Rise in Temperatures and CO2 Follow Each Other Closely in Climate Change
In the present day, mankind has caused the CO2 content in the atmosphere to rise as much in just 150 years as it rose over 8,000 years during the transition from the last ice age to the current interglacial period and that can bring the Earth’s climate out of balance…
We’re All Climate-Change Idiots
Climate change is staring us in the face. The science is clear, and the need to reduce planet-warming emissions has grown urgent. So why, collectively, are we doing so little about it?
Brazil To Build First Algae-Based Biofuel Plant
The world’s first industrial plant producing biofuels from seaweed will be built in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco in late 2013…
More Ice Breaks off of Petermann Glacier
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan tore off one of Greenland’s largest glaciers, illustrating another dramatic change to the warming island.
This Summer Is “What Global Warming Feels Like”
Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks.
Save The Arctic Video, Greenpeace
The melting Arctic is under threat from oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflicts.
Global Network Will Track Acidifying Oceans
A global effort to track ocean acidification has begun to take shape, as researchers this week made plans to set up an international network of monitoring stations.
Long-Term Sea-Level Rise in a Two-Degree Warmer World
Sea levels around the world can be expected to rise by several metres in coming centuries, if global warming carries on.
Rio+20, the Unhappy Environmental Summit
Government negotiators from 188 nations met, and failed, in an attempt to find a breakthrough at the United Nations conference on sustainable development. In the end, this conference was a conference to decide to have more conferences…