Category: BUMMER

A single pound of SF6 (V) heats the planet as much as 25,200 pounds of CO2 and remains in the[…]

Recent focus has been on Antarctica’s surface melting–processes that could trigger or accelerate ice-sheet mass loss. An additional process could[…]

Recent focus has been on Antarctica’s surface melting–processes that could potentially trigger or accelerate ice-sheet mass loss. An additional process[…]

The six most likely to be crossed soonest: Greenland Ice Sheet collapse West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse Collapse of ocean[…]

MORE ON WEST ANTARCTICA A total loss of West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier and surrounding icy basins could raise sea level[…]

Radioactive elements are naturally present in many soils and rock formations, and in water flowing through them. Oil and gas[…]

Photo: Tibet The Tibetan Plateau, known as the ‘water tower’ of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly two billion people who[…]

Vast swaths of the continental U.S. will experience prolonged and dangerous heatwaves by 2050, with the heat index in places[…]

Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon locked in frozen ground for thousands of years but which[…]