Global Warming

Earths climate is full of terrifying feedback loops: Decreased rainfall raises the risk of wildfires, which release yet more carbon dioxide. A warming Arctic could trigger the release of long-frozen methane, which would heat the planet even faster than carbon…

« I started this series by reading an article on the newspaper about the extinction of insects because of the global warming », reveals Pierre Brault. Well-kown for his fashion and decoration creations, the artists offers here with this series nammed « Entomo…

Every time you open your wallet, the choices you make affect how quickly the world will warm. Corporations are trying to limit their greenhouse emissions, but some are doing better than others. To test your credentials as a green consumer, BuzzFeed News obta…

AQUARTER-CENTURY has passed since the first global climate-change treaty, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Humanitys record of following through on its climate promises is dismal. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen b…

Some 23 million girls worldwide were never born because of the use of sex-selective abortions during the past half-century. China and India account for the vast majority of these missing girls, with 11.9 million and 10.6 million, respectively. Fengqing Chao…

Some 23 million girls worldwide were never born because of the use of sex-selective abortions during the past half-century. China and India account for the vast majority of these missing girls, with 11.9 million and 10.6 million, respectively. Fengqing Chao…

Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, a unique Rutgers-led study found.The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish …

Air pollution is taking over cities around the world. As the State of the Air report released Wednesday reminds us, nearly half of the people living in the U.S. deal with unhealthy air. In countries like South Korea and Thailand, however, that air pollution i…

Enlarge/ DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 2016: A NRG-owned coal fired energy facility that planned to convert to a natural gas facility. 0 with 0 posters participating Coal is among the most polluting fuels that nations around the world use regularly to create electrici…

Thawing permafrost in the Arctic will accelerate global warming and could add $70 trillion to the world's climate change bill, according to a new Nature Research study. The report claims that a feedback mechanism, along with the failure of countries to live …