Shuang-Ye Wu: Colorado fires cap a year of climate disasters in 2021, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry
Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them.
Jianjun Yin: East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms – here’s why the ocean is pouring in more often
Since 1880, average global sea levels have risen by more than 8 inches (23 centimeters), and the rate has been accelerating with climate change.
C.J. Polychroniou: Climate Crisis Must Be Treated Like Outbreak of a World War
If we convince ourselves that combatting the climate crisis is equivalent to fighting a world war, we do have a realistic chance of rescuing planet Earth.
Tom Engelhardt: Living on a Sci-Fi Planet
Who could have imagined that humanity would inherit the kinds of apocalyptic powers previously left to the gods or that, when we finally noticed them, we would prove eerily unable to respond?
Tim Radford: Rising Tides Will Displace Millions
An estimated 13 million US citizens could some time in this century become climate refugees, driven from their seaside homes by sea level rise of possibly 1.8 meters, according to new research.
Amahia Mallea: As flood risks increase across the US, it’s time to recognize the limits of levees
The US has more than 100,000 miles of levees nationwide, in all 50 states and one of every five counties. They were simply not designed to deal with extreme weather conditions. It’s time to re-think flood control.
Climate of North American cities will shift hundreds of miles in one generation
In one generation, the climate experienced in many North American cities is projected to change to that of locations hundreds of miles away—or to a new climate unlike any found … Continue reading
Lorraine Chow: 10 Worst-Case Climate Predictions If We Don’t Keep Global Temperature Rise Under 1.5 Degrees Celsius
If humankind carries on its business-as-usual approach to climate change, there’s a 93 percent chance we’re barreling toward a potentially catastrophic level of warming. The summer of 2018 was intense: … Continue reading
Jake Johnson: With Planet in ‘Crisis Mode,’ Bernie Sanders Rips Trump White House for ‘Dangerous’ Dismissal of Climate Science
“You have an administration that virtually does not even recognize the reality of climate change and their policies, working with the fossil fuel industry, are making a bad situation worse.” … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: What Will Donald Trump Be Remembered For?
The World According to The Don(ald) I know you won’t believe me. Not now, not when everything Donald Trump does — any tweet, any insult at any rally — is … Continue reading
William Moomaw, et al: What the world needs now to fight climate change — More swamps
“Drain the swamp” has long meant getting rid of something distasteful. Actually, the world needs more swamps – and bogs, fens, marshes and other types of wetlands. Wetlands are some … Continue reading
Tim Radford: Rising Sea Levels Come At Steeper Cost
Rising sea levels bring the prospect of more violence and expense. Four new studies confirm the menace of the waves. LONDON, 2 March, 2018 – Delay in slowing rising sea … Continue reading
Walter Bargen: Real Rumors
Now that it’s done being undone, or, at least, the end of the beginning of undone, depending on the harrumphing water pumps and which side of the bulldozer blade is … Continue reading
Jessica Corbett: ‘When Rising Seas Hit Home’ — Hundreds of Towns Threatened by 2100
Daunting new report shows coastal communities are at-risk and unprepared for flooding caused by climate change. As an iceberg the size of Delaware broke away from an ice shelf in … Continue reading
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