America’s bridges are in rough shape. Of the nearly 620,000 bridges over roads, rivers and other waterways across the U.S., more than 43,500 of them, … Rural Alaska Has a Bridge Problem as Permafrost ThawsRead more
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Sea level rose 3.1 mm each year between 1993 and 2020
The global ocean, which covers 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and regulates the Earth’s climate and sustains life, is undergoing severe changes from … Sea level rose 3.1 mm each year between 1993 and 2020Read more
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The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post
There is a new push to reduce CH4 emissions as a possible quick ‘win-win’ for climate and air quality. To be clear this is an … The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison postRead more
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Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered Rocks
Like CO2 (carbon dioxide), H2O (water vapor) is a strongly heteropolar molecule — having one end with a positive electrical charge, and another end with … Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered RocksRead more
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Long-term consequences of CO2 emissions
The life of almost all animals in the ocean depends on the availability of oxygen, which is dissolved as a gas in seawater. However, the … Long-term consequences of CO2 emissionsRead more
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Sucking CO2 from the Air Would Not Halt Effects of Global Warming
As nations repeatedly fail to make major cuts in their greenhouse gas production, scientists and others have begun to wonder if climate change might be … Sucking CO2 from the Air Would Not Halt Effects of Global WarmingRead more
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Rising greenhouse gases pose continued threat to Arctic ozone layer
A new study from an international team of scientists, shows that extremely low winter temperatures high in the atmosphere over the arctic are becoming more … Rising greenhouse gases pose continued threat to Arctic ozone layerRead more
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Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot Air
At the turn of the century, Big Oil faced increasing pressure to respond to the climate crisis. One typical response was BP rebranding itself ‘Beyond … Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot AirRead more
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Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940s
A trove of newly uncovered documents shows that fossil fuel companies were explicitly warned of the risks of climate change decades earlier than previously suspected. … Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940sRead more
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Global warming already responsible for one in three heat-related deaths
Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to … Global warming already responsible for one in three heat-related deathsRead more