United States: Record Flames and Record Floods July 2014
Record breaking flash floods in North Carolina, pounding hail in Nevada, record wildfires in central Washington, and severe weather across the Nation.
On Mass Extinction, Sea Level Rise and Amplification
Peter Ward discovered that the near-total devastation at the end of the Permian was caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide leading to climate change.
The devastating drought in California before and after images taken from Space
The year 2013 was the driest calendar year in 119 years of records, and 2014 has not brought much relief.
The ClimateState Week in Review, #29 (July 14-20, 2014)
All the ClimateState coverage from week #29, 2014 on one page. Never miss out on global warming news again.
Greenland ice sheet collapse, 400,000 years ago
The Marine Isotope Stage 11, more than 400,000 years ago, created nearly complete deglaciation of southern Greenland, contributed 4-6 meters to global sea level rise at the time.
A Surprisingly Simple Way To Stop Fracking
Watch the true story of a town who discovered strength in unity and turned the tables on the powerful oil & gas industry.
Permafrost and the mysterious Crater in Russia
Siberia’s frozen soil — known as permafrost — contains millions of tons of methane gas. As the surface slowly warms, this gas begins to be released — and pools into highly volatile pockets.
Deutschland ist Weltmeister in Energieeffizienz
Bemühungen bei der Gebäudesanierung halfen Deutschland zum Weltmeister in Energieeffizienz gewählt zu werden.
Super Typhoon Rammasun makes landfall in China (Update)
David McKenzie (CNN) describes China's preparations to deal with the enormous Typhoon Rammasun, and considered the strongest typhoon in 40 years, to target China.