by Admin | Jan 10, 2020 | Climate Change
In December of 2019, NASA scientists released a new series of time-lapse videos of images of the glaciers in Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica. All three series of images show how glacial retreat has spread across the polar regions as oceans have continued to warm,...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2019 | Climate Change, Information
Greenhouse gas concentrations are trending in the wrong direction. The World Meteorological Organization reported that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases reached new highs in 2018. Before I go any farther,...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Information, Sustainability
A long-held scientific assumption has just been turned on its head. For many years, scientists have thought that as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increase as a result of climate change, plants will reduce their water consumption and leave more fresh water...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution has provided some interesting data in terms of species’ survival of extreme climate events. It has long been thought that species previously exposed to more variable weather and climate conditions are more...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Climate Change, Conservation
Researchers at the University of Southern California have made a discovery that may bring hope for the world’s corals. Thus far, things have looked pretty grim for corals. About half of the world’s corals have been lost due to warming seas that make their world...