Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:52:12 +0000
A massive Antarctic glacier is less stable and could potentially cause more and more rapid sea level rise than previously predicted, a study published Monday in Nature Geoscience finds. The Thwaites Glacier, known as the “doomsday glacier” because it holds enough water to raise global sea levels by multiple feet, is especially susceptible to rising […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:27:59 +0000
Heat waves and drought are rocking the United States, and that has even led to some U.S. schools closing due to the extreme heat. This has happened on both the East Coast and the West Coast. Heat, Insufficient Cooling Disrupt Learning Nationwide Extreme heat across the country is disrupting education as high temperatures force schools […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:50:31 +0000
Extreme heat and heatwaves are growing more frequent and more severe because of climate change. That often brings to mind images of people trying to catch some shade under a baking hot sun or city kids cooling off in a fountain while their parents sweat on the sidelines. While climate change is making our days hotter, the […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:00:10 +0000
Officials from Portland, New York, Miami and Phoenix discuss plans to keep residents safe in extreme heat.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 03:30:34 +0000
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Laura Peterson It’s here! After years of advocacy, one executive order, two proposed laws, and numerous initiatives across federal agencies, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the independent federal agency responsible for protecting the financial system — has finally proposed that publicly traded corporations be truthful with […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:07:54 +0000
The scorching temperature forecast for this summer makes me nervous. The extra-hot conditions expected across the country, shown in the graphic below, will put many millions of workers at high risk of heat-related injury, illness, and even death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is prioritizing heat protections for workers, but it could take years for OSHA to finish […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 01:43:43 +0000
As schools across India close early for the summer — unable to operate amid the extreme heat and resulting power shut offs — a massive glacial lake outburst in Pakistan wiped out a bridge, two power plants, and flooded a village as the record-breaking, months-long heatwave grinds on. Record-high temperatures accelerated ice and snow melt, feeding a […]
Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:01:24 +0000
FUD = Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. FUD about global warming persists, despite the science being solid for decades. Below, I’ll go through some common and important questions about global warming as well as responses to them. Global Warming — Is It Real? How Do We Know? Is Global Warming Climate Change Or Is It Weather? […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:14:30 +0000
This morning, I was approached by a lovely young lady with a great patter — “I have been waiting here all morning to talk to you,” she said. I had a laugh and just kept walking, musing, “Can organized charities save the world?” On the way out of the supermarket, I stopped to chat to […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:00:09 +0000
A new study indicates that climate change could devastate coffee production in Brazil, but also offers ideas on how to save 75% of it