Holes and increased melting spell disaster for Greenland ice
The three largest glaciers in Greenland have enough ice that if they continue to melt completely; the world sea level will rise by about 1.3…
Environmental Science
Climate change can go back to the microbes of the ancient past
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world due to climate change. With these rising temperatures, most of the ice,…
Carbon dioxide levels hit new record high despite Covid-19 lockdown
The World Meteorological Organization (WHO) on Monday released their annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, which reveals that the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s…
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reached its highest level since 2008
Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE), which monitors the Amazon’s forests using satellites, has released preliminary data to show at least 11,008 square kilometers (4,281…
Researchers find Climate change is causing Hurricanes Stay Stronger and Longer
Researchers find Climate change is causing Hurricanes to Stay Stronger and Longer Hurricanes that develop over warmer oceans carry more moisture and therefore take more…
Researchers Introduce Bottleneck Theory to Calculate Carbon Emissions Liability
MTU Researchers Introduce Bottleneck Theory to Calculate Carbon Emissions Liability A new study by Michigan Tech researchers questions conventional methods of calculating carbon emissions liability…
A vicious cycle: Can climate change be made worse by droughts and storms?
A new study from Nature Communications assesses how much ice loss contributes to rising temperatures. Global warming has increased the loss of ice sheets around…
3 Reasons the Arctic Freeze Is Unseasonably Late and Why It Matters
The Arctic Ocean usually shrunk with the help of sea ice off the Siberian coast. But this year, the water is still open. The sea…
Air pollution killed nearly half a million children last year
Last year’s air pollution alone killed nearly half a million babies within a month of birth, according to the State of Global Air 2020. About…
By 2025 Earth Will Experience Carbon Dioxide Levels Not Seen In 3.3 Million Years
A research team at the University of Southampton estimated the amount of carbon dioxide present during the warmest part of the Pliocene epoch about 3.3…
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