Tropical Storm Gordon races toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Gordon on Tuesday barreled toward central U.S. Gulf Coast, where it was expected to become a hurricane and bring high winds and heavy rain to the region, the Continue Reading
Climate change, water and the infrastructure problem
I was watching an episode of the science-fiction noir thriller “The Expanse” recently. Set hundreds of years in the future, the United Nations has now become the world government and Continue Reading
Drought-hit Australian farmers rethink climate change
A cloud of flies buzzes noisily around the carcass of a cow that is decomposing in a barren, grassless paddock. “She died of urea poisoning, which is a big risk Continue Reading
Why rising temperatures are bad for our mental health
A couple of years ago Solomon Hsiang, assistant professor of public policy at University of California, Berkeley, became fascinated by an important issue: what effect does heat have on our Continue Reading
Colorado to vote in November on proposal to toughen oil drilling rules
A Colorado ballot initiative that would sharply increase the required distance between new oil wells and populated areas will go before voters in November, Colorado officials said on Wednesday. The Continue Reading
Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for the first time on record
Sea Ice Arctic sea ice works as the planet’s air conditioner in that it keeps the polar regions cold and helps keep the global climate stable, according to the NSIDC Continue Reading
Australia Wilts From Climate Change. Why Can’t Its Politicians Act?
Mile after mile of the Great Barrier Reef is dying amid rising ocean temperatures. Hundreds of bush fires are blazing across Australia’s center, in winter, partly because of a record-breaking Continue Reading
The U.S. Just Suffered the Hottest May-June-July on Record
If you found yourself thinking it was scorching hot in recent weeks, well, you were right. For the three-month period of May to July, the entire contiguous United States (CONUS) Continue Reading
Climate change in the Anthropocene: An unstoppable drive to Hothouse Earth?
Can the global climate be stabilized before runaway change creates conditions that are too hot for human civilization and deadly for most species? Leading Earth System scientists warn: “The Earth Continue Reading
Facing $17 Billion in Fire Damages, a CEO Blames Climate Change – Bloomberg
It was California’s biggest fire yet. In late July and August, wildfires devastated an area north of San Francisco far bigger than New York City, destroying more than 100 homes and injuring Continue Reading