AvatarJim BAvatarAvatar10 hours agoLethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate changeverified_publisherNPR - Emmanuel AkinwotuLAGOS, Nigeria — The lethal heatwave that hit West Africa earlier this month, overwhelming hospitals and mortuaries in parts of the region, would not have happened without human-caused climate change activity, according to a study by a network of international scientists. Extremely high …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoScientists issue warning over dangerous phenomenon in Arctic waters becoming new norm: 'A new phase began'thecooldown.com - Leslie SattlerMarine heat waves are the new normal in the Arctic Ocean, according to SciTechDaily.What's happening?Since 2007, the Arctic has been experiencing …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoWeather and climate extremes in 2023 impacting the globe with emerging featuresphys.org - Chinese Academy of SciencesGlobally, last year was the warmest for thousands of years, with a globally averaged temperature of at least 1.45°C greater than pre-industrial …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 11The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homespropublica.org - Abrahm LustgartenThe complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. This article is an excerpt from the book “On The Move: …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 9Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communitiesmongabay.com - MayraFloodplains are extraordinarily productive because they are the interface between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are remarkably diverse …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 3‘On the Move’ examines how climate change will alter where people livesciencenews.org - Saima SidikJournalist Abrahm Lustgarten explores which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to the effects of global warming and how people's lives …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 6In Antarctica, Penguins Began to Die en Masseriotimesonline.com - Adele CardinIn a startling turn of events, researchers in Antarctica have uncovered a widespread die-off of Adélie penguins, attributed to the H5N1 avian …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoAs Monthly Heat Records Tumble, Scientists Are Increasingly Alarmedmotherjones.com - Jonathan WattsAnother month, another global heat record that has left climate scientists scratching their heads and hoping this is an El Niño-related hangover …
AvatarJim BAvatarAvatarOcean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Delger ErdenesanaaThere have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements. The ocean has now broken temperature records every day for more than a year. And so far, 2024 has continued 2023’s trend of beating previous records by wide …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBoreal forest and tundra regions worst hit over next 500 years of climate change, climate model showsphys.org - University of YorkThe boreal forest, covering much of Canada and Alaska, and the treeless shrublands to the north of the forest region, may be among the worst impacted …
AvatarJim BAvatarAvatarAntarctic sea ice ‘behaving strangely’ as Arctic reaches ‘below-average’ winter peakEco-Business - Ayesha TandonAntarctic sea ice is “behaving strangely” and might have entered a “new regime”, the director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) …
AvatarJim BFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 recent scientific advancements that could change how we power the worldthecooldown.com - Leslie SattlerThe world is in need of cleaner, more sustainable energy solutions to reduce our reliance on fuel that pollutes our atmosphere. Scientists and …