Climate change: How do we know?
The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years. In the meantime, the fate of the only international agreement that sets binding targets for curbing greenhouse gases is hanging by a thread…
Arctic Melt Raises Sea Levels and Reinforces Global Warming
If you want to see global warming’s signature, look to the Arctic. Up north, the air is warming and the ice is melting. For two decades, scientists have predicted these things would happen as the Earth warms, and now we see that the Arctic is changing much as expected. Melting Arctic ice is also contributing significantly to sea level rise.
Salt Mapper For Climate Forecasts, NASA
Today’s scientists have learned that they can harness salt- this invaluable mineral- to foresee the future of Earth’s climate.
C40 Large Cities Climate Summit
A financing agreement with the World Bank to help the world’s major cities better adapt to climate change, has been reached a the fourth C40 summit, in Sao Paulo.
Climate Change Impacts in China
The received wisdom used to be that climate change would have relatively little impact on China. But that views seems outdated.
Australian Sea levels Set To Rise By Up To a Metre: Report
Sea levels will rise by more than three feet by the end of the century making severe coastal flooding a common factor of life in Australia if urgent action is not taken to limit climate change, a key report by a panel of climate scientists has found.
Kids Fighting Climate Change Through Innovative Initiatives
Floods and droughts may be the “new normal” and sea levels may be rising faster than previously thought, but the younger generation isn’t willing to accept these climate change consequences for their future. Kids are taking action with visible results, proving they may be more capable than adults in fighting man-made climate change.
Action Needed to Manage Climate Change Risks: U.S. Response Should Be Durable, but Flexible, Experts Urge
The nation’s options for responding to the risks posed by climate change are analyzed in a new report and the final volume in America’s Climate Choices, a series of studies requested by Congress.
Renewables key for climate, world energy supply: IPCC
Renewable energy could meet nearly 80 percent of the world’s energy needs by mid-century and play a crucial role in fighting global warming, the UN’s climate scientists said Monday in a major report.