Climate change
Arctic Summer Sea Ice – Going Down, Down, Down
The vast, scrabbly sheath of sea ice drifting on the Arctic Ocean ended its annual summer retreat this week, and the result was sobering. This year tied with 2007 as having the second smallest ice extent ever recorded, the National Snow and Ice Data Centerannounced yesterday. (altro…)
Obama on Climate Change: The Trends Are ‘Terrifying’
Seventy-four years ago, a naval battle off this remote spit of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean changed the course of World War II. Last week, President Obama flew here to swim with Hawaiian monk seals and draw attention to a quieter war — one he has waged against rising seas, freakish storms, deadly droughts and other symptoms of a planet choking on its own fumes. (altro…)
Gas serra, ma a che punto è l’accordo sul clima?
Il trattato entrerà in vigore legalmente solo quando sarà ratificato da almeno 55 Paesi le cui emissioni sommate rappresentino il 55 per cento delle emissioni globali di CO2 ma gli studiosi temono che sia comunque già tardi per raggiungere l’obiettivo del contenere il surriscaldamento. (altro…)
International report confirms Earth is hot and getting hotter
A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2015 surpassed 2014 as the warmest year since at least the mid-to-late 19th century. Last year’s record heat resulted from the combined influence of long-term global warming and one of the strongest El Niño events the globe has experienced since at least 1950. (altro…)
Climate Change High on Agenda as Obama and Trudeau Meet for Summit
When Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, appeared at the United Nations this spring to sign the Paris climate accord, the rapturous ovation he received was worthy of the celebrity he had become, a leader full of promise and of promises, especially on climate change. (altro…)
Why an E.U. without Britain is bad news for the fight against climate change
t’s not just the upheaval in global financial markets. Now that Britain has voted to leave the European Union, there may also be negative consequences for international climate change policy, say a number of climate change advocates and analysts. (altro…)
Climate scientists urge Obama to rule out more Arctic oil and gas exploration
Nearly 400 international scientists called on Barack Obama to rule out further expansion of oil and gas exploration in Arctic waters under US control. The letter, signed by prominent Arctic, marine and climate specialists – including a former member of Obama’s administration, urges the president to rule out any future hunting for oil in the waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. (altro…)
UN climate talks flesh out landmark Paris pact
Climate diplomats wrapped up technical talks Thursday (26 May) saying they were on the right track but still far from delivering on the promise of the historic pact forged in December. Negotiators from 196 countries worked along three parallel tracks to put flesh on the bone of the Paris Agreement, the fruit of two decades of often contentious wrangling between wealthy and developing nations. (altro…)
Australia covered up UN climate change fears for Tasmania forests and Kakadu
A draft UN report on climate change, which was scrubbed of all reference to Australia over fears it could deter visitors to the Great Barrier Reef, also outlined possible threats to the Tasmania wilderness and Kakadu. The draft report contained a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef, which described climate change as “the biggest long-term threat to the [reef] today, and to its ecosystems services, biodiversity, heritage values and tourism economy”. (altro…)
Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest
Scientists have been warning for decades that climate change is a threat to the immense tracts of forest that ring the Northern Hemisphere, with rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow contributing to a growing number of wildfires. (altro…)