Environment

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American (and world) public was informed about the dangers of global heating 30 years ago this week, on June 23, 1988, by climate scientist James Hansen. It turns out that Big Oil and other hydrocarbon industries were convinced of the dangers privately even before that, but hid their scientists’ […]

Climate Change

$120 bn. in Coastal Property in Jeopardy from CO2-induced Sea-Level Rise

Kerry Sheridan

Sarasota (United States) (AFP) – Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida, home prices are on the rise, developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from the beach describe homes that are “not in a flood zone,” meaning no flood insurance is required. But experts warn that ignoring sea level […]

Environment

Scott Pruitt at EPA isn’t just Corrupt; He is a Saboteur

Jill Richardson

Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money. Madison, Wi. (Otherwords.org) – Did you hear that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, is so corrupt that he spent $1,560 on 12 customized fountain pens? Or that he spent another $43,000 on a soundproof […]

Climate Change

Seas Surge as Pace of Antarctica Ice Loss Triples in 5 Yrs: 3 Trillion Tons Melted

AFP

Paris (AFP) – Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published Wednesday that suggests the frozen continent could redraw Earth’s coastlines if global warming continues unchecked. Two-fifths of that ice loss occurred in the last five years, a three-fold increase in the pace at which […]

Climate Change

Shorter Pope Francis to Big Oil: You’re Going to Hell if You don’t Go Green

Juan Cole

Pope Francis on Saturday forthrightly reminded Big Oil that climate change is a moral issue. The Pontiff quoted his Encyclical, Laudato Si, to representatives of ExxonMobil, Total, BP and many others, saying, “There is no time to lose: We received the earth as a garden-home from the Creator; let us not pass it on to […]

Environment

Plastic Wasteland: Asia’s Ocean Pollution Crisis

Jenny Vaughan

(With Asia bureaus) Thanh Hoa (Vietnam) (AFP) – A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped Asia. AFP/File / Nhac NGUYEN. A mangrove forest in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa […]

Climate Change

Climate Change hammers US Coasts as Sea Level Rise doubles High Tide Floodings

William V. Sweet

Co-Authors: Doug Marcy, Gregory Dusek, John J. Marra, Matt Pendleton (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services1, NOAA Office of Coastal Management2, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information3, The Baldwin Group, Inc.) [ Full paper with charts and references is at the NOAA site in PDF. The following is […]

Climate Change

Oceanic Genocide: Marine Heatwaves Hotter, Lasting Longer, and More Lethal

The Conversation

By Eric Oliver, Alastair Hobdale, Dan Smale, Neil Holbrook, and Thomas Wernberg | – On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests. Marine heatwaves can kill off species and alter ecosystems. (Shutterstock) Unusually warm periods can also occur in the ocean. These can last for weeks or […]

Climate Change

Tropic of Cancer: The Climate Change War of Rich Cold Nations on Poor Warm Nations

TeleSur

Caracas (TeleSur) – Temperate nations closer to the poles will escape the increased temperatures of climate change, compared to countries along the equator. The study published in the Geophysical Research Letters concludes that if average surface temperatures increase to the 1.5°C or 2°C cap set by nations in the Paris agreement, typically poorer nations – […]