Flights are getting more turbulent and climate change is to blame
Flight turbulence has been on an uptick lately, with a number of flights this year hitting increased turbulence in the air, with some encounters ending …
Climate Change
MIT scientists discovered how to make steel with electricity
Steelmaking is an important part of our global industries. However, the process by which we make steel is extremely bad for the climate, with the …
Siberia’s ‘gateway to the underworld’ won’t stop growing
Siberia’s “gateway to the underworld” is already massive. But, new research shows that it continues to grow, with the Batagaika Crater growing by 35 million …
A supercomputer simulation just predicted when humans will go extinct
One day, the world will end. When that happens, the Sun will essentially explode outward, destroying many of the planets around it as it “dies” …
Researchers reveal major factor in bumblebee decline, and it’s exactly what you’d think
Bumblebees are on the decline. This isn’t exactly a revelation, and without bees to help pollinate plants, the world will suffer. Now, though, researchers say …
Summer heatwaves in Europe will be worse than predicted, and cleaner air is to blame
New reports suggest that summer heatwaves in Europe are going to be a lot hotter than previously predicted. The culprit this time? Cleaner air. According …
These US states are about to have a brutally hot summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a stark warning, claiming that we are in for a brutally hot U.S. summer, with several …
Our landfills are destroying the Earth, study shows
Our landfills are much bigger climate change drivers than we previously believed, a new study has shown. In the paper, researchers argue that decades of …
Researchers come up with $50 billion plan to stop Doomsday glacier from melting
Scientists have come up with yet another radical climate change plan that they hope will save us from one of the most immediate catastrophic scenarios …
Ice-free Arctic summers could happen as soon as this decade, scientists warn
Scientists have issued a chilling warning. According to new research, ice-free Arctic summers could be a reality within the next decade. Scientists say the waters …
Satellites burning up on re-entry might not be as harmless as we thought
For years, the main way of cleaning up space junk and retired satellites has been to let them burn up as they reenter Earth’s atmosphere. …
The latest extreme climate change solution involves dehydrating the stratosphere
Some scientists have come up with yet another extreme climate change solution. We’ve already seen solutions that involve putting a giant sunshade in orbit, as …
Climate change is literally causing Greenland to rise out of the ocean
In a crazy demonstration of just how little Greenland cares about following the laws of physics, the large island is rising out of the sea. …
We could be closer to a horrifying climate collapse than we previously thought
A major climate tipping point could be closer than we thought. Researchers say that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current (AMOC) could be closer to collapse …
A giant space parasol could help with climate change, but is it a realistic goal?
The idea of putting something between Earth and the Sun to help combat climate change isn’t a new one. In fact, some have suggested using …
New data provides alarming insight into just how fast Antarctic ice could melt
The Antarctic ice shelves are in danger of melting. That’s a warning that scientists have spent decades screaming about at the top of their lungs. …
Climate change is making it harder for trees to ‘breathe’
A new study highlights just how much climate change is affecting our trees. According to new research, which was recently published in Proceedings of the …
Climate change may be to blame for Amazon’s record-breaking drought
The Amazon rainforest is one of our planet’s most vital defenses against global warming. However, that defense is now being ravaged by the very thing …
Greenland ice sheet lost more ice than previously believed, study claims
It seems that every day brings more news of doom and gloom when it comes to the various ice shelves and ice sheets that can …
US Atlantic coastline is sinking, new study claims
The glaciers around our planet are slowly melting, releasing more water into the oceans. We’ve seen plenty of studies discussing what will happen if the …
How the runaway greenhouse gas effect could literally boil Earth alive
As more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, it becomes harder and harder for heat to seep into space. This causes the global temperature …
The Arctic Ocean is emitting lots of carbon as its water warms
The Arctic Ocean may be ground zero for climate change. According to a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, runoff from the Mackenzie River in …
Why scientists want to put a sunshade in orbit around Earth
Scientists have come up with some crazy ideas over the years, all of which they hope will help reduce the rising temperatures seen around the …
The hole in the ozone might not be healing after all, new study claims
The ozone hole was healing, or at least that’s what scientists told us. Managing to undo the damage that greenhouse gas emissions have done has …
New study claims Greenland glaciers are retreating twice as fast this century
A new study has revealed that Greenland glaciers are retreating twice as fast this century as the last. The revelation came after scientists compared new …
We can’t stop the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from melting, new study says
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet’s meltdown is imminent, and there is nothing we can do to stop it, a new study claims. The ice sheet, …
Rising sea levels are putting our freshwater levels at risk
There is a growing threat to drinking water all around the country, and it is hitting New Orleans and Louisiana hard right now. That threat …
Earth is such a mess right now that scientists found microplastics in clouds
Scientists in Japan have discover the presence of microplastics in the clouds over Mount Fuji, according to a recent study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters. …
Global warming will wipe out all mammals in 250 million years, new study claims
A new study is shedding light on a possible upcoming global warming extinction event that will see all humans and mammals wiped out. The event …
New study claims we could see 100-year floods yearly by 2050
Climate change is going to change the shape of our world forever. From the possibility of ancient ice shelves melting and causing the sea level …
