Consensus On Consensus: 97% Of Climate Scientists Say Climate Scientists Are...
When we published a paper in 2013 finding 97% scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, what surprised me was how surprised everyone was.Ours wasn’t the first study to find such a scientific...
View ArticleUsing Trace Methane For Chemistry Rather Than Burning It
Methane, the abundant and inexpensive natural gas, is often burnt off around the world at oil fields and refineries but it's a great energy source and base material for the chemical industry, if only...
View ArticleAbengoa Leads The Way In Showing Solar Needs Fewer Subsidies
I am a big fan of solar power. In Science Left Behind I argued we should be doing basic research to improve our capabilities in the technology so that it can be a viable end game for when fossil fuels...
View ArticleGreen Energy Makes Birds See Red
Renewable energy may offer the imagery of a 'greener alternative' to traditional energy sources, but that hasn't really survived in the wild. The moment subsidies dry up, so do corporations reliant on...
View ArticleGlobal Warming: Why Half A Degree Matters
In computer models, European scholars estimate substantially different climate change impacts for global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C by 2100, the two temperature limits policy makers agreed on in the...
View ArticleTest Hopes To Identify Any Shale Gas Hazard In Groundwater
A new test has been developed to check for contamination of shallow groundwater from modern gas extraction techniques, such as hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking.read more
View ArticleWhen Natural Beauty Becomes The Ecological Beast, Replace Environmentalism...
Natural solutions are all the rage to people who believe in a 20th century "balance of nature" hypothesis. Scientists know better, it is obvious that there is no ecological balance, no environmental...
View ArticleCO2 Fertilization Greening The Earth
An international team has just published a study titled "Greening of the Earth and its Drivers" in the journal Nature Climate Change (doi:10.1038/nclimate3004) showing significant greening of a quarter...
View ArticleHow Nature Disrupts Coral Reefs' Recycling
Coral reefs, the world's most productive and diverse marine ecosystems, rely on a recycling program to stay healthy: The corals and algae that form the base of the reef's food web release a variety of...
View ArticleExodus 2100: Due To Climate Change
More than 500 million people live in the Middle East and North Africa, which has always been hot in summer. And it's getting hotter, says Jos Lelieveld, Director at the Max Planck Institute for...
View ArticleGroundwater Overstated In Sea Level Rise
Groundwater extraction and other land water contribute about three times less to sea level rise than previous estimates, according to a new study. Sea level has risen an estimated average 1.7 mm per...
View ArticleHow Nature Is Eroding Coral Reefs
Coral reefs and hard-shelled sea creatures such as oysters and mussels are constantly being threatened, not only by the detrimental effects of stressors such as climate change and habitat loss, but...
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Wildlife Loss In Tropical Forests Is Bad News For Everyone
I had drinks with an old college friend last week. As we reminisced and I caught him up on my job leading the Tropical Ecology Assessment&Monitoring (TEAM) Network, he stopped me mid-sentence.read...
View ArticleSea-Level Rise Has Claimed Islands Above Water For At Least 300 Years
Sea-level rise, erosion and coastal flooding are some of the greatest challenges facing humanity from climate change.Recently at least five reef islands in the remote Solomon Islands have been lost...
View ArticleComputer Model Says Extreme Heat Waves Could Occur Annually In Africa By 2040
Longer, hotter, more regular heat waves could impact crop production in Africa, warn climate scientists in a study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Located between the Tropic of...
View Article3 Reasons EPA Sided With Environmentalists Over Science On Methane
The Obama administration released new limits on methane emissions from oil and gas wells that are even tougher than the industry expected - $530 million more per year than the already high costs. 25...
View ArticleFarmers: Thanks For The Cheap Food, Now You're Blamed For Air-Pollution
A new study has implicated farms as a bigger source of fine-particulate air pollution than all other sources. This is no surprise in Europe, China, Russia and Europe, since food is the most important...
View ArticleEl Niño Trumps Climate Change In Alberta
In the wake of the damaging Alberta fires, there has been a lot of attention paid to what role climate change plays in wildfires. Yet 2016 is also a powerful El Niño year, which has created ideal...
View ArticleNature Climate Emissions: Ocean Bacteria Are Pumping Out Massive Amounts Of...
SAR11 are the most abundant plankton in the world's oceans. They are also a massive source of two sulfur gases that play important roles in the Earth's atmosphere.read more
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Why 2016 Could Be The World's Hottest Year
We’re not even halfway through the year but already you may have heard talk of 2016 being the hottest on record. But how can scientists be so sure we’re going to beat the previous record, set just last...
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