The oil industry’s knowledge of dangerous climate change stretches back to the 1960s, with unearthed documents showing that it was warned of “serious worldwide environmental … Oil industry knew of ‘serious’ climate concerns more than 45 years agoRead more
Global Warming
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Arctic Sea Ice Plummets To Staggering Low In May, While CO2 Levels Hit Record High
Last month saw the biggest year-over-year jump in atmospheric levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide on record — 3.76 parts per million. And that, reports NOAA, … Arctic Sea Ice Plummets To Staggering Low In May, While CO2 Levels Hit Record HighRead more
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Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry
Global warming is, in the end, not about the noisy political battles here on the planet’s surface. It actually happens in constant, silent interactions in … Global Warming’s Terrifying New ChemistryRead more
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Bad News For Marine Life
Ocean temperatures are soaring — and that is bad news for many forms of marine life, including rock lobsters, according to two new studies from … Bad News For Marine LifeRead more
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What is the best description of the greenhouse effect?
What exactly is the greenhouse effect? And what does it look like if we view it from a new angle? Of course, we know the … What is the best description of the greenhouse effect?Read more
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4 degree is not a survival track
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Deep Ocean Warming Happening at ‘Alarming’ and Increasingly Rapid Rate
Nearly half of the increases in ocean temperature between 1865-2015 occurred in just the past 20 years, a rate which is steadily getting quicker, a … Deep Ocean Warming Happening at ‘Alarming’ and Increasingly Rapid RateRead more
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Warming Ocean May Be Releasing Frozen Methane
You hear a lot about carbon dioxide’s role in climate change. But methane, which is emitted by both natural sources and human-caused ones such as … Warming Ocean May Be Releasing Frozen MethaneRead more
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Average Temperature Briefly Tops 2 Degrees in New Climate Milestone
The world has reached a new climate change milestone. On Thursday, for a brief period, the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was more than … Average Temperature Briefly Tops 2 Degrees in New Climate MilestoneRead more
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2015 to be hottest year on record – until next year
This year will be the hottest on record and 2016 could be even hotter due to the El Niño weather pattern, the World Meteorological Organization … 2015 to be hottest year on record – until next yearRead more