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California’s Winter Waves Getting Bigger Due to Climate Change, Study Finds

California’s Winter Waves Getting Bigger Due to Climate Change, Study Finds

California is known for its consistently sunny weather, progressive politics, movie making and the gigantic, rolling waves that crash against its iconic coastline. According to a new study, however, the climate crisis is making those waves even bigger. The study, conducted by Peter Bromirski — University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Scripps Institution of Oceanography […]

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    Formerly Stable Greenland Glacier Shows Signs of Rapid Retreat

    Formerly Stable Greenland Glacier Shows Signs of Rapid Retreat

    Once upon a time, the Steenstrup Glacier, located in northwestern Greenland, was one of the most stable glaciers in the country. But new research shows this ice formation is now in the top 10% of glaciers contributing to all ice melt in the entire region. From 2018 to 2021, the glacier retreated a whopping 5 […]

    Ocean Surface Temperatures Reach Record High of Nearly 70°F

    Ocean Surface Temperatures Reach Record High of Nearly 70°F

    The global ocean surface temperature reached 21.1°C (69.98°F) in early April, the highest recorded ocean surface temperature since records began. The recorded high beat the previous highest ocean surface temperature of 21.0°C, recorded in 2016. The daily Sea Surface Temperature hit 21.1°C on April 1 and remained there through April 6, as recorded by the […]

    Sinking Nation Tuvalu Calls for Treaty Ending Fossil Fuel Use at COP27

    Sinking Nation Tuvalu Calls for Treaty Ending Fossil Fuel Use at COP27

    In the late 1960s, when the nations of the world were concerned about the spread of a potentially civilization-ending technology, they came together and signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Now, in the face of a civilization-threatening climate crisis, a vulnerable island nation wants to do the same thing for the fossil […]

    New Jersey Is the Latest State to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change

    New Jersey Is the Latest State to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change

    New Jersey state officials have submitted a 200-page civil suit against five major fossil fuel companies (Exxon Mobil, Shell Oil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips), as well as their trade association American Petroleum Institute, over misleading consumers and the public about climate change. New Jersey’s lawsuit joins about 20 similar lawsuits from other cities, counties and states […]