Along many tropical shorelines, swampy mangrove forests create habitat for fish and buffer the impact of heavy waves. “Mangroves reduce the effects of climate change, protecting coastlines against erosion and rising sea levels and hurricanes or storm surge events,” said Alfredo Quarto, cofounder of the Mangrove Action Project. He says mangrove forests also store a […]
Concrete and asphalt absorb the sun’s energy. So when a heat wave strikes, city neighborhoods with few trees and lots of black pavement can get hotter than other areas — a lot hotter. “Fifteen, 18 degrees Fahrenheit difference across the city at the same time,” said Vivek Shandas of Portland State University. Over the last […]
By Tim Radford The year is less than four weeks old, but scientists already know that carbon dioxide emissions will continue to head upwards — as they have every year since measurements began — leading to a continuation of the Earth’s rising heat. And they warn that the rise will be steeper than usual, partly […]
The salient reality of the climate crisis is undeniable to many Americans. We have seen record heat waves from Alaska to Mississippi, record flooding, beaches closed due to algal blooms, increased storm intensity and devastating wildfires in 2019. Now, most Americans say the climate crisis is bearing down on them, and the government needs to […]
September 2019 was the hottest September on record, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Friday. This makes it the fourth month in a row this year to be the hottest or near hottest of its kind. June 2019 was the hottest June on record, July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded and August […]
Humanity faced its hottest month in at least 140 years in July, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday. The finding confirms similar analysis provided by its EU counterparts. “Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat,” NOAA said on its website. “The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic sea […]
By Jeff Turrentine Chris McKee lived down the street from me when we were kids growing up in suburban Dallas. Even though we haven’t seen each other face-to-face in many years, Chris and I have managed to stay in touch through the mixed blessing of social media. One big reason for our physical separation is […]
Marine heat waves are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, which spell trouble for corals, according to new research from scientists working at the Great Barrier Reef. The increased frequency in heat waves is a direct byproduct of the climate crisis the scientists say, as the BBC reported. The researchers knew that oceanic heat waves […]
Heat waves have had people sweltering all summer, but they are not just on land. It turns out that ocean heat waves, which can threaten corals, fish, plankton and other marine life, are occurring far more frequently than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, […]
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