On Wednesday, a panel of experts backed by the British government announced that all humans can lead a good lifestyle and still be able to tackle climate change by 2050 if they agree on following several steps The experts based their statement on an online app called the ‘global calculator,’ which was also released Wednesday. According to the app, a balance between improved living standards for … [Read more...]
Mass Mortality in Animals Researched and the Results are Worrying
A new report on the study of mass mortality in animals reveals that the frequency of such events is increasing and in most cases there is no particular factor to blame, but a multitude. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles, Yale University and UC Berkley have reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences their results after careful examination of 727 animal … [Read more...]
Polar Bears Are Changing Habitat To Colder Regions Due to Global Warming
It seems that polar bears and other animals from the Arctic are leaving their current location and move towards colder regions. According to a new study the animals are trying to adapt to the climate change and the effects this has on their natural habitat, such as the melting of the ice. According to Elizabeth Peacock, a researcher at the Geological Society, individual Arctic animals are not … [Read more...]
The Pope Plans to Raise Climate Change Awareness among Catholics
In 2015, Pope Francis plans to write a letter to all Catholics to warn them about the threat global warming poses to poor communities across the globe. The letter called a papal encyclical is meant to raise awareness to all Catholics about climate change and make them get involved in fighting it. Besides the letter, the pope also plans to talk to the UN general assembly about environmental … [Read more...]
Colder Winters Indicate Global Warming, Researchers Claim
Counterintuitively, colder winters are an indicator of global warming. Skeptics argued that harsher winters are the irrefutable proof that climate change is a bogus claim. However, a new research underlines the fact that climate is a complex system. Processes taking place in various parts of the world are interdependent. Tokyo University and the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research ran … [Read more...]
Natural Gas Will Not Reduce Global Warming, Study Finds
Natural gas is widely regarded as a “bridge” fuel on the road to green energy sources. But new research shows that without adequate policies, methane could produce at least the same amount of pollution as coal. Five teams of researchers from around the world used different methods to model the amount of pollution emitted during the production of electricity based on methane. They all reached … [Read more...]
Fish Migrating Poleward as Ocean Temperatures Increase
A University of British Columbia study shows that as the climate warms, fish populations migrate from the tropics to colder waters. If most scientific data shows that climate change is a fact, various projects attempt to understand the specific changes suffered by any part of the ecosystem. Changes that are better understood can be encountered with adequate time sensitive policies. What will … [Read more...]
Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Forces Walruses to Retreat on Alaska Shore
Around 35,000 walruses had to retreat to the Alaska shoreline to chill, as the Arctic Sea keeps melting, federal agencies report. Without any ice to cling on to while having a rest, they resorted to the dramatic choice. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photographed the gigantic walrus group resting on a shore 5 miles north of Point Lay, an Inupiat Eskimo village. The area is … [Read more...]
Global Carbon Emission Levels Broke Records in 2013
The global CO2 emissions broke new records in 2013, according to a recent report released by Global Carbon Project. More than ever, political leaders have to reach a consensus over how to tackle the problem efficiently. Unfortunately, so far they failed to turn most of the promises made during previous events such as the recent UN Climate Change Summit into concrete actions. The report states … [Read more...]
Human-Caused Climate Change Further Worsens Heat Waves
A recent report published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society suggests that heat waves worldwide in 2013 were directly attributed to human-caused change. However, the same study also claims that the connection between climate change and other extreme weather events is not so evident. The “Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 From a Climate Perspective” peer-reviewed report … [Read more...]
