Tag: global warming
‘Unknown territory’: Antarctic glaciers melting at rate unprecedented in 5,500 years:...
"These currently elevated rates of ice melting may signal that those vital arteries from the heart of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet have been ruptured," said one researcher. "Is it too late to stop the bleeding?"
Why we’ll fix the climate crisis
Humanity has always been resilient. When our backs are against the wall, we will stand up and fight against whatever is trying to hold us down.
What do aerosols in the Arctic mean for its future?
Regardless of their origin, Arctic aerosols will definitely play a role in the future of climate change.
Humans must focus on more than carbon dioxide to meet Paris...
“We need to cut the short-lived pollutants so that there are no short-term catastrophes in the next 25 years, without losing track of the long term.”
Other casualties of Putin’s war in Ukraine: Russia’s climate goals and science
Environmental concerns are at risk of being laid aside during wartime.
UN: Four key climate indicators broke records in 2021
“Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption. Fossil fuels are a dead end—environmentally and economically.”
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef impacted by sixth mass...
"Although bleaching is becoming more and more frequent, this is not normal and we should not accept that this is the way things are. We need to break the norms that are breaking our reef.”
Climate-driven drought has risen 29% this century, will create 216 mn....
“If global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, as has been predicted, drought losses could be five times higher than they are today, with the largest increase in drought losses projected in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic regions of Europe.”
Plants: Up to 80% of food and 98% of oxygen, endangered
“At no other point in modern history has humanity faced such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks and hazards, interacting in a hyper-connected and rapidly changing world."
New study confirms Arctic Ocean has been warming decades longer than...
Published in Science Advances, scientists determined that "Atlantification," which is "the recent expansion of Atlantic waters in the Arctic Ocean," was taking place several decades before the recording.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).