GLOBAL WARMING TO SPUR MORE FIRES IN ALASKA, IN TURN CAUSING MORE WARMING...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau consoles Fort McMurray, Alberta fire chief Darby Allen in the wake of the devastating wildfire that ravaged the city. Credit: Reuters
Dangerous cycle includes more tundra blazes and threats to the boreal forests, as well as the people of Alaska, new research shows...
Read moreSCIENTISTS PREDICT HUGE SEA LEVEL RISE EVEN IF WE LIMIT CLIMATE CHANGE...
Sea level rises of eight inches have already worsened flooding effects from storms such as Hurricane Sandy. Photograph: John G Wilbanks/Alamy
Study of past sea level changes shows coastal communities may face rises of at least six metres even if we limit global warming to 2C, reports Climate Central...
Read moreON SIX CONTINENTS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK BOLD ACTION TO BREAK FREE FROM FOSSIL FUELS...
Nigerians march through Ogoniland to protest Big Oil's ongoing pollution in the Niger Delta. Photo: Babawale Obayanju
For the past 12 days, thousands of people on six continents have stepped up their commitment to keep fossil fuels in the ground with courageous actions that have challenged business as usual across the globe...
Read moreEARTH JUST RECORDED ITS WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD, AND IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. LOOKS LIKE THE HOTTEST YEAR EVER ON TAP...
April was the warmest such month on record for the globe, and yet again, we saw a near-record large margin compared to average, according to NASA data released Saturday...
Read moreOVER BILLION PEOPLE COULD BE AT RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING BY 2060...
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According to a study published by the UK based Christian Aid charity, over a billion people may be at risk of coastal flooding by 2060 due population growth and the consequences of climate change...
Read moreCONFIRMED: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CO2 LEVEL RISES ABOVE SYMBOLIC 400 PPM MILESTONE...
Cape Grim, one of the world's most important monitoring stations for gauging changes in the atmosphere. Photo: Auscape
Read moreHOW SCARED OR HOPEFUL SHOULD WE BE IN A WARMING WORLD?
Melting of the Arctic summer sea ice. Photograph: Nasa/Reuters
Should we be optimistic that the Paris agreement can save us from serious climate change or is it too little too late? Clive Hamilton looks at both sides of the debate...
Read moreTHE FORT MCMURRAY BLAZE SET THE STAGE FOR EVEN BIGGER, HOTTER WILDFIRES...
Smoldering peat, laced throughout Canada's boreal forest, is expected to release tons of greenhouse gas for months to come...
Read moreGLOBAL 2040 FORECAST SEES ONLY SLIGHT FALL IN FOSSIL FUELS...
Gasoline and diesel will likely remain the globe's biggest transportation fuels in the coming decades.
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Despite the urgency to cut greenhouse gas emissions as climate change bears down on the globe, fossil fuel use is not likely to change much in the coming decades. Though renewable energy will grow quickly though 2040, gasoline and diesel will still move most of the world’s vehicles, and coal will still be the largest single source of carbon emissions...
Read moreTHE DAMAGE IS CIRCLING THE GLOBE. ‘HEART WRENCHING’: INDIA’S CORAL REEFS EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD BLEACHING, SCIENTIST SAYS...
Add your reaction ShareTIME FOR CONCRETE ACTION AT UN CLIMATE FORUM IN GERMANY...
India says 330 million people are suffering from drought after two weak monsoons (AFP Photo/Noah Seelam)
Paris (AFP) - Frontline climate diplomats will seek to translate good intentions into concrete action in Bonn Monday when they gather for the first time since hammering through a historic deal in December...
Read moreMARC MORANO'S CLIMATE HUSTLE MOVIE "AMATEURISH" AND "NOT VERY WATCHABLE" SAYS FILMMAKER...
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“It has a few good parts – but it got me angry because it’s just cherry picking,” Olson told DeSmog. “You aren’t missing anything.”
Read moreTRUMP TAPS CLIMATE CHANGE SKEPTIC, FRACKING ADVOCATE AS KEY ENERGY ADVISOR...
U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, United States on January 8, 2015. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo
A case of the fox watching the hen house? SMH...
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Read more'AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH' THEN AND NOW: WHAT’S CHANGED FOR OUR CLIMATE SINCE 2006?
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Here’s what’s changed for our planet since 'An Inconvenient Truth' sparked a global movement against climate change a decade ago...
Read moreTRY NOT TO JIGGLE WHILE WATCHING THESE AMAZING BLADELESS WIND TURBINES...
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The wind: A cool breeze, a breath of fresh air, a pollen delivery system...
Read moreEPA BEGINS CRACKDOWN ON METHANE EMISSIONS...
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy has long said the agency would tackle methane emissions from oil and gas production. Credit: Getty Images
New regulations cover new oil and gas facilities, but methane from existing sites remains unregulated, a crucial step to reaching greenhouse gas reduction goals...
Read moreRecycling Carbon?
It’s fantastic that web sites like Real Climate and Climate Feedback are out there to clear some of the popular misconceptions about how the climate system functions...
Read more13-YEAR-OLD NATIVE AMERICAN’S PETITION TO STOP OIL PIPELINE REACHES 80,000 SIGNATURES...
Anna Lee Rain Yellowhammer is part of a large Native American campaign to stop the pipeline credit: YouTube
Anna Lee Rain Yellowhammer and 30 young people from the Standing Rock Reservation are campaigning against a big oil company...