State of the Climate: 2020 Ties as Warmest Year on Record
With all the official climate data now in, the world’s surface temperatures in 2020 have been confirmed as effectively tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record.
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Tracking 3 Decades of Dramatic Glacial Lake Growth
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change.
Continue reading →Oceanographer John Englander Discusses Sea-Level Rise
Oceanographer John Englander points out that various tipping points appear to be cascading and causing the sea-level to rise. Even if we could reduce carbon dioxide emission so zero, strange weather patterns will not go away. He advocates intelligent adaptation to sea-level rise.
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