Monthly Archives: December 2016

A graphic presentation of the current extinction crisis, from CNN.  This was created in a manner that is thorough and unsparing, with many quotes from the people who know the most about it.  (I think most of us are otherwise … Continue reading →

An apocalyptic view of plastic waste.  After reading this story you may start to think that the greenhouse gas buildup is actually not the biggest thing for humanity to worry about.  This is an extraordinary piece of journalism, worthy of … Continue reading →

A new study shows how climate change is causing mountain glaciers to shrink.  The study covered 37 large mountain glaciers on five continents, all of which have long historical measurement records.  Their common pattern of shrinking can only be explained … Continue reading →

Parts of Africa are becoming uninhabitable.  This story from CNN, while focusing on Sudan, has extensive coverage of how growing temperature and aridity is affecting large areas around the continent. If your urologist feels an area of six hundred sq … Continue reading →

Some people distressed by climate change find it difficult or impossible to migrate.  That is a reality that is explored quite well in this story from the Climate Home website.  As things now stand, help is not always available. Not … Continue reading →

Two reports have important new information about the history of Greenland’s ice sheet.  The information comes from the study of rare isotopes produced in soil by cosmic rays, unless the soil is thickly covered by ice.  One of the studies, … Continue reading →

A new report on the extent of habitat loss across the globe.  More than half of the planet is now classified as completely converted to uses dominated by humans.  Considerable gains have been made in enlarging the size of protected … Continue reading →

An interview with Jennifer Francis about ongoing changes in the Arctic.  Jennifer would be my first choice for who to listen to on this subject.  She is actually an alarmist but in a quiet sort of way.  This story is … Continue reading →

New information about the status of Antarctic ice shelves.  The most dramatic bit shows a photo of the widening rift on Larsen C that will soon produce an iceberg the size of Delaware.  The story also has an interesting graph … Continue reading →

An explanation of the unusual rifting that has recently appeared on Antarctic ice shelves.  “The study shows “a new mechanism for potentially rapid collapse,” Mankoff said. “It’s a little bit scary.”  That of course means the widely anticipated future rise … Continue reading →