Warming oceans are main driver of ice loss from Larsen C, which is more than twice the size of Wales and could unlock huge amount of ice if it collapses The largest ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula is thinning because of warmer ocean and air temperatures that are driving it towards a collapse that could contribute significantly to sea … Read More
Climate drives new era in Arctic sea
Changes in the Arctic Ocean are so profound that the region is entering what amounts to “a new era”, according to Norwegian scientists.
Can volcanoes tackle climate change?
Two hundred years ago a volcanic eruption cooled the Earth and led to Mary Shelley creating Frankenstein. As scientists consider radical measures to deal with global warming, Jack Stilgoe assesses experiments with potentially monstrous ramifications Continue reading…
Western Canada's glaciers may all but vanish by 2100
The first major study to consider the way melting glaciers move and change shape produces much bleaker predictions of their disappearance
Amazon rainforest and Great Barrier Reef need better care, say scientists
Research published in journal Science shows local protection of three world heritage sites is too weak and leaves them at risk of ‘unfolding diaster’ Continue reading…
Let's talk about the weather to revive climate debate
Originally Published by New Scientist – Explaining how climate change is affecting today’s weather will be tricky, but it might bring home to the public the everyday reality of global warming.
Green Column: Cities’ Air Problems Only Get Worse With Climate Change
Living Earth Festival: Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change
The National Museum of the Native American’s annual Living Earth Festival celebrates scientific knowledge, technological innovation, and Indigenous perspectives.
Novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically-engineered microorganism
Originally Published by ScienceDaily -Scientists have reported, for the first time, the development of a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through metabolic engineering of E. coli.
Is the IPCC right on climate change? Just ask the world's farmers | John Vidal
Originally Published by The Guardian – European development groups have reported that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest scientific assessment of the phenomenon matches the observations and experiences of farming and other groups they partner in Africa, Asia and Latin America.