It is not just heat waves—climate change is also a crisis of disconnection
Climate change is widely recognized by the scientific community as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century."
Climate change is widely recognized by the scientific community as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century."
Environment
Aug 17, 2023
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Humans are a species borne of the heat, as hot and dry temperatures played a key role in our evolution, and many of us (at least in the United States) prefer to be in the heat.
Environment
Aug 16, 2023
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According to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record.
Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2023
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In late July, a study published in Nature Communications warned that a critical ocean system that brings warm water up the North Atlantic, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), was at risk ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2023
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As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. As a fire scientist, I know the unfolding horror—which has killed 36 people so far—is just the beginning. It's a portent ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2023
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Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heat waves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers say.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended, he declared dramatically, and the era of "global boiling" has arrived.
Environment
Aug 3, 2023
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This June was the warmest one ever recorded and unprecedented summer heat waves are now gripping southern Europe, China, the Middle East and the southern United States.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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The world needs an "urgent" exit from fossil fuels as part of efforts to slash planet-heating emissions and rein in global warming, a coalition of countries including EU economies and climate-vulnerable nations said Friday.
Environment
Jul 14, 2023
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As scientists make the case that humans have fundamentally transformed the planet enough to warrant our own geological epoch, another question arises: is there anything left untouched by humanity's presence?
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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