Arctic Ocean could be ice-free before mid-century #IceFreeArctic
By 2050, human beings will have added enough carbon dioxide to the atmosphere to melt all the Arctic’s sea ice,[…]
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Iraq’s skies darken as Isis torches oil #Isis #Oil #Environment
With many civilians likely to die in the conflict in Iraq and Syria, the fighting also threatens the environment as[…]
Read moreUS faces megadroughts and superstorms #ClimateChange
New studies warn that megadroughts and superstorms could become regular events in the US if burning fossil fuels continues. Climate change makes it[…]
Read moreRising emissions usher in climate reality era #ClimateChange
Global carbon dioxide concentrations have produced a new climate reality era, with emissions levels unlikely to fall for centuries ahead,[…]
Read moreBorder carbon tax could cut emissions #ClimateChange #CarbonTaxImports
Major trading countries are urged to make a big contribution to the battle against climate change by introducing a carbon[…]
Read moreAviation industry plans to curb emissions #Carbon #Aviation
Historic agreement by the aviation industry aims to offset carbon emissions by the world’s airlines from 2020, The aviation industry[…]
Read moreApp zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers #ClimateChange #Glaciers
Smartphone app developed to highlight that there will be no glaciers left on the world’s equatorial mountains in 25 years.[…]
Read moreEurope must prepare for extreme weather #ClimateChange #Weather
Cities and towns across Europe are warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather[…]
Read moreFossil fuel majors ignore climate crisis #BigOil #ClimateCrisis
Bill McKibben, the US environmentalist who is one of the world’s foremost authors and activists on issues of global warming,[…]
Read moreNew patent boosts CO2 capture hopes #CarbonCapture #Membrane
Cost-effective capture of CO2 from coal-fired power stations is now a much brighter prospect after a bioscience breakthrough at a[…]
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