Climate Change

The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy While the US government continues to call climate change a hoax and attack the science, in courtrooms from The Hague to Honolulu, fossil fuel companies are taking a different approach. Shell, Chevron, RWE and TotalEnergies all …

Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis – just not their role in it Read More »

A new study suggests climate change is doing something few people would ever notice: it’s making the days on Earth slightly longer. Researchers say rising sea levels caused by melting ice are slowing the planet’s rotation, stretching the length of day by tiny fractions of a second. While the change is almost impossible to feel …

Rising sea levels lengthen Earth’s days at unprecedented rate Read More »

“Policymakers and the public remain largely unaware of the risks posed by what would effectively be a point-of-no-return transition.” Surprise, surprise: all that climate stuff scientists have been warning us about is coming back to bite us. And by us, of course, we mean all of humanity. As reported by the Guardian, scientists just published a warning …

Earth on Track to Become Uninhabitable, Scientists Say Read More »

Scientists warn earlier settlement could intensify competition between species and disrupt fragile Antarctic ecosystems Summary Warming in Antarctica driven by climate change is forcing penguins in the region to breed significantly earlier than before, with some species advancing their breeding season by up to 24 days, scientists have found. A new study published in the Journal …

Breeding patterns among Antarctic penguins shifting at record speed due to climate change Read More »

Monsoon intensification and localized extreme rainfall events are increasingly overwhelming traditional hazard models in Himalayan and hill regions, causing damage to vernacular and historic buildings. India’s historical buildings were built to last. Temples, forts, mosques and cave complexes were shaped around local climate, available materials and seasonal rhythms. Many have stood for centuries with little …

Ancient Indian buildings face a new challenge: Surviving climate change Read More »