Authors: David Dougherty and Roger Gagne, Calgary (recently exposed rock at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier) Note: this article was first published in the Calgary Sun on June 3, […]
Climate change: waiting for catastrophe means we will be too late to act
The most dangerous aspect of our climate and energy dilemma is that, due to the inertia of the climate system, the actions we take today are locking in irreversible catastrophic […]
Elon Musk’s Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change
Elon Musk breaks down climate change for students at The Sorbonne in Paris right before the historic COP21 Climate Change Conference in which 170+ nations signed to reduce carbon emissions […]
After Thousands of Years, Earth’s Frozen Life Forms Are Waking Up
What’s happening in Siberia’s thawing permafrost and Greenland’s melting glaciers sounds borderline supernatural. Ancient viruses, bacteria, plants, and even animals have been cryogenically frozen there for millennia—and now, they are […]
Arctic Sea Ice
This winter’s record low Arctic sea ice Arctic sea ice plays an important role in maintaining Earth’s temperature—its bright white surface reflects solar energy that the ocean would otherwise absorb. But this […]