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January 29, 2023

London-Sized Iceberg Calves from Antarctic Shelf Near British Research Station

An enormous iceberg, roughly equivalent in size to Greater London, has calved from the Antarctic ice shelf near a British research station. The British Antarctic Survey reported on Friday that the massive

Climate·Technology

The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Climate Damages Shot Up 126 Times Since 2016

The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Highlights Through December 2021, BTC had a market value of over $960 billion (US$) and a global market share of nearly 41% among all crypto currencies. The energy consumption of Bitcoin mining has significantly increased

January 10, 2023

NASA Updated The Climate Spiral Visualizer Up Till 2022 In Both Degrees

Climate·News·World

NASA has updated its Climate Spiral visualizer up till 2022 and is now available in both degrees including Fahrenheit and Celsius. Climate Spiral is

The Carbon Cost of Elon Musk’s Flying Habits

Climate·Pollution·USA

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and second richest person in the world, reportedly utilized his private jet 134 times in 2022, according to a

Unprecedented temperatures and climate impacts

Climate·World

WMO Confirms 2023 as Earth’s Warmest Year in History, Global Warming Intensifies

The WMO (World Meteorological Organization) Tuesday said 2023 was the hottest year on record. It was already known that 2023 was the warmest year ever with average temperatures around 1.45 degrees Celsius

Govind Tekale

March 29, 2024

Sea surface temperatures reach unprecedented levels

Climate·Ocean

Sea Surface Temperatures Hit Historic Highs: A New Climate Reality Unfolds

The temperature of the water close to the ocean’s surface determines the sea surface temperature (SST), commonly referred to as the ocean surface temperature. The term “surface” refers to the region that

Rahul Somvanshi

March 29, 2024

Climate·World

WMO Day 2024 Highlights The Frontline Battle Against Global Warming

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Day is celebrated on March 23 to commemorate the establishment of the WMO in 1950. This year’s slogan is “At the Frontline of Climate Action.” Dr. Abdulla Al

Govind Tekale

March 23, 2024

Climate·Marine Life

Bottom Trawling’s 370M Metric Tons of CO2 Hidden Emissions Revealed

A recent study led by Trisha Atwood from the Quinney College of Natural Resources reveals that bottom trawling is one of the major causes of carbon pollution. Bottom trawling is dragging heavy

Mohammed Shamil PM

March 13, 2024

Climate·Marine Life

Rising Ocean Temps Set Stage for Catastrophic Coral Bleaching Worldwide

The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the US National

Rahul Somvanshi

March 11, 2024

Climate·Travel

Antarctica’s Unprecedented Climate Shift: Over 100,000 Tourists Witness Ice Melt and Penguin Crisis

One of the challenges of the 21st century is climate change. It has affected all of us. Even Antarctica – the continent of extremes and contradictions – tells the story of how

Tejal Somvanshi

March 11, 2024

Sunita Narain's tribute to D'Monte at Mumbai's lecture could signal a pivotal moment for environmental activism.

Climate·India

Can Narain’s Tribute to D’Monte Ignite an Environmental Awakening? Insights from Mumbai’s Lecture

When environmental protection and ecological balance were not as widely discussed, Darryl D’Monte championed nature conservation through his editorial work at newspapers like the Times of India and Indian Express. In his

Govind Tekale

March 7, 2024

Climate·Nature·Plant Life

113,806 Trees Reveal: U.S. Forests’ Stark East-West Divide in Climate Response

Researchers J. Aaron Hogan and Jeremy W. Lichstein conducted a thorough review of data from the U.S. Forest Service that illuminated the significant and varied effects of climate change on forests throughout

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2024

Climate·Space

NASA’s PACE Mission Prepares for 2024 Launch: A Milestone in Climate and Ocean Monitoring

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) project, poised for a February 2024 launch, marks a substantial advancement in our understanding of Earth’s linked atmospheric and marine systems amidst a changing climate.

Govind Tekale

January 12, 2024

Kalehe, South Kivu, DRC, where a natural disaster claimed the lives of several people on 4 May 2023

Climate

2023 Rewrites Climate History with Highest Average Temperatures in Over 100,000 Years

One of the worst climate changes was felt last year. Last year was Earth’s warmest by far in a century and a half. Global temperatures started blowing past records midyear and did

Govind Tekale

January 11, 2024

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