‘Columns of Fire’ Threaten Popular Australian Tourism Region
Despite the awful devastation and the elevated risk, the city of Sydney will still hold its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks.
“This is Unprecedented” Bering Sea Loses Half Its Sea Ice In Two Weeks
“When you have a warmer Arctic, you lessen the thermal gradient across from the equator to the Arctic, and that changes where low-pressure patterns set up,” Brettschneider said. “There’s this whole cascading set of impacts that affect the entire hemisphere, and in fact the entire globe, when you heat up the Arctic.”
No Warning For West Coast In Event Of Horrific Natural Disasters
Someday, the West Coast will, out of nowhere, have a very bad day. Perhaps the ground will split open across 180 miles, from Los Angeles to the Salton Sea, in the worst local upheaval in more than 150 years. Or perhaps the 600-mile-long scar off the coast of Washington, where a hunk of crust called the…
Climate Change: These Terrifying Maps Show How Hot It’s Really Going To Get
It’s easy to be apathetic about rising global temperatures, but difficult when you imagine your own future backyard. July 2090 is gonna be a scorcher. NOAA There are lots of terrible things about climate change. Birds will go extinct.
We’re all lumberjacks, that’s not OK
Full employment for lumberjacks has its drawbacks. The 'paperless office' the computer revolution was supposed to bring about didn't happen, we are using more paper,...
Earth Hour 2012
Earth Hour is a worldwide event that is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is held on the last Saturday of...
Large Numbers of Snowy Owls Flocking to Michigan
Snowy owls — majestic, 2-foot tall creatures normally seen in the Arctic tundra — are showing up all across lower Michigan this winter as an unusually large number of the birds have flown farther south in search of food.
Rapidly diminishing glaciers threaten water supply
Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.
Biggest Jump EVER in Global Warming
The new figures for 2010 show greenhouse gases level are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago.
The nut case for environmental protection
We arrogant humans say dumb stuff like “man is the only creature capable of foreseeing the future.” That, however, may not be the case, at least when it comes to environmental protection
Why are Australia’s sharks eating humans?
After the attack on an American diver by a great white shark off the coast of Australia, the rumor mill is swilling with talk of a “rogue man-eating shark” that developed a taste for humans, killing three men over the last two months.
Costa Ricans slaughter thousands of sharks in marine sanctuary
Divers have discovered the bodies of some 2,000 sharks, many with their fins cut off, in Colombian waters. Costa Rica fishing trawlers were seen in the area.
Starbucks nervous as climate change threatens coffee supply
Starbucks Terrified Climate Change Will Put Them Out Of Business. Coffee isn’t the only commodity threatened. Read about it here.
Scientists claim Perry gang deleted climate change data from report
Rick Perry’s political appointees have sparked a new firestorm over climate change science in Texas. It appears they have discovered that Perry’s gang has deleted all information referring to the downside of climate change.