Tag: climate crisis

Monday was the hottest temperature ever recorded for the globe, surpassing Sunday

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/hottest-day-ever-record-monday-sunday-rcna163408 Monday was the world's hottest day ever recorded — breaking Sunday's short-lived record Global temperature records have been broken twice in a row this week. A man jumps into a pool during the heat wave Monday in Tehran, Iran. Majid Asgaripour / via Reuters July 24, 2024, 1:05 PM EDT By Elysee Barakett and Evan Bush The Summary Monday … Continue reading Monday was the hottest temperature ever recorded for the globe, surpassing Sunday →

‘Scared as hell’: climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet

http://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/16/what-grief-for-a-dying-planet-looks-like-climate-scientists-on-the-edge-2 ‘Scared as hell’: Climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet Desperate climate scientists embrace civil disobedience and specialised therapy to deal with their growing anxiety over global warming. Environmental engineer Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, centre, and energy engineer Richard Cluse, right, began a hunger strike in March in Berlin, Germany, under the motto “starving … Continue reading ‘Scared as hell’: climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet →

Clouds may help shelter us from the sun’s heat

http://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107762/marine-cloud-brightening-climate-change-science-advances Can brightening clouds buy us time to fight climate change? /  Scientists want to know if artificially shading Earth with brighter clouds could slow the effects of climate change. By Justine Calma, a senior science reporter covering climate change, clean energy, and environmental justice with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host … Continue reading Clouds may help shelter us from the sun’s heat →

Arctic to be ice-free within a decade which will destroy polar bears’ habitat

https://apple.news/Ay9nFAO2xTbKSdgZG0OxRSg https://apple.news/AId0AtkldRPyK2amerbuFHA [how can a bear survive if it must swim 109 miles for food to eat?] The Arctic could become 'ice-free' within a decade, sooner than projected, study says by Doyle Rice for USA TODAY, published March 5, 2024 The Arctic could be "ice-free" in the summertime as soon as the next few years, scientists said … Continue reading Arctic to be ice-free within a decade which will destroy polar bears’ habitat →