Alaskan towns at risk from rising seas sound alarm as Trump pulls federal help
Communities in danger of falling into the sea say assistance from Washington has dried up: ‘It feels like a complete abdication of responsibility on climate change’…
Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, studies say
By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This rise in temperature is the ominous conclusion reached by two different studies using entirely different methods.
2017 is so far the second-hottest year on record thanks to global warming
With the first six months of 2017 in the books, average global surface temperatures so far this year are 0.94°C above the 1950–1980 average, according to NASA. That makes 2017 the second-hottest first six calendar months on record, behind only 2016.
Where global warming gets real: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole
For 10 years, Nasa has been flying over the ice caps to chart their retreat. This data is an invaluable record of climate change…
Ice retreat: Icebreaking LNG Carrier Takes Northern Sea Route
Due to ice retreat, the Northern Sea Route makes it possible to reach Asia via the Bering Strait in 15 days – half the time required for a trip through the Suez Canal.
Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast Pools Efforts Against Climate Change
As in the rest of the Caribbean region, Costa Rica is suffering coastal erosion due to a rise in the sea level, which jeopardises the sandy beaches as well as the tourism-based economy of coastal areas.
Shifting storms to bring extreme waves, seaside damage to once placid areas
The world’s most extensive study of a major stormfront striking the coast has revealed a previously unrecognised danger from climate change: as storm patterns fluctuate, waterfront areas once thought safe are likely to be hammered and damaged as never before.
Third-hottest June puts 2017 on track to make hat-trick of hottest years
Last month was the third-hottest June on record globally, temperature data suggest, confirming 2017 will almost certainly make a hat-trick of annual climate records, with 2015, 2016 and 2017 being the three hottest years since records began.
The Greater Caribbean Raises Funds to Protect its Sandy Coasts
Almost no Caribbean beach escapes erosion, a problem that scientific sources describe as extensive and irreversible in these ecosystems of high economic interest, that work as protective barriers for life inland.