2023 was the hottest year in history, and the the U.S. experienced more $1-billion disasters due to extreme than any previous year. There’s no question that Climate Change’s impact are being felt across the nation and around the world — and you can make a difference. Cut your climate-warming emissions to contribute to reducing the severity of extreme weather in […]
Report warns London is ill-prepared for risks posed by climate change
People watching the sunset during a London 2018 heatwave. By Anders Lorenzen An independent report commissioned by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, titled The London Climate Resilience Review and led by the former chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, has warned that the UK’s capital is unprepared for climate-fuelled risks. As the world continues to warm in […]
2023 confirmed as the warmest year ever recorded
By Anders Lorenzen It was long expected that 2023 was going to be the warmest year ever recorded since records began. Every month since June 2023 has on a global level been the warmest compared with corresponding months in previous years. But the extraordinary findings by the European Union’s (EU) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), unveiled this week, were more […]
Climate scientist forced to add new colours to iconic climate stripes
Photo credit: Ed Hawkins / University of Reading. By Anders Lorenzen At the back of record-breaking temperatures in 2023, the now iconic climate stripes created by Prof Ed Hawkins, from the University of Reading, will need a new colour added to accurately represent the warming that has occurred, the scientist have said. The stripes show the change in average annual […]
Analysis: Climate advocate Crown Prince Frederik to be sworn in as the next King of Denmark
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Analysis: India World Cup underscores climate impact on cricket
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Viewpoint: A top-ten climate-positive wishlist for 2024
climate change By Anders Lorenzen 2023 was the warmest year ever recorded, COP28 showed us how far away we still are from where we need to be as to what climate science demands to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. So it is no wonder if one is heading into 2024 feeling a bit downbeat. With that in mind […]
2023 review: A changing climate
By Anders Lorenzen There can be no doubt that, despite it not being much of a surprise amongst the followers of climate science, 2023 is confirmed to be the warmest year ever recorded. It is the number one story and, even though it was anticipated, it is still scary news and confirms we are heading into uncharted territory. The situation […]
Viewpoint: Positive festive reflections
Parts of the clean energy sector have had a difficult year, but things could improve in 2024. By Anders Lorenzen 2023 is the warmest year ever recorded since records began, the year has throughout the planet set one climate-induced extreme weather event after the other, the latest scientific research on climate change gets bleaker and bleaker, and world leaders only […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Steven Hawley Documents the Cracks in the Western Water Strategies
Dams are more common than you think. Author Steven Hawley reports that 58,500 large dams worldwide have trapped 3,155 gigatons of sediment, meaning they are rapidly filling up and will eventually become useless for storing water or generating electricity. Steven’s new book, Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World, was published by Patagonia. A wide-ranging study of […]