Climate Disaster
Warming Could Mean More Algae Blooms
Nearly 240 square miles of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, are covered in a scum of blue-green algae that has also traveled … Warming Could Mean More Algae BloomsRead more
Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change
Feeding more than 7 billion people with minimal environmental and climate impacts is no small feat. That parts of the world are plagued by obesity … Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate ChangeRead more
Where Will the Animals Go as Climate Changes?
The natural world is under siege by climate change. Rising temperatures are pushing plants and animals outside their current range. To keep pace with climate … Where Will the Animals Go as Climate Changes?Read more
Climate Impacts From Farming Are Getting Worse
Greenhouse gases released from the growing of crops and livestock directly increased by a little more than 1 percent in 2014, compared with a year … Climate Impacts From Farming Are Getting WorseRead more
Say goodbye to measurements below 400ppm
There goes another hugely significant climate record. Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will shatter the critically important barrier of 400 ppm this year and are now … Say goodbye to measurements below 400ppmRead more
Melting Permafrost Releases Deadly, Long-Dormant Anthrax in Siberia
A Russian heatwave has activated long-dormant anthrax bacteria in Siberia, sickening at least 13 people and killing one boy and more than 2,300 reindeer. According … Melting Permafrost Releases Deadly, Long-Dormant Anthrax in SiberiaRead more
Climate Hero & Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets U.K. Asylum
the former president of the tiny Indian Ocean state of the Maldives has been granted political refugee status. Mohamed Nasheed was the Maldives’ first democratically … Climate Hero & Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets U.K. AsylumRead more