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 →
Category Archives: The Science
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 →
6 June 2018, Climate Central, Global Conveyer Belt: Ocean Current Slowing. June 8 is World Oceans Day, a time to raise awareness about the importance of the oceans to our planet. Ocean currents and broader circulations move vast amounts of water around … Continue reading →
4 June 2018, SMH, Limiting global warming to 2 degrees now ‘aspirational’: scientists. The chance of limiting human-induced global warming to less than 2 degrees is rapidly disappearing as carbon emissions again ramp up in China while reductions in the US and … Continue reading →