2015 Already Setting Heat Records
The first three months of 2015 set new global heat records, government officials announced today (April 17).
Antigua Draws a Line in the Vanishing Sand
Jabberwock beach, located on the northeastern coast of Antigua, features a mile-long white sand beach and is a favourite with locals and visitors alike. But residents who frequent the area for exercise and other recreational activities, are worried that the beach is quickly disappearing.
California Delta’s Water Mysteriously Missing Amid Drought
As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Melting Permafrost to Cause Massive but Gradual Co2 Release
Carbon dioxide from thawing Arctic permafrost is likely to be released gradually, rather than in a catastrophic eruption as previously predicted – but impact of emissions will still be great, new research suggests
A New Report Lays Bare the Effects of Climate Change on the N.C. Coast
The data are in, and the numbers are unequivocal: the coast of North Carolina, and especially the northern part of the Outer Banks, is sinking into the sea.
What the Earth Would Look Like if all the Ice Melted, Video
As National Geographic showed us in 2013, sea levels would rise by 216 feet if all the land ice on the planet were to melt. This would dramatically reshape the continents and drown many of the world’s major cities.
New Interactive Storm-Surge Map Helps Residents See Potential Flood Risks
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is testing a new feature that lets people get a look at what kind of damage and storm surges are possible, and using nearby Charleston for the preliminary model.
How Long Can Oceans Continue To Absorb Earth’s Excess Heat?
For decades, the earth’s oceans have soaked up more than nine-tenths of the atmosphere’s excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions. By stowing that extra energy in their depths, oceans have spared the planet from feeling the full effects of humanity’s carbon overindulgence. But as those gases build in the air, an energy overload is rising below the waves.
U.S. Set to Meet Global-Warming Plan Deadline with UN
The U.S. submission, on Monday or Tuesday according to a White House official, adds to national strategies beyond 2020 already presented by the 28-nation European Union, Mexico, Switzerland and Norway.