenhouse … Read more
CLIMATE CHANGE: Bill Nye Drops the F-Bomb
During his appearance on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” on Sunday (May 12), Nye used frank language to talk to millennials about the impacts of global warming on … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Hexagon
Floating cities. When I first saw the phrase, I was thinking something more space-like. Great, domed orbital platforms nestled in the yellowish hue of Venus’ atmosphere. Maybe serenely sitting above … Read more
Humans Cause Most Dramatic Climate Change in 3 Million Years
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is likely higher than it has been anytime in the past 3 million years. This rise in the level of carbon … Read more
SCIENCE: How The World Ends Version Three
A new study published in the journal Biological Conservation described as “a comprehensive review of 73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe” makes a grim prediction: “dramatic … Read more
Climate Change to Kill a Quarter Million a Year
In the coming decades, more than a quarter-million people may die each year as a result of climate change, according to a new review study. In 2014, the World Health … Read more