30 years of industrialization in China has destroyed at least 80% of coral reefs
By Agence France-Presse China’s economic boom has seen its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, according to a joint Australian study, with researchers describing “grim”...
View ArticleSea Shepherd crew intercepts Japanese whaling ship
By Agence France-Presse Anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd said Wednesday it had intercepted the Japanese fleet in its annual Southern Ocean hunt “before a single harpoon has been fired”. Sea...
View ArticleGlaciologist says carbon emissions to date will cause 69 foot sea level rise
By Chris Mooney / Mother Jones Last week, a much-discussed new paper in the journal Nature seemed to suggest to some that we needn’t worry too much about the melting of Greenland, the mile-thick mass...
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Daniel Whittingstall: The Global Climate Predicament
White Clay is an unincorporated village with a population of 14 people in northwest Nebraska. The town sits on the border of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota (also known as...
View ArticleNew study finds 80% of Caribbean coral reefs destroyed since 1960s
By Fiona Harvey / The Guardian A major survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean is expected to reveal the extent to which one of the world’s biggest and most important reserves of coral has been...
View ArticleOcean acidification exacerbating climate change damage
By Jeremy Hance / Mongabay As if ocean acidification and climate change weren’t troubling enough (both of which are caused by still-rising carbon emissions), new research published in Nature finds that...
View ArticleNew study finds acidification of Arctic Ocean exceeding all projections
By University of South Florida Acidification of the Arctic Ocean is occurring faster than projected according to new findings published in the journal PLoS One. The increase in rate is being blamed on...
View ArticleScientists: Climate change will damage Great Barrier Reef beyond recovery by...
By Agence France-Presse Time is running out for Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken, marine scientists...
View ArticleStudy suggests climate change has stunted fish size up to 29% over four decades
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera Climate change may be stunting fish growth, a new study has said. Fish sizes in the North Sea have shrunk dramatically, and scientists believe warmer ocean temperatures and...
View ArticleReport finds “carbon sinks” insufficient in absorbing CO2 emissions
By Tom Bawden / The Independent Carbon dioxide is being accumulated in the atmosphere at the fastest rate since records began, as scientists warn that the oceans and forests may have absorbed so much...
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