HOW THE WATER CRISIS IN THE WE...

May 26, 2016 by

HOW THE WATER CRISIS IN THE WEST RENEWED THE DEBATE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DAMS

[Translate]   By Abrahm Lustgarten / ProPublica   VIA TRUTHDIG     Glen Canyon Dam is located in Page, Arizona. (Jacqueline...

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SCIENTISTS JUST DISCOVERED EXA...

May 26, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS JUST DISCOVERED EXACTLY WHAT AIR POLLUTION DOES TO YOUR ARTERIES

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Amel Emric A Bosnian man covers his mouth as he walks on...

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THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE...

May 23, 2016 by

[Translate]   India  THE GUARDIAN AP via THE GUARDIAN Residents of India’s north-western cities struggle to cope as record...

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NEW THREAT FROM ANTARCTIC GLAC...

May 21, 2016 by

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Totten Glacier is expected to melt far faster than previously...

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INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF...

May 20, 2016 by

INSIDE THE LOOMING DISASTER OF THE SALTON SEA

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Alejandro Davila Fragoso Dead tilapia lines the shores of...

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WAVE IMPACTS SPEED GREENLAND I...

May 14, 2016 by

WAVE IMPACTS SPEED GREENLAND ICE MELT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An aerial view of icebergs in Greenland’s Ilulissat...

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SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUIT...

May 13, 2016 by

SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUITED TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The cane toad is one of the lucky winners of evolution’s...

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SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FOUND THE ...

May 7, 2016 by

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Motivating people to act on climate change...

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AS CLIMATE DISRUPTION ADVANCES...

May 2, 2016 by

AS CLIMATE DISRUPTION ADVANCES, U.N. WARNS: “THE FUTURE IS HAPPENING NOW”

[Translate] By Dahr Jamail,TRUTHOUT.org Each month as I write these dispatches, I shake my head in disbelief at the rapidity at which...

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THESE DAYS OF MILD U.S. WEATHE...

Apr 29, 2016 by

THESE DAYS OF MILD U.S. WEATHER WILL NOT LAST

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG Scientists warn that the current pleasures of warmer weather...

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DROUGHTS ARE GIVING TREES R...

Apr 29, 2016 by

DROUGHTS ARE GIVING TREES “HEART ATTACKS”

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Around 12 million trees have perished in California in the...

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TEMPERATURES IN 2016 APPROACH ...

Apr 27, 2016 by

[Translate] By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report The first three months of 2016 have been so warm that global temperatures are already...

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WE’RE FLIRTING WITH APOC...

Apr 24, 2016 by

WE’RE FLIRTING WITH APOCALYPSE: THE PLANET INCHES EVER CLOSER TO 1.5C DEGREE THRESHOLD

[Translate] Analysis finds the world will have to dramatically accelerate emissions reductions to meet Paris climate agreement VIDEO...

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U.S.-CANADA PACT ERASES ARCTIC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Valerie Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   The Trans-Alaska pipeline runs 800 miles from the Arctic...

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THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOT...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US BACK

[Translate] Environment Those of us who succumbed to the false promises of Western consumerism at great cost to the planet and to...

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SCIENTISTS LOOK TO SOIL TO SAV...

Apr 18, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS LOOK TO SOIL TO SAVE EARTH FROM OVERHEATING

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Four-fifths of annual emissions from fossil fuel...

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BURNING ISSUES: WHEN FRACKING ...

Apr 18, 2016 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Burning Issues Video Hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – to extract oil and gas deposits deep...

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Climate Will Become the Most D...

Apr 18, 2016 by

Climate Will Become the Most Dominant Factor in Human Health, but We Are Woefully Ill-Prepared

[Translate] Climate change is the ticking time bomb in global public health that is being ignored. What needs to be done? By Susie...

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OIL INDUSTRY’S SUPPRESSI...

Apr 14, 2016 by

OIL INDUSTRY’S SUPPRESSION OF CLIMATE SCIENCE BEGAN IN 1940’S, DOCUMENTS REVEAL

[Translate]   By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG Tim J Keegan / CC BY 2.0 A trove of newly uncovered documents shows...

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WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD...

Apr 11, 2016 by

WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD SCIENCE JOURNALS

[Translate] Climate by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   A deeply flawed new study tries to challenge the basic...

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WHILE THEY WERE SHOUTING ̵...

Apr 10, 2016 by

WHILE THEY WERE SHOUTING — A BOTANIST’S LAMENT ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS

[Translate]  By Andrew C. Revkin   Photo Clockwise from top left, Donald J. Trump, Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont...

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NEW YORK: BERNIE SANDERS IS OU...

Apr 9, 2016 by

[Translate] THE BLOG New York: Bernie Sanders Is Our Last Chance John Sanbonmatsu Writer, philosopher, and magician.  HUFFINGTON POST...

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SEA SENDS EARLY WARNING OF HEA...

Apr 8, 2016 by

SEA SENDS EARLY WARNING OF HEATWAVES

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     New York City in the summer. (Bill via Flickr) This piece...

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WE’RE TELLING OUTER SPAC...

Apr 8, 2016 by

WE’RE TELLING OUTER SPACE ALL ABOUT OUR BIGGEST EARTH MISTAKES

[Translate] Maria Starovoytova / Shutterstock By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST Don’t answer right away, but here’s a question for you: “How...

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THE PLANET IS A BIG WOBBLY TOP...

Apr 8, 2016 by

THE PLANET IS A BIG WOBBLY TOP — AND MELTING ICE IS CHANGING HOW IT SPINS

[Translate] By Brian Kahn GRISTSHUTTERSTOCK Cross-posted from Climate Central The spin of the earth is a constant in our lives. It’s...

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We’ve Changed a Life-Giv...

Apr 6, 2016 by

We’ve Changed a Life-Giving Nutrient Into a Deadly Pollutant—Can We Change It Back?

[Translate]   Environment In the process of producing food, we’ve inadvertently filled our planet with toxic forms of nitrogen....

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE ...

Apr 4, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE COLORADO RIVER DRY

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Upton GRIST Cross-posted from ClimateCentral Even as the number of Americans relying on the Colorado...

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS CAN...

Apr 4, 2016 by

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS CAN THRIVE AS THE WORLD WARMS

[Translate] By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Rice harvesting in Indonesia. (Curt Caremark / World Bank via...

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STUDY CONFIRMS WORLD’S C...

Apr 4, 2016 by

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: South Florida and “Miami Island” in 2100 after 5 feet of sea level rise...

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EVEN WORSE THAN IMAGINED: SEA ...

Mar 31, 2016 by

EVEN WORSE THAN IMAGINED: SEA LEVELS WILL RISE NEARLY DOUBLE THAN THE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED “WORST-CASE SCENARIO” DEVASTATING STUDY REVEALS

[Translate] New research suggests that the landmark Paris accord may be insufficient to prevent catastrophic sea level rise Michael...

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