TERRIFYING TIPPING POINT POSSIBILITY
Saving tropical coral reefs from destruction caused by rising ocean temperatures will now require extraordinary global effort. Sections of the[…]
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SOARING SEA LEVEL RISE
Sea level rise is happening faster than at any time in the past 4,000 years. China’s coastal cities are especially[…]
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DIMMING THE SUN DILEMMA
Where, when, and how aerosols are released is critical. Injection altitude, location, season, and coordination between countries may dramatically affect[…]
Read moreCORAL REEF COLLAPSE
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs is under way, as the world reaches its first tipping point. With global warming[…]
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FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY FAILURE
The fossil fuel industry is falling far short of its pledge to lead the energy transition. The world’s largest oil[…]
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AMAZON RAINFOREST ALARM
The Amazon rainforest in 2024 suffered its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, triggering roughly Germany’s annual[…]
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GLACIERS GOING AWAY
Switzerland’s glacial melting was again enormous in 2025. A winter with low snow depth combined with June and August heatwaves[…]
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ANOTHER BLOB
A record-breaking, astonishingly expansive marine heatwave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the U.S. west[…]
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HORRENDOUS HEATWAVE EFFECTS
From 2014 to 2016, North America’s Pacific coast experienced the longest recorded and still most severe marine heatwave. Species from[…]
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PLUNGING MICROBE POPULATION
Tiny ocean microbes called Prochlorococcus, thought to be climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These cyanobacteria drive 5% of[…]
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