Interactive Images Show Impact of Sea Level Rise on Global Icons
Long-term sea level rise set in motion by near-term carbon emissions threatens major coastal cities across the world. Climate Central presents projections of sea level rise that could be locked in following 2°C and 4°C of warming from carbon pollution in the coming decades. This pathway corresponds roughly to business as usual.
World’s Climate About to Enter Uncharted Territory as it Passes 1C of Warming
Global warming milestone is one of three climate records set to be broken in 2015, says UK Met Office.The trio of landmarks comes just three weeks ahead of a crunch UN summit in Paris.
Climate Change Could Create 100 million Poor, Over Half a Billion Homeless
Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half a billion, two new reports say.
Half of Weather Disasters Linked to Climate Change
Human-caused changes in climate played a role in 14 of 28 storms, droughts, and other 2014 extreme weather events investigated by global scientists.
Here’s How El Nino is Going to Wreck Your Life, Southern California
El Niño, a warming of the Pacific Ocean, is causing the jet stream to direct storms into Southern California. El Niño storms are unpredictable. That can mean lightning strikes and high tides in the beach areas, flash floods in the high desert and mud flows in communities down stream of burn areas.
California’s Crab Fiasco Is Worse for Marine Life Than Humans
Something strange started happening to California sea lions. Over the course of just a few months, hundreds of them hauled themselves onto beaches near Monterey Bay and began convulsing uncontrollably.
Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
President Obama today, announced that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a flash point in the debate over his climate policies.
Canada Now Has a Minister of Environment AND Climate Change
Leaders in Canada’s environmental community are expressing optimism about the appointment of lawyer Catherine McKenna as Minister of Environment and Climate Change at a swearing in ceremony in Ottawa Wednesday morning.
Why Keystone XL Is Dead
Once seeking a fast approval, TransCanada wants to pause the pipeline’s review. Why now?