NASA Study Finds Earth’s Ocean Abyss Has Not Warmed
NASA scientists analyzed satellite and direct ocean temperature data from 2005 to 2013 and found the ocean abyss below 1.24 miles (1,995 meters) has not warmed measurably. The temperature of the top half of the world’s oceans — above the 1.24-mile mark — is still climbing, but not fast enough to account for the stalled air temperatures…
35,000 Walruses ‘Haul Out’ On Alaska Beach
Arctic ice is dwindling, the waters of the North Pacific Ocean are the warmest on record and tens of thousands of walruses have taken notice, “hauling out” on an Alaskan beach in numbers never seen before…
Satellite Photos Show One Of The World’s Largest Lakes Disappearing
Satellite images from NASA show that over the last 14 years, one of the world’s largest inland bodies of water, the Aral Sea in Central Asia, has almost completely dried up and disappeared.
New Report Finds Human-Caused Climate Change Increased Severity Of 2013 Weather Events In Asia, Europe And Australia
A report released today investigates the causes of a wide variety of extreme weather and climate events from around the world in 2013. Confidence in the role of climate change about any one event is increased when multiple groups using independent methods come to similar conclusions.
U.N. Climate Summit Sets Goals To Save Forests, Use Clean Energy
An alliance of about 30 countries including the United States and a coalition of multinational companies set a goal of halving losses of forests by 2020 and halting losses by 2030. If fully implemented, this would stave off between 4.5 billion and 8.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, equivalent to emissions by all the world’s one billion cars.
France Promises $1bn For Climate Change Fund At UN Summit
France promised $1bn to a near-empty climate change fund for poor countries on Tuesday and called for the establishment of a new green economy in the first concrete result of a milestone United Nations summit..
A Tale of Two Poles
Arctic sea ice continued its long-term decline in 2014, as the ice reached its annual minimum extent on September 17, and was the sixth lowest recorded in the modern satellite era. Meanwhile, sea ice on the other side of the planet was headed in the opposite direction.
Climate Change Is ‘Single Biggest Risk’ to Global Economy
Addressing climate change is not only crucial for preserving the environment, it also makes good economic sense, some politicians and business leaders say.
Climate Summit: ‘All Hands On Deck’ Declares Ban, Calling For Leadership, Concrete Action
“We are not here to talk, we are here to make history,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told world leaders at an “unprecedented and important gathering” that aims to raise ambition, mobilize resources, and generate action towards a universal climate deal.