Environment
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Methane in the atmosphere is surging, and that's got scientists worried | Julia Rosen
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Photo of landfill burnoff flare. Credit: Eddie Hagler/Public Domain March 4, 2019 (Phys.org) -- Scientists love a good mystery. But it's more fun when the future of humanity isn't at stake. This enig ...
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Due to humans, extinction risk for 1,700 animal species to increase by 2070 | Yale University
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Azores. Credit: CC0 Public Domain March 4, 2019 (Phys.org) -- As humans continue to expand our use of land across the planet, we leave other species little ground to stand on. By 2070, increased huma ...
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Climate change may affect ecological interactions among species | Peter Moon
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Predator-prey equilibria are being disrupted by climate change, according to a study led by Brazilian researchers and published in Nature Climate Change. Credit: Mythilibadam/ Wikimedia Commons Feb. ...
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A Conversation with Nature | John Michael Greer
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Feb. 20, 2019 (EcoSophia) -- There are many ways we can talk about the deeper roots of the crisis of our time, setting out from many different vantage points; as Charles Fort pointed out, one measure ...
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The Flight from Nature | John Michael Greer
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Dec. 19, 2019 (EcoSophia.net) -- A couple of weeks ago one of my readers pointed me to an op-ed piece on climate change by Canadian journalist David Moscrop, titled “It’s time for climate change defe ...
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From Central America to Syria: The Conspiracy against Refugees | Ramzy Baroud
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Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 4, 2018 Watching the ongoing debate between U.S. liberal and right-wing pundits on U.S. mainstream media, one rarely gets the impression that Was ...
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Antarctic Ocean carbon dioxide helped end the Ice Age | J. W. B. Rae
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Deep-sea coral – data was generated on deep-sea corals from 1000m below the sea surface in the Antarctic Ocean. Credit: University of Bristol Oct. 25, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A team of scientists, led by ...
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Global warming will hike mental health woes, study finds | Nick Obradovich
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Oct. 10, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Mental health problems will increase as temperatures rise due to climate change, a new study warns. The researchers said that over five years, a 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degr ...
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Oysters at risk from changing climate | Yoann Thomas
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years. That is ...
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A warmer climate will also be a drier climate, with negative impacts on forest growth | Peter B. Reich
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change will lead to drier soils and reduce tree photosynthesis and growth in forests later this century, ...
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Global sea level could rise 15 meters by 2300 | Benjamin P. Horton
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Parts of New Jersey and New York with 8 feet of sea-level rise. An almost 8-foot rise is possible by 2100 under a worst-case scenario, according to projections. The light-blue areas show the extent o ...
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