Save the Arctic – Stop Shell – Petition
The US government just gave oil giant Shell the go-ahead to drill in the pristine Arctic for oil, putting our climate and the ocean’s majestic wildlife under grave risk. But there’s a way we can stop this. An AVAAZ Petition.
Interior’s Approval of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan Threatens Climate, Ocean
The Interior Department today approved Royal Dutch Shell’s Chukchi Sea exploratory drilling plans, clearing the way for its drilling rigs to operate off Alaska for the first time since 2012 – when one Shell rig had to be scrapped after running aground off Kodiak Island and another incurred a $12 million fine for breaking maritime law.
Global Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach New Monthly Record
In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached a new monthly record of 400 parts per million.
Melting Antarctic: Failure to Act Now on Emissions Could Raise Oceans by Metres
In recent decades, Antarctica and Greenland have played minor roles in the world’s rising oceans. But this is changing. Rising sea levels don’t just put places underwater, but every centimetre increases the impacts that storm surges have on people, homes and coastal infrastructure.
Giant Waves Quickly Destroy Arctic Ocean Ice and Ecosystems
Scientists had never imagined that Arctic waves could break up pack ice so quickly. The chance encounter of a research vessel with the largest waves ever recorded amid floating packs of Arctic ice shows how such rollers could reroute shipping, damage oil platforms and threaten coastal communities with erosion.
Fjords Soak Up a Surprising Amount of Carbon
Fjords are known for their otherworldly beauty. But these high-latitude inlets also have an outsized role in the carbon cycle, a study finds.
Grenada Braces for Impacts of Climate Change
Over the last 25 years, the fragile Grenadian islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique have been bombarded by storms, hurricanes, higher tides and sea surges. This resulted in severe loss of mangrove vegetation along the coastline, beach erosion, damage to soil and serious threat to the local tourism industries which depend heavily on the pristine condition of the beaches and health of the marine life.
Thinking Back to Look Ahead
Throughout history human societies have had to confront and adjust to climatic and environmental hazards. A long-term perspective that draws on such experiences must inform today’s climate policies argue Jago Cooper and Christian Isendahl.
Sea-Level Rise Poses Hard Choice for Two Neighborhoods: Rebuild or Retreat?
New York’s status as a global hub of finance, media, and culture means that both moves are happening under a microscope. The waterfront is becoming a tale of two cities: one where it’s become too dangerous to remain, and another deemed impossible—or perhaps too valuable—to abandon.