The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that a “worldwide catastrophe” is threatening the Pacific Islands and that the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS message titled “Save Our Seas” from the Pacific Island nation of Tonga… Read More »
The storm that sank the luxury yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily was sudden, violent and deadly. Scientists say it could be a warning of what’s to come as global warming causes more extreme weather in the Mediterranean. The superyacht, carrying 22 people, sank near the port of Porticello in the early hours of… Read More »
Last year alone, human activities such as burning coal for cheap energy caused our planet to warm by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.34 Fahrenheit), according to a new report. Scientists say if we continue pumping heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at our current rate, we have about five years to push global warming beyond the… Read More »
Reducing pollution from shipping in 2020 led to a major “termination shock” in which the rate of global warming is estimated to be double the long-term average, according to the study. Until 2020, global shipping used dirty, high-sulfur fuels that caused air pollution. Pollution particles blocked sunlight and helped create more clouds, preventing global warming.… Read More »
Screenshot of a post taken on X on May 14, 2024 The same blue checking account, which has more than 70,000 followers, spread similar theories about extreme weather events in widely shared posts. Approximately 400 cities and towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were affected by heavy rains. Experts attribute the historic… Read More »
Last summer’s 2015 Paris Agreement, which aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, has already been violated. SoilThe hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 2000 years. More specifically, new estimates from tree ring records show that the summer of 2023 is 2.07 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial… Read More »
The historic Paris climate agreement ushered in a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to survive.” This refers to the international goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial times. But the world will likely exceed that threshold within a decade, and global warming shows little sign of slowing down.… Read More »
One of the biggest concerns of many countries when it comes to climate change is national security. This doesn’t just mean wars. Risks to food, energy and water resources, such as climate-induced migration, are also national security issues. Can climate engineering help reduce the national security risks of climate change, or will it make things… Read More »