Is This Earth’s Most Important Climate Mystery?

From PBS Terra “Small changes to weather patterns on the norther Pacific coast of North America might a sign that the planet is dangerously close to crossing a major tipping point in the ongoing human-made Climate Crisis.” Click Here to Read More By Maiya May 9 April 2025

The Biggest Climate Scam?

From PBS Terra “A few years ago, a scientific paper went viral. The internet rallied around a bold new idea: plant a trillion trees to save the planet. Celebrities endorsed it. YouTubers raised millions. But the scientists behind the study? Their careers nearly collapsed. Find out what went wrong, and what actually helps fight climateContinue reading “The Biggest Climate Scam?”

Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds

From The Guardian “Half of the marine heatwaves since 2000 would not have happened without global heating, which is caused by burning fossil fuels. The heatwaves have not only become more frequent but also more intense.” Click Here to Read More By Damian Carrington, Environment editor 14 April 2025

Half the World’s People Depend on Rice. New Research Says Climate Change Will Make it Toxic

From Inside Climate News “Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases, according to new research published Wednesday in The Lancet.” Click Here to Read More By Georgina Gustin 16 April 2025

Where EV batteries go to die – and be reborn

From BBC “Batteries for electric vehicles are notoriously difficult to recycle, but growing demand for the rare metals they contain is leading to innovative new ways of retrieving them from used power cells.” Click Here to Read More By Michael Marshall 5 April 2025

Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people

From The Guardian “Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences.” Click Here to Read More By Fiona Harvey 20 March 2025

Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away

From Yale Environment 360 Some 2,000 records went missing from government data sets after the Trump administration took office in January. Canadian geographer Eric Nost talks about the work he and colleagues are doing to archive data related to climate and the environment while it is still accessible. Click here to read more. By Nicola Jones • March 11, 2025