Global Warming

A new Columbia Engineering study shows that increased water stress--higher frequency of drought due to higher temperatures, is going to constrain the phenological cycle: in effect, by shutting down photosynthesis, it will generate a lower carbon uptake at the end of the season, thus contributing to increased global warming. Credit:…

Recent phenomena such as the mass bleaching of the Great Barrier reef suggest heat-related die-off is already occuring in places Global warming will cause "catastrophic" biodiversity loss across the world if greenhouse gas emissions aren't curbed, with some ecosystems liable to collapse as soon as 2030, according to new research…

Photo: GettyI spend all day reading (and writing) the news. So when I log off, I don’t want to read any non-fiction. I want to retreat to the world of fiction, but that doesn’t mean I want to forget about the climate crisis.In fact, science fiction that focuses on climate…

LONDON (Reuters) - China and other countries could be planning to build more coal plants to stimulate their economies in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic but nearly half of global coal plants will run at a loss this year, research showed on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A coal merchant…

For 500,000 years, the Great Barrier Reef has grown steadily in the cool, clear waters off Australia. But after surviving five glacial periods, the reef’s billions of inhabitants may not survive humanity.On March 26, the Reef endured its third major bleaching event in five years. Many of its corals sustained…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A warming global climate could cause sudden, potentially catastrophic losses of biodiversity in regions across the globe throughout the 21st century, finds a new UCL-led study. The findings, published today in Nature, predict when and where there could be severe ecological disruption in the coming decades,…

NEWS AND VIEWS 08 April 2020 The timing of disruptions to biodiversity associated with global warming is a key, but little-explored, dimension of change. Will losses in biodiversity occur all at once, or be spread out over time? Jennifer M. Sunday Jennifer M. Sunday is in the Department of Biology,…

Gif: Colorado State UniversityClimate change doesn’t take a break just because there’s a pandemic. Point in case: On Monday, Cyclone Harold roared over the small island nation of Vanuatu, lashing the islands with powerful winds and heavy rain. The storm forced the island to open emergency shelters, putting people in…

Sunday Sermon #1 By Mark Skousen Note: Welcome to Sunday Sermon, a weekly column that draws upon the wisdom of great religious leaders and worldly philosophers, from Aristotle to Jesus to the Dalai Lama. Whether you worship at home, at church or in nature, … Read More

Happy mutants Andy Cowitt and Michael Wertz have collaborated on a song that tells the story of Golden Gate Park -- San Francisco's three-mile-long stretch of man-made natural space -- from its sandy start to "skaters on streets." It was created to coincide with the park's 150th anniversary (Saturday, April…