Seas around the world have risen an average of nearly 3 inches since 1992, with some locations rising more than 9 inches due to natural variation, according to the latest satellite measurements from NASA and its partners. An intensive research effort now underway, aided by NASA observations and analysis, points to an unavoidable rise of…
Aug. 28, 2015: More than 90 percent of our planet’s freshwater ice is bound in the massive ice sheets and glaciers of the Antarctic and Greenland. As temperatures around the world slowly climb, melt waters from these vast stores of ice add to rising sea levels. All by itself, Greenland could bump sea levels by…
This is the second of a series of rap lectures about climate change. The focus here is on the consequences of global warming. LYRICSThe CO2 we’ve dumped into the atmosphere won’t disappearIt’s gonna last a hundred years while trappin’ heat up in the airThe reason temperature’s up less than one degreeIs the climate’s inertia…
We need to reduce emissions to keep our planet safe for future generations – the science is clear. However, it can be quite hard to get your head around how to do that. Here’s a very simple idea from writer and climate campaigner, Bill McKibben: keep fossil fuels in the ground. If we were to burn…
A new open access study in Science Advances concludes that a warming beyond the 2°C target would potentially lead to rates of sea-level rise dominated by ice loss from Antarctica, and continued CO2 emissions from fossil sources could cause additional tens of meters of sea level rise, over the next millennia and eventually ultimately eliminate the…
A brief comparison of changes in sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies between the major El Niño event of 1997-98 and the El Niño event emerging in 2015. The visualization depicts data from the NOAA 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST). The data are combined from sources such as satellites, buoy networks, and ships.…
Tesla’s Model 3 may be the most anticipated electric car on the planet. Elon Musk just announced it will cost $35.000, and added: Model 3, our smaller and lower cost sedan will start production in about 2 years. Fully operational Gigafactory needed. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2015 Meanwhile, the Tesla Model X, with…
James Lovelock talks to David Freeman about his book A Rough Ride to the Future on 29 March 2014 at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival at the Oxford Martin School. Independent scientist and futurist James Lovelock, originator of Gaia Theory, explores our future on the planet through two new, key ideas. The first is…
Right now, Tesla has the high-end electric market almost all to itself—but that’s about to change. In an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, development chief Thomas Weber revealed that his company is working on a vehicle to battle head-to-head with Tesla. At over 300 miles, the Mercedes-Benz range would be impressive. Importantly, the…