24 January 2019, ABC News, Antarctica’s winners and losers: How climate change will reshape the frozen continent. The rate of melting in Antarctica has almost tripled in the past five years, according to recent data. As the ice sheets retreat … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
23 January 2019, Carbon Brief, Climate change’s impact on soil moisture could push land past ‘tipping point’. The impact of climate change on soil moisture could push the land past a “tipping point” – turning it from a net carbon … Continue reading →
22 January 2019, BusinessGree, Extreme weather cost global economy $215bn in 2018, AON estimates. Global cost of extreme weather last year higher than previous estimates, making 2017-18 costliest two-year period on record. The global economic costs of extreme weather hit … Continue reading →
18 January 2019, Politico, Pentagon: Climate change threatens military installations. Flooding, drought and wildfires driven by climate change pose threats to two-thirds of the U.S. military’s installations, the Defense Department said in a new report required by Congress. The authors of the … Continue reading →