Showing posts from May, 2014
A recent OECD study concludes that outdoor air pollution is killing more than 3.5 million people a year globally. The OECD estimates that people in its 34 Member countries would be willing to pay US…
Comparing ice thickness (in meters) on May 2, 2014 (left) and May 30, 2014 (right, forecast run May 25, 2014) Arctic sea ice has shown large falls in thickness in many areas over the course of May 20…
by David Spratt How fast and how profoundly we act to stop climate change caused by human actions, and work to return to a safe climate, is perhaps the greatest challenge our species has ever faced, …
by Dorsi Lynn Diaz Help be a part of the solution! The Art of Climate Change on Kickstarter - an interactive social media & art show/exhibit this summer. Climate change is HERE and climate chang…
The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Serbia and Bosnia this week, Reuters and Deutsche Welle report. The animation below shows the Jet Stream's impact on the weather. Cold temper…
In April 2014, Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum volume. It was the second lowest on record, according to calculations by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at…
On November 9, 2013, methane levels as high as 2662 ppb (parts per billion) were recorded, as indicated by the red dot on the image below. This image, from an earlier post , gives an idea of the hei…