Environment
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean more sea level rise
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean that future sea-level rise is significantly higher than current projections. A new study […]
What is Saharan dust? How a large stain in the Atlantic affects storms
A Saharan dust plume off the west coast of Africa is expected to blow into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico this week, suppressing storm development. For now. The Atlantic […]
Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ of new Antarctic ice sheet, warning future sea-level rise may be underestimated | CNN
CNN – The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, troubling way that scientific models used to project future sea-level rise have not taken into account, suggesting that current […]
Mass mortality: A fish scientist follows a tip about deaths on BC salmon farms
DFO and the operator attribute the massive loss to low oxygen, but a scientist who visited the remote site in a kayak worries the real cause may be more complicated. […]
Sea level rise will disrupt the lives of millions of Americans by 2050, study finds
Sea level rise driven by global warming will disrupt the daily lives of millions of Americans, as hundreds of homes, schools and government buildings face frequent and repeated flooding by […]
A dozen sewage plants in Louisiana discharge sewage into the marshes. Is it helpful or harmful?
Jacob Groby is so confident in the quality of the wastewater treated by the Mandeville Wastewater Plant that on a recent Thursday morning, he stood next to a discharge pipe […]
Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most threatened species, study says
Protecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface for nature would be enough to prevent the extinction of the world’s most threatened species, according to a new study. Analysis published in […]
Scientists identify new Antarctic ice ‘tip’, warning future sea-level rise may be underestimated
The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, troubling way that scientific models used to project future sea-level rise have not taken into account, suggesting that current forecasts may […]