Climate Crisis
Total 20 Posts
4 vital steps to protect the world’s remaining rainforests.
5 min read
Understanding the economic value of rainforests and conserving them will enable greener and more inclusive economies, leading to a more sustainable world.
Greenland is melting: We need to worry about what’s happening on the largest island in the world.
4 min read
Our new research shows Greenland’s largest glaciers are losing ice faster than previously thought. It is very likely to start melting at rates that we haven’t seen for at least 130,000 years.
Georgia on our collective, climate-conscious mind.
2 min read
The climate is on the ballot in Georgia on January 5. If the southern state elected two Democrats to the senate, there might be a chance to pass the required legislation to tackle the climate crisis.
Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland’s ice sheet – Consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future.
6 min read
Greenland’s glaciers have retreated so far that they can no longer support the ice sheet that feeds them. The ice sheet system has reached a new normal of consistent annual ice loss.
The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet.
6 min read
Extreme shrinkage of summer sea ice is just the latest evidence of rapid Arctic warming – and what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay there.
Climate refugees is not a new term but get used to hearing it more often.
5 min read
Refugees is the right word but it has entered public consciousness way too late – there may be 200 million climate refugees by 2050.
The alarming global spread of wildfires.
1 min read
An estimated 75% of wildfires spreading globally are due to human activity.