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The Tipping Points of Climate Change — and Where We Stand
Where exactly do things stand? Climate impact scholar Johan Rockström offers the most up-to-date scientific assessment of the state of the planet.
Study: Little potential for climate plantations within planetary limits
One strategy to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and keep long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees is to grow plants that grow quickly, burn them, and then bind and store the CO2 that is released.
Tasmanian bushfires threaten ancient forests (Again)
A grove that is home to the oldest known Huon pine, thought to be 3,000 years old, is again threatened by a bushfire that rages in Tasmania.
Many plants and animals become less genetically diverse
According to new research, genetic diversity is decreasing in two-thirds of animal and plant populations, making it more difficult for these species to adapt to changes in their environment.
Luke Kemp: The biggest threats to life
Kemp, a researcher who focuses on existential risks, also known as X-risks, which include the possibility of human extinction, societal collapse, and dystopian futures, joins Nate's podcast.
January 2025 was the warmest on record!
Global temperatures were 1.75C higher than preindustrial levels, according to an EU monitor, continuing a trend of record highs.
Study: The acceleration of global warming may cut off key ocean current by 2050 GalleryStudy: The acceleration of global warming may cut off key ocean current by 2050
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Study: The acceleration of global warming may cut off key ocean current by 2050
A major ocean current could be shut down by 2050 due to the surge in global warming over the last 15 years, according to new research by an international team of climate scientists.
Trump government working hard to erase U.S. efforts to combat climate change
In a series of actions, President Trump is following through on his promise not just to ramp up oil and gas production, but to sharply curtail any effort to deal with climate change.