Terrifying insights into climate change could build legislative momentum for emissions cuts | Christine Clark

Credit: University of California - San Diego Aug. 7, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Scientists at the University of California San Diego see an opportunity to shift the politics around climate change. New resear ...

Europe’s Iron Curtain: The Refugee Crisis is about to Worsen | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 10, 2018 A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugees and migrant crisis. Inst ...

Global warming may be twice what climate models predict | Alvin Stone

Sunset. Credit: Patrik Linderstam, Unsplash July 5, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast. Future global warmi ...

Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago | Tom Rickey

A study led by PNNL shows that hurricanes intensify more quickly now than they did 30 years ago. Hurricanes like Irma (center), and Jose (right) are examples of these types of hurricanes. Hurricane K ...

Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years | Dennis V. Kent

Within ancient rocks in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have identified signs of a regular variation in Earth's orbit that influences climate. Here, one of the authors near the r ...

Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe | Alan Williams

Waves crashing onto Chesil Beach in Dorset during the winter of 2013/14. Credit: Tim Poate/University of Plymouth Apr. 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of W ...

BOOKS: Retreat From a Rising Sea | Dr. Jeff Masters

Above: An excellent example of a well-managed strategic retreat from the coast occurred in 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks was moved 2,900 feet back from an ero ...

Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent | Bob Yirka

Central bearded dragon. Credit: Greg Hume/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Nov. 22, 2017 (Phys.org)--A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the U.K. has found evidence suggesting th ...

How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the planet's climate | Chris Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Kershaw, Steven Phipps and Zoë Thomas

Melting Antarctic ice can trigger effects on the other side of the globe. Credit: NASA/Jane Peterson Sept. 13, 2017 (The Conversation) -- Melting of Antarctica's ice can trigger rapid warming on the ...

US Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change | Jeff Tollefson, Amy Maxmen

Aug. 28, 2017 (Nature) -- Multiple researchers who received grants from the U.S. Department of Energy have been asked to remove references to “climate change” and “global warming” from the descriptio ...

Are We Doomed? Let’s Have a Talk. | Richard Heinberg

We're not all ready to have the same conversation, but perhaps that's a good place to start July 26, 2017 (Common Dreams) -- My most recent essay, in which I discussed a highly publicized controversy ...