With 2023 as the hottest year on record, fears mount that we are heading towards 2.5 to 3 degrees of warming and serious climate change impacts
2023 Set to be Hottest Year on Record
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2 Days above 2 Degrees
Global average temperatures pushed past the “2 degree warming limit” twice in November. While this doesn’t signal the end of the world, it’s another strong hint as to the warming ahead.
October was Warmest Month on Record
Yes, October was another record-shattering month — just like the previous 4 months The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its monthly climate report for the month of October on Wednesday and, once again, it was one for...
Climate Crisis Could Cause ‘Catastrophic Harm’ to Human Health, 200-Plus Medical Journals Warn
Co-ordinated editorial calls on World Health Organization to declare global health emergency More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem two overlapping environmental crises — climate change and biodiversity loss —...
Recent, Rapid Ocean Warming Ahead of El Niño Alarms Scientists
A recent, rapid heating of the world's oceans has alarmed scientists concerned that it will add to global warming. This month, the global sea surface hit a new record high temperature. It has never warmed this much, this quickly. Scientists don't fully...
10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change
March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), an eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate change. Drawing on...
Soil, Carbon Sequestration and the Fight Against Climate Change
A University of Sydney professor is using “digital soil mapping” to help measure soil carbon content in the field and encourage farmers to adopt the government’s Carbon Farming Initiative.
Ten golden rules of large-scale tree planting
Scientists have proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting, which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade. Forests are essential to life on Earth. They provide a home to three-quarters of the world’s plants and animals, soak up carbon dioxide, and provide food, fuels and medicines.
Nitrous Oxide, More Harmful to the Climate Than CO2
A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that nitrous oxide — a gas that is 300 times more harmful to the climate than carbon dioxide — is steadily increasing in the atmosphere. If emissions aren’t curbed, Earth’s temperature could rise by 3°C by 2100.
A Comprehensive Quantification of Global Nitrous Oxide Sources and Sinks
Nitrous oxide (N2O), like carbon dioxide, is a long-lived greenhouse gas that accumulates in the atmosphere. Over the past 150 years, increasing atmospheric N2O concentrations have contributed to stratospheric ozone depletion1 and climate change.
A Graphical History of Atmospheric CO2 Levels Over Time
As the second most abundant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere (after water vapor), carbon dioxide (CO2) has become a direct proxy for measuring climate change. Its levels have varied widely over the course of the Earth’s 4.54 billion year history, partly...
How Soil Carbon Can Help Tackle Climate Change
Maintaining soil organic matter is critical to tackling climate change because soil organic matter is rich in carbon. Soil carbon is also the keystone element controlling soil health, which enables soils to be resilient as droughts and intense rainfall events increasingly occur.