Environment

Ocean temperatures in the early twentieth century were warmer than previously thought, according to new evidence presented in Nature.This post was originally published on this site.

A carbon tax is the most effective way for New Zealand to cut emissions while supporting a stable economy, according to a University of Auckland study.This post was originally published on this site.

Negotiations at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are entering their second week after things got off to a rocky start.This post was originally published […]

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone might not be enough to reach climate action goals: The world’s two biggest emitters—the United States and China—must cooperate to accelerate the development of methods that actively remove carbon dioxide […]

Human-caused climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather. Heat waves, droughts, and extreme precipitation are occurring more frequently, growing more intense, and directly affecting ecosystem function. For instance, the 2003 European heat wave—the […]

Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday.This post was originally published on this site.

In continued collaboration as a member of the Climate TRACE coalition, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has expanded its efforts to use artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to track emission […]

Carbon dioxide, the most important man-made greenhouse gas, gets most of the attention in efforts to stem the effects of climate change. While methane is considered a much more potent greenhouse gas, it breaks down […]

As a lawyer Luisa Bedoya Taborda worked with rural communities forced off their land by armed groups in Colombia, South America. Now, she is doing a PhD at the University of Sydney on the impact […]

Since infrastructure in South Florida is vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, including rising sea levels, voters are tasked with deciding if they are willing to invest public money in strategies designed to mitigate […]