26 June, Carbon Brief, Guest post: Unprecedented summer heat in Europe ‘every other year’ under 1.5C of warming. As summer gets underway in the northern hemisphere, much of Europe has already been basking in temperatures of 30C and beyond. But while the summer sun … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
19 June 2018, Perspective Journal, Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene. We explore the risk that self-reinforcing feedbacks could push the Earth System toward a planetary threshold that, if crossed, could prevent stabilization of the climate at intermediate temperature rises and cause … Continue reading →
17 June 2018, Resilience, Leaked U.N. climate change report shows inverted thinking on growth. The Reuters news service managed a genuine journalistic coup by getting an advance copy of a U.N. climate change report not due out until October. Given what the report says—it’s … Continue reading →
13 June 2018, Carbon Brief, Sea level rise due to Antarctic ice melt has ‘tripled over past five years’. The rate of sea level rise resulting from the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet has tripled over the past five years, according … Continue reading →