The Largest Vessel the World Has Ever Seen
Painted a brilliant red, Prelude – a staggering 488m long vessel – looms over the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea. Under construction for the energy giant Shell, the dimensions of the vessel are striking in their own right, but also as evidence of the sheer determination of the oil and gas industry to open up new sources of fuel.
International Law Stays Silent on the Responsibility for Climate Change
The world of international law is behaving as though the problem of climate change does not exist. The weak legal response to climate change means that big polluters are getting off lightly.
Climate Change Takes A Village
As the planet warms, a remote Alaskan town shows just how unprepared we are.
Models of Greenland Ice Melting Could Be Way Off
Existing computer models may be severely underestimating the risk to Greenland’s ice sheet — which would add 20 feet to sea levels if it all melted — from warming temperatures, according to two studies released Monday.