Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream

Now an international team of climate scientists has found a connection between many extreme weather events and the impact climate change is having on the jet stream.

Things that need to happen to keep global temperature rise below 2C

A new report released this week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the latest attempt to address the question of global warming.

The unnamed phenomenon behind Peru’s extraordinary flooding

The warm ocean water behind this month’s flooding suggests another El Niño may be forming. The water is so warm, that Peru climatologists declared a “coastal El Niño” to communicate to the public the kind of conditions they should prepare for.

Climate change to worsen drought, diminish corn yields in Africa

Corn is extremely sensitive to drought and since 2015 its production has fallen dramatically as a result of record-setting drought conditions across southern and eastern Africa.

Extreme heat pushes parts of Great Barrier Reef beyond recovery

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from repeated bleaching of its corals, caused by spikes in the water temperature, detailed analysis shows.

International team reports ocean acidification spreading rapidly in Arctic Ocean

Ocean acidification is spreading rapidly in the western Arctic Ocean in both area and depth, according to new interdisciplinary research reported in Nature Climate Change by a team of international collaborators.

Will naming the Anthropocene lead to acceptance of our planet-level impact?

Does a name in itself have sufficient symbolic power to cause a paradigm shift in how humans perceive our role in the changing geological patterns of the planet?

An Alarmingly Early Spring is Sweeping Across the Southern USA

This seems to be a trend. A related study published late last year showed that half of all National Parks are experiencing early springs compared to last century. The US-NPN says this trend is likely the result of climate change.

Australia Is Hot as Balls Right Now 

Parts of eastern and central Australia are in the midst of a horrific heatwave, with temperatures reaching as high as 46 degrees C. Alarmingly, the record-setting conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weekend.

Coastal Cities in US Could Flood Three Times a Week by 2045

floods could occur several times a week on average by 2045 along the mid-Atlantic coastline, where seas have been rising faster than nearly anywhere else.

Explained: Greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide isn't the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.

Do personal steps to reduce your carbon footprint really make much difference?

Do our individual actions matter anymore? Are the lifestyle suggestions actually meaningful? Do they still make any sense?

The End Is Near for the Biggest Coal Plant in the American West

Cheap natural gas could force the closure this year of the Navajo Generating Station near the Grand Canyon, dealing another blow to coal as a chief source of electricity in the U.S.

Record for hottest year broken once more in 2016

2016 was the hottest year on record - that is according to data compiled by NASA and the World Meteorological Organisation.