KATHMANDU — The South Col in the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) region faces blasts of unrelenting winds that sweep away almost everything in their path, including snow. Located nearly 8,000 meters (26,000…
JAKARTA — Tropical forest loss remained consistently high in 2021 with no sign of slowing down, despite commitments by companies and governments to curb deforestation, according to new data from…
Temps as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia have triggered record Arctic sea ice melt, raging wildfires, permafrost thaw, and an Arctic oil spill.
Scientists are already warning of gradual permafrost CO2 releases; but future abrupt thaws could send huge amounts of methane skyward, causing a surge in global temperatures.
The first question I ask officials heading to Marrakesh, Morocco for this November’s United Nations Climate Summit known as COP22: How do you top Paris? “There is a lot of…
Undercover sting by Greenpeace exposes two prominent skeptics [The Guardian] Posing as consultants to fossil fuel companies, Greenpeace was able to uncover two prominent climate skeptics that were available for…
Climate change is happening and humans are causing it, primarily from the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by burning fossil fuels. This much we know. The "secret" comes from…
Frost crystals at the entrance of Ledyanaya Lenskaya Cave. Photo by: Vladimir V. Alexioglo. While nations around the world have committed to keeping temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius (3.6…
Methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon, is spewing from what was believed to be an impermeable barrier in Siberia in amounts equal to methane releases from…
Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warming Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warming mongabay.com September 1, 2008 The thawing of permafrost in northern latitudes will…
Sea ice loss may triple warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia Sea ice loss may triple warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia mongabay.com June 11, 2008 Fast-declining Arctic…
Melting permafrost affects greenhouse gas emissions Melting permafrost affects greenhouse gas emissions Climate change and permafrost thaw alter greenhouse gas emissions in northern wetlands Michigan State University August 10, 2007…
