Iceberg twice the size of New York City set to break off Antarctic ice shelf Scientists are unsure what this could mean for the future health and stability of the Brunt Ice Shelf. Previously stable for about 35 years, a crack in Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf recently started accelerating northward as fast as 4 kilometers […]
Hunger rising due to extreme weather
Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause Global hunger has reverted to levels last seen a decade ago, wiping out progress on improving people’s access to food and leaving one in nine people undernourished last year, with extreme weather a […]
anthropocene now official
It’s official now. We’re in the anthropocene.
editorial following Scientists’ Warning
“The climate change panel seems finally to have caught up with the gravity of the climate crisis.” Perhaps. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/sunday/science-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
casus belli
Once Again, Climate Change Cited as Trigger for War A new report identifies 12 “epicenters” worldwide where changing climate could spark conflict The analysis by the Center for US Climate and Security identifies 12 “epicenters” where climate change could stress global security, possibly igniting conflicts around the world. Scientific American Article…