Global Warming

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One gigatonne of ice. Image: nasa / JPL-Caltech By Mark Kaufman2020-03-13 16:16:17 UTC The greatest masses of ice on Earth, in Antarctica and Greenland, aren't just melting — this melt is accelerating.  How much ice are these critical polar regions losing into the oceans? NASA uses satellites to diligently measure…

Photo: Valerie Macon (Getty Images)Britney Spears still gets roasted for a 2014 tweet in which she appears to praise Lady Gaga and global warming in a single post. It turns out, however, that, no, she doesn’t think global warming is a good thing and Twitter, as so often is the…

America: where you can care about improving energy efficiency without wanting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions outright.Photo: GettyThe first major Senate energy package in over a decade may not survive because a few Republicans are trying to block regulations on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas that can be found…

Photo: GettyThe U.S. government definitely has its priorities in order. Apparently, it’s considering using the coronavirus outbreak as an excuse to pour money into fossil fuel companies.The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration is considering kicking money to the beleaguered industry after Saudi Arabia kicked off an oil price…

Photo of the Biofuels Cropping System Experiment in Michigan, taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Research conducted by Ben-Gurion University and Michigan State University. Credit: Ryan Mater Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according to a long-term field study by researchers…

Shit got real Monday, March 9, when trading stopped on Wall Street due to crashing oil prices.Image: GettyThe worsening global crisis wrought by COVID-19 is leading to canceled international negotiations and wasteful “ghost” flights. And now it’s projected to lead to the first drop in oil demand in more than…

"This season is based on my belief that we have what it takes to get to a real exciting future," Druyan said in an interview with Engadget. "I base my belief on stories of the courage of our ancestors, the generations of searchers for the truth who have been willing…

This is what a climate emergency looks like.Photo: GettyThe most recent Australian bushfire season from hell is one for the record books. And a new analysis published Wednesday shows all the ways humans made it worse, and it’s clearer than ever that climate change left its mark all over this…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Greta Thunberg accused the EU of "pretending" to tackle climate change Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has rebuked the EU's plan for tackling climate change, telling MEPs it amounts to "surrender".Ms Thunberg spoke in Brussels on Wednesday as the EU unveiled a proposed law…