A large glacier in Antarctica that could raise sea levels several feet is disintegrating faster than last predicted, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. The Thwaites Glacier — dubbed the “doomsday glacier” because scientists estimate that without it and its supporting ice shelves, sea Read more…
The Australian parliament Thursday passed (PDF) new legislation pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 43 percent by the year 2030 and to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The laws mark the first Australian climate change legislation in over a decade and are the first substantial steps to combat Read more…
The ship that would have become the world’s largest cruise liner has been scrapped before it ever had the chance to take its maiden voyage. Global Dream II was slated to carry 9,000 passengers and was built by German-Hong Kong shipbuilding firm MV Werften to the tune of nearly $US1.4 Read more…
A timely mobile alert may have prevented hundreds of thousands of Californians from being plunged into darkness in the middle of a heat wave Tuesday night. Just before 5:30 p.m. local time, California’s grid operator ordered its highest level of emergency, warning that blackouts were imminent. Then, at 5:48 p.m., Read more…
An international team of scientists says it has discovered two new “super-Earth” type planets about 100 light-years away, one of which may be suitable for life. Unlike any of the planets in our solar system, the nearly 1,600 known super-Earths are larger than Earth, but lighter than icy planets like Read more…
A surprise from the Associated Press. The head of America’s Environment Protection Agency “said Friday that advanced nuclear technology will be ‘critical’ for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet decarbonization goals.” Michael Regan, after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart Akihiro Nishimura in Read more…
“Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral,” reports CNN. “For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. It’s a historic step forward, and one they hope could help revitalize Caribbean ecosystems and Read more…