The Last Time There Was This Much Carbon Dioxide in the Air, Giant Armadillos Roamed on Earth

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 26, 2017 The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii reports that, for the first time in human history, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has exceeded 410 parts per million. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Earth Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ With Unprecedented Heat and Carbon Dioxide Levels

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2017 The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization confirms reports that 2016 was the hottest year on record and predicts more bad news for 2017. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

These Fossil Fuel Bypasses Could Soon Be on the Market

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2017 Innovative ideas by scientists and engineers to combat climate change show what the world could be like without fossil fuel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global ‘Compost Bomb’ Slowly Detonates as Previously Frozen Soil ‘Breathes Out’ Greenhouse Gases

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 29, 2016 Warming is causing soil-based microorganisms to release carbon dioxide in a potentially catastrophic process that could add at least as much carbon to the atmosphere as the fossil fuel industry emitted in the mid-20th century, a study finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rising Carbon Emissions Usher In New Era of Temperature Increases

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 24, 2016 Global CO2 concentrations have produced a new climate reality, with emissions levels unlikely to fall for centuries ahead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Stop Capitalism’s Deadly War With Nature

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 14, 2016 It's not humanity alone that threatens life on earth. The bigger culprit is an economic and political system that relies on endless global appropriation of cheap food, energy, raw materials and labor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Hopes Rise for Underground Carbon Storage Scheme

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 20, 2016 A study of natural carbon dioxide reservoirs shows that the greenhouse gases could be safely stored deep underground for tens of thousands of years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Seeds of Doubt Over Iron Boost for Algae

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 28, 2016 New research suggests that fertilizing oceans with iron to increase the growth of algae that absorb carbon dioxide is not the hoped-for answer to reducing global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carbon Capture Schemes Need Financial Aid

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 21, 2016 Governments urgently need financial backing for technology that could help save the world from overheating by preventing CO2 from escaping into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

After the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, What We Need Is an International Climate Court

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 13, 2015 The climate pact forged at Paris lacks real teeth and so in and of itself will not solve our carbon dioxide and methane problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Thaw Would Cost Half the World’s Annual Earnings

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 23, 2015 If Arctic soils melt and release frozen carbon, the impact would cost almost half the world’s annual gross domestic product, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Global Warming ‘Slowdown’ Is an Illusion

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 20, 2015 Researchers say the world is continuing to warm, and evidence shows that claims of a slowdown are unequivocally illusory. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )