Global Food Crops Also Face Earth's Sixth Great Mass Extinction
Human civilization utterly depends on our precious food supplies, but the planet's sixth mass extinction of plants and animals currently underway is also threatening the world's food crops, according to a new report from Bioversity International.
Global Food Crops Also Face Earth's Sixth Great Mass Extinction
Pine Island Antarctic Glacier Just "Calved" Another Enormous 103 Square Miles of Ice
A key Antarctic glacier just lost a huge piece of ice - the latest sign of its worrying retreat
An enormous Antarctic glacier has given up an iceberg over 100 square miles in size, the second time in two years it has lost such a large piece in a process that has scientists wondering whether its behavior is changing for the worse.
Humans Aren’t Well-Wired to Act on Complex Statistical Risks
Why the wiring of our brains makes it hard to stop climate change
Why isn't the public heeding scientists and demanding climate action by politicians that could help deal with these destructive extremes? Among other factors, a much deeper force is at work: the way our brains function.
North Carolina Joins the U.S. Climate Alliance
Climate Alliance States Lead on Climate, Economic Growth
In a forceful show of climate leadership, Governors Andrew Cuomo (NY), Jerry Brown (CA), and Jay Inslee (WA) and former Secretary of State John Kerry came together in New York City today as part of Climate Week to celebrate the...
Climate Crisis/Climate Hope -- Bill McKibben Speaking at Duke on September 27, 2017
"Climate Crisis/Climate Hope" with Bill McKibben, Sept. 27 - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
The Kenan Institute for Ethics will host author, educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben at 5 p.m., Sept. 27 at Duke Divinity School's Goodson Chapel, where the renowned writer and activist will present the talk, "Climate Crisis/Climate Hope." The event is the first biannual Luce Lecture.
North Carolina Coast and Sea Level Rise
N&O forum will explore rising sea levels and the N.C. coast
It's called " sunny day flooding." In normally dry areas of coastal communities, water invades, seemingly without cause. But there is a cause. The sea level is rising and tidal pulls bring water further into low-lying areas. The flooding is perhaps the only sign of a phenomenon that is otherwise so gradual as to be invisible.
Is the East Coast Slowly Sinking Into the Sea?
Nuisance Flooding and Relative Sea-Level Rise: the Importance of Present-Day Land Motion
Sea-level rise is beginning to cause increased inundation of many low-lying coastal areas. While most of Earth's coastal areas are at risk, areas that will be affected first are characterized by several additional factors. These include regional oceanographic and meteorological effects and/or land subsidence that cause relative sea level to rise faster than the global average.
Slick New Solution for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
A Slick New Solution For Cleaning Up Oil
Oil spills can result in billions of dollars in losses, and a considerable portion of the cost comes from the effort required to clean up these spills. Existing methods for cleanup are limited in their utility.
Irma, Climate Change, and the Rise of Extreme Rain
Irma, and the Rise of Extreme Rain
Warm air can carry more water than cool air. You may understand this fact intuitively even if you don't realize it. The greater moisture of warm air explains why your skin doesn't get as dry in the summer and why the forests of the sweltering Amazon get a lot more precipitation than northern Canada's forests.
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