Former Vice President Al Gore called for unity and urgency in the American response to climate change, saying he was encouraged by growing climate activism around the world, but alarmed by what he said is the imminence of irreversible, continuing … Continued
In the San Luis Valley, Brendon Rockey co-owns Rockey Farms with his brother Sheldon Rockey. It’s a third generation farm, and one that has seen a lot of change over the years. They used to grow potatoes and barley but took out … Continued
With memories of the wettest U.S. spring on record still fresh, it seems strange to hear that in many parts of the nation, groundwater supplies – the water stored underneath our feet, in rocks and sediments – are lower than … Continued
After 29 hours of uninterrupted negotiations the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), on how alterations in land use are contributing to such change, was gavelled through in Geneva on the afternoon of August 7th. When, minutes … Continued
It’s a dry heat” is usually considered a positive expression, a relief on high-temperature days, and salve for the reality that the southwestern U.S. has never been what you’d call water-rich. But now human-caused climate change is adding new credence … Continued
We get a lot of email here at Team Climate, and one of the most common questions is “What can I do?” That’s why, last fall, we added a One Thing You Can Do section to our newsletter. Since then, we’ve looked … Continued
Climate change has been framed as an ethical issue for years now, with mixed success. But now the calls for socially responsible investing to save the planet are increasingly being reinforced by cold economic logic. Mainstream institutional investors are recognising … Continued
Yesterday, the Pew Research Center released an analysis of polling results on Americans’ views of science. In general, the poll was good news for the research community, showing a gradual-but-steady rise in the public’s view of scientists. But there were … Continued
During the hottest month that humans have ever recorded, a local television station in the Netherlands aired nonstop images of wintry landscapes to help viewers momentarily forget the heat wave outside. Officials in Switzerland and elsewhere painted stretches of rail tracks … Continued
After months of record temperatures, scientists say Greenland’s ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean — equivalent to 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools. Greenland’s ice sheet … Continued