SLIDESHOW: Climate Science, Meet Art Gallery
How one climatologist is using visual and audio art to reveal the science behind Greenland’s melting ice. Marco Tedesco has spent his career conducting scientific research projects following...
View ArticleThis is What a Melting Glacier Sounds Like
The mysterious musicology behind climate change “sonifications.” Tim McDonnell/Climate Desk If a glacier melts in the Arctic and there’s no one around, does it make a sound? Jonathan Perl thinks it...
View ArticlePolar Bears Need Love
…And a plan. Martin Lopatka/Flickr A team of leading polar bear ecologists called for nations to make plans now for dealing with ongoing—and soon to be critical—threats to the survival of polar bears....
View ArticleExplained in 90 Seconds: Permafrost
This microbial feast is accelerating climate change. Glaciers. They really are the pin-up geological formation for climate change. But spare a thought for permafrost. Perma-what? Answer: The gigantic...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Shell’s Year of Arctic Screwups
Shell’s maiden drilling voyage in the Arctic hit a year’s worth of rough seas. Last August, Shell got a long-awaited go-ahead from US regulators to begin exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic. It’s a...
View ArticleOne Family’s Great Escape
Part one of a series on America’s first climate refugees. Richard Sprenger/The Guardian Sabrina Warner keeps having the same nightmare: a huge wave rearing up out of the water and crashing over her...
View ArticleArctic Thawing Could Cost the World $60tn, Scientists Say
Methane released by a thinning permafrost may trigger catastrophic climate change and devastate global economy. Polar Cruises/Flickr Rapid thawing of the Arctic could trigger a catastrophic “economic...
View ArticleHow Much Should You Worry About an Arctic Methane Bomb?
Recent warnings that this greenhouse gas could cost us $60 trillion have received widespread publicity. But many scientists are skeptical. Wikimedia Commons It was a stunning figure: $60 trillion. Such...
View Article4 Climate Myths You’ll Hear This Week
‘Tis the season of climate denial. Be prepared. Your uncle, yelling at you about how global warming has stopped Jinga/Shutterstock and Jessica Robertson/USGS Leading into Friday’s upcoming release of...
View ArticleWhy the Arctic Is Drunk Right Now
The odd relationship between the warming Arctic and extreme cold weather. Greg Laden/ECMWF Perhaps the best analogy yet for the insane cold weather now afflicting the US came from science blogger Greg...
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