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Can Climate Scientists Learn a Lesson From Cringe Comedy?

Kate Yoder / Grist Feb 23, 2024 Talking about climate change can be awkward and perhaps we simply need to embrace that. Just ask Tim Robinson. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Climate Action Requires ‘Severe, Durable Shocks’ to the Status Quo

Michaela Herrmann / DeSmog Feb 16, 2024 Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Antarctica Temperatures Trigger Fear of Rapid Ice Melt

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 7, 2020 Climate scientists sound the alarm after the peninsula's thermostat climbs to 64.9 degrees—a record high since recording began in 1961. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Paris Agreement Is Too Little, Too Late, Scientists Say

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 23, 2020 Carbon dioxide is found to be more potent than previously thought, meaning that global goals to cut greenhouse gases may be unattainable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Climate Solution That Could Make Poor Countries Richer

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 21, 2020 There is still no certainty that geo-engineering could save the world. But, if it did work, it might repair climate injustice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Is Affecting Us in Ways We Never Imagined

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 A new study reveals what one scientist calls a “profoundly disturbing” trend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump EPA Ignores Scientific Evidence as It Shreds Regulations

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 1, 2020 Former members of the agency's Science Advisory Board say EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is "sidelining" the panel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New York Times Won’t Give Bernie Sanders’ Climate Plan a Chance

Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas / FAIR Nov 20, 2019 The newspaper says the democratic candidate's potentially planet-saving proposal to tackle the climate crisis is too ambitious. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

11,000 Scientists Warn We’re Headed Toward ‘Untold Suffering’

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 12, 2019 Experts from 153 nations unite to issue a stark warning about the climate emergency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Greatest Scam in History Is Taking Us All Down

Naomi Oreskes / TomDispatch Nov 11, 2019 The energy companies took us all. Think of it as the climate-change scam that beat science, big time. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

What We’re Not Being Told About Inhalers

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Nov 5, 2019 The devices used by millions of people to combat asthma and other breathing problems can also waste scarce resources. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Carbon Capture Could Save the Planet

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Oct 31, 2019 The method is proved and essential to prevent the rise of global average temperatures, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )