Acid Oceans May Trigger Mass Extinction

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 23, 2019 Once levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in the oceans reach a certain threshold, life undergoes dramatic and catastrophic change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Plastic Island

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Jun 27, 2019 Dig deeper

WWF Sounds Alarm After 48 Pounds of Plastic Found in Dead Whale

COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2019 "It is the first time we have been confronted with an animal with such a huge quantity of garbage," says a biologist in Padua, Italy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Web of Life Is Unraveling

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 3, 2019 Biodiversity is on the decline. That includes the natural ecosystems that directly and indirectly manage the catering for humanity’s dinner table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

2 Reasons 2019 Could Be the Planet’s Worst Year Yet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 4, 2019 Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Understanding Global Warming’s Impact on Oceans Is Vital but Complicated

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 10, 2019 The world’s oceans are a vast reservoir of heat and a slow register of natural climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Horrors Humans Have Inflicted on the Planet’s Wilderness

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 11, 2018 The spread of the human horde means under a quarter of the world’s habitable land now counts as wilderness. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oceans Are Heating Up Faster Than We Thought

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 7, 2018 Science knows that ocean warming is occurring. A big challenge now is to work out how quickly the temperature is rising. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Have Damaged Most of the Seas, Apart From Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 9, 2018 Humankind has already disturbed or degraded six-sevenths of the world's oceans. And that is apart from the rising acidification and other malign consequences of global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sense of Smell in Fish Diminishes in Acidic Seas

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 2, 2018 Creatures that can’t smell food are in trouble, and they are even worse off if they can’t scent danger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Puzzle Over Changes in the North Atlantic

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 26, 2018 New studies say that what affects the ocean's circulation may not be driven by man-made climate change—it may be responding to a long-term natural climate cycle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cost of Rising Seas Could Reach $27 Trillion a Year by 2100

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 4, 2018 In 80 years, the global cost of rising seas could be at astronomical levels, with the oceans nearly two meters higher than now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )