An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: Scientists have long thought that the glaciers in North Greenland have been stable — a vital condition, as they contain enough ice to raise the sea level by nearly 7 feet. But a new study published on…

Bill Gates, noted billionaire philanthropist, discussed the need for “impatient optimism” about both climate change and global development last month during an interview at an international affairs think tank:
Q: If you go back a decade, are you more …

Around 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid caused a mass extinction event, killing three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. A new study suggests that fine silicate dust from the asteroid, which remained in the atmosphere for u…

An anonymous reader shares a report: PFAS stands for “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” a family of upwards of 15,000 or more human-made and incredibly durable chemical compounds that have been used in countless industrial and consumer applications…

The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday – a record figure.

Demand for climate-warming fuels like coal, oil and natural gas will likely peak before 2030, evidence of the accelerating global shift to energy that doesn’t emit greenhouse gasses, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s World Energy Out…

Companies including Nestle, Unilever, Mahindra Group and Volvo Cars are urging political leaders to agree a timeline at the upcoming U.N. climate summit to phase out fossil fuels. From a report: The 131 companies, which have nearly $1 trillion in globa…

Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, research indicates. The implications for sea level rise are “dire,” scientists say, and mean some coastal cities may have to …

“No roof, no solar power. That has been the dispiriting equation shutting out roughly half of all Americans from plugging into the sun,” writes the Washington Post’s “Climate Coach” column.
“But signing up for solar soon might be as easy as subscribin…