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Tag: global warming

Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them – Scientific American

Black Mangrove, Florida Everglades (by Marianne Serra CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go…

Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change? – Grist Magazine

Conversation (by tzejen CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry’s terms….

This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ Summer Heat – Scientific American

Vintage postcard depicting Summer fun on the beach (uploaded by dan.marv CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

The face of summer is transforming, as people today face more frequent, longer-lasting and hotter heat waves than they did several decades ago…

Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it – the Washington Times

Caminada Back Barrier Marsh Creation, Lousiana Coast (Courtesy of Louisianan Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency…

A Hidden Threat – the Washington Times

Exposed septic tank of collapsed house in Rodanthe on evening of February 9, 2022 (Courtesy of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, public domain, via Flickr).

Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the South…

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought – Grist Magazine

A close-up view of the rift separating Pine Island Glacier and iceberg B-46, as seen on an Operation IceBridge flight on November 7, 2018 (Courtesy of NASA | Brooke Medley CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise….

In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica – Inside Climate News

The Pine Island Glacier spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that very quickly shattered into pieces, on February 11, 2020. The Pine Island Glacier, along with its neighbour Thwaites glacier, connect the centre of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet with the ocean, and together discharge significant quantities of ice into the ocean (image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, courtesy of the European Space Agency CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

A steep decline of Antarctic sea ice may mark a long-term transformation in the Southern Ocean, and seawater intrusions beneath the Thwaites Glacier could explain its melting outpacing projections…

Jo Brand translated my science. I’m certain that comedy can connect people to climate change – the Conversation

Comedian Jo Brand speaks with walkers before beginning the ‘The Great Big Walk’ in Batley, Leeds, May 29, 2017 (by Anthony Devlin / PA Wire CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Comedian Jo Brand helps Professor Mark Maslin spell out the actual risks of climate change, pulling zero punches, and using highly unscientific language throughout…

DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law – the Washington Times

Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees at the 2021 Student Action Summit, in Tampa, Florida. (by Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia)

Climate advocates said the bill is a bid for national attention from a Republican governor eager to use global warming as a culture war issue..

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