Arctic permafrost set for faster carbon leak
Researchers now know more about the intricate mechanisms of change in the thawing Arctic permafrost. And what they know is ominous.
A fairer world may mean more modest dreams
To achieve a fairer world, humans must think again about how they manage the only planet at their disposal.
More harm than good with climate geo-engineering
Deploying stratospheric aerosol geo-engineering in only one hemisphere is pretty certainly a bad idea, and this work helps reinforce that view.
Pine Beetles don’t respect borders – Canada might be next.
Warming winters in the US enable the invading southern pine beetle to leave a trail of devastated trees that could stretch as far north as Canada.
Warmer, wetter world faces lethal future
The thermometer rises, the air becomes saturated, and the warmer, wetter world turns potentially lethal.
Plastic, plastic everywhere!
Most plastics don’t biodegrade in any meaningful sense, so the plastic waste humans have generated could be with us for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Saving the $535 trillion climate change bill for the next generation
It is apparent that governments are leaving this problem on the shoulders of young people. This will not be easy or inexpensive.
Heatwaves: Options Going from Bad to Worse
By 2100, if nations continue to burn fossil fuels at the current rates, three out of four people will be at risk from lethal heatwaves.