Archive for the 'Global Warming' Category
Instead of global warming, some experts are now warning that the world may soon plunge into the next Ice Age. They predict most of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England to be covered in ice 3,000 feet thick. These same experts blame global warming on falling greenhouse gas levels. Read more…
Scientists at the University of Calgary have designed a way to capture carbon dioxide from the air. This technology will be especially important in relation to emissions from airplanes and cars. Read more…
According to research released today, we haven’t done enough to reduce our carbon emissions. In fact, not only have we not done enough, but greenhouse gas emissions have actually surpassed scientists’ worst-case-scenarios, despite the measures put in place by policymakers worldwide. Read more…
This summer saw the second-lowest sea ice levels in the Arctic in the fifty years since they started tracking it. This ice serves the greater global purpose of moderating weather and temperatures throughout the world. Less ice equals a bigger environmental impact. Yeah, so? That’s global warming/climate change: nothing new.
Here’s what’s new: This lack of […]
Greenland, the world’s largest island, holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by 23 feet. Add the ice sheets of Antarctica and the oceans would deepen more than 200 feet!
Satellite measurements from space confirm that global warming is making an impact and turning ice into water. As glaciers begin to melt, the question everyone […]
According to the Globe and Mail:
A four-square-kilometre chunk has broken off Ward Hunt Ice Shelf - the largest remaining ice shelf in the Arctic - threatening the future of the giant frozen mass that northern explorers have used for years as the starting point for their treks.
Scientists say the break, the largest on record since […]
Humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean have recovered swimmingly since the start of worldwide conservation programs in the 1960s and ’70s.That’s the finding from a large-scale, collaborative research effort by more than 400 whale experts throughout the Pacific region.
The new research reveals that the overall population of humpbacks has rebounded to nearly 20,000 animals in […]
Ocean waters along North America’s west coast are becoming more acidic than expected in response to atmospheric carbon emissions, which will likely cause significant changes to economically vital marine ecosystems, a new study says.At one spot in northern California, waters acidic enough to corrode seashells now rake the shore, researchers point out.
“The models suggested they […]
Global warming may reduce the number of hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Basin by 2060, a new study says. But it adds that the storms that do form may be slightly stronger and wetter.The study, conducted by scientists at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is the latest development in a contentious debate […]
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Posted By: ashley | May 21st
You’ve read the news—everyone wants to be green now. But do you really know how your personal choices are adding up? What about the choices of your fellow citizens? How well are people around the globe adopting behaviors that can make the world a more environmentally sustainable place?
National Geographic and the international polling firm GlobeScan […]
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Posted By: ashley | May 12th