The Bad News Continues to Flow About Antarctica’s Ice
It’s just two weeks since a paper in Nature flagged an ominous thinning of ice shelves along parts the Antarctica coast lying due south of the Pacific Ocean. The ice appears to be melting from below, as changing ocean currents are bringing relatively warm water to bathe the shelves’ undersides — and as the ice shelves lose mass, they also lose … Read More
April Checks In at No. 3 on All-Time Warmest List for U.S.
Remarkably, eight states — Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia — had a cooler April compared to March, even though April was still warmer-than-average in those states. Many observing stations across the Midwest and Ohio Valley pulled off the rare feat of having a cooler April compared to March, wh… Read More
Weather, Climate Forecasts Imperiled as Programs Cut
Earth observing capabilities are eroding quickly, which may create wide range of problems for weather, climate forecasting.… Read More
Never Stand Behind a Dinosaur, New Research Shows
Plenty of environmentalists think eating beef is a bad idea. For one thing, it’s inefficient: it takes up to 16 pounds of grain, according to some estimates, to produce one pound of meat, and the grain would feed a lot more people. For another, it’s bad for the atmosphere: the bacteria that help cattle digest all that grain generate huge volumes … Read More
Orthodox Community Embraces Renewable Energy
Mr. Juriga established the Akademie, with the support of the church and Orthodox Monastery, in the little village of Vilemov. Through small scale solar, wind, and hydro power, the Akademie educates kids and adults about renewable energy and climate change. The reaction has been incredibly positive from all groups, especially the secondary school st… Read More
Rising Coal Exports Prompt Fears from Rail Communities
With Asia's energy demands directing more U.S. coal to West Coast ports, Montana's rail communities fear the effects. Read More
Anxious Japan Prepares for Life Without Nuclear Power
Japan has 54 nuclear reactors, but as of Saturday, not a single one of them will be in operation – how will the country cope? Read More
Ice is Flowing Slower on Greenland than Many Feared
The good news stemming from this study is that the worst-case scenarios scientists have been entertaining for sea-level rise by the end of the century — two meters, or about six feet, by 2100 — appear less likely given the rate of observed ice motion.… Read More
