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Extreme Heatwaves With “Apparent Temperatures” As High As 55° Celsius To Regularly Affect Much Of World (With 4° Celsius Of Warming Over Pre-Industrial Levels)
If global temperatures rise 4° Celsius over pre-industrial levels, then extreme heatwaves with “apparent temperatures” peaking at over 55° Celsius will begin to regularly affect many densely populated parts of the world,...
2° Celsius Rise In Global Temperature Is Climate Change “Best Case Scenario”
2 degrees Celsius has become the catchphrase that people around the world use when talking about climate change and how much average global temperatures will rise by the end of this century....
JPMorgan Chase Commits To 100% Renewable Energy By 2020 & Facilitating $200 Billion In Clean Energy Financing By 2025
Multinational banking giant JPMorgan Chase has announced it is committing to sourcing 100% of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2020 and a promise to facilitate $200 billion in clean financing...
New Details On State Of Larsen C Ice Shelf
Now that a couple of weeks have passed since the Larsen C ice shelf calved one of the largest icebergs of all time (observed by humans over the last few hundred years,...
Planet has Just 5% Chance of Reaching Paris Climate Goal, Study Says
There is only a five per cent chance that the Earth will avoid warming by at least 2C come the end of the century, according to new research that paints a sobering...
Netherlands Ratifies Paris Agreement
The Netherlands has become the 156th county to formally ratify the Paris Agreement after it deposited its 'instrument of ratification' with the EU late last week, confirming its participation in the global...
Earth Overshoot Day Lands on August 2.
By August 2, 2017, we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year.
We use more ecological resources and services than nature can regenerate through overfishing,...
Vast Amounts Of Toxic Mercury Accumulating In Arctic, Global Industrial Emissions To Blame
Enormous quantities of toxic mercury are now accumulating in the Arctic tundra as a result of industrial activity and emissions in the temperate parts of the globe, according to a new study...
Met Office: 2016 was UK’s 13th Warmest Year in More Than a Century
The long-term trend towards warmer weather continues with the UK experiencing its 13th hottest year in more than a century in 2016, according to the Met Office.
Findings in the annual State of...
Sea Level Rise to Flood Major U.S. Cities
As an iceberg the size of Delaware broke away from an ice shelf in Antarctica Wednesday, scientists released findings that up to 668 U.S. communities could face chronic flooding from rising sea...
Trillion-Ton Larsen C Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
The biggest iceberg in recorded history has broken off of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, sending a trillion tons of ice trillion-ton Larsen C Iceberg has broken offinto shipping lanes. If only...
New Study Suggests We Are Headed For Warmest Climate In Half A Billion Years
Carbon dioxide concentrations are heading towards values not seen in the past 200m years. The sun has also been gradually getting stronger over time. Put together, these facts mean the climate may...
Hopes of Mild Climate Change Dashed by New Research
Hopes that the world's huge carbon emissions might not drive temperatures up to dangerous levels have been dashed by new research.
The work shows that temperature rises measured over recent decades do not...
Temperatures Have Risen Rapidly In The Pyrenees In Recent Decades, Research Shows
Temperatures in the Pyrenees mountain range have been climbing particularly rapidly in recent decades — with maximum temperatures there rising by more than half a degree Celsius by decade from 1970 to...
Portion Of West Antarctica Twice Size Of California Partially Melted In 2016
A portion of West Antarctica over twice the size of the US state of California partially melted in 2016 as the result of high temperatures brought by an especially pronounced El Niño,...
Flights Cancelled In Phoenix Because Of Extreme Heat (+118° Fahrenheit)
The intense heat wave that’s been gripping much of the western US in recent days has actually forced the cancellation of a number of flights out of Phoenix, Arizona — owing to...