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Rising global temperatures are creating bubbling, methane lakes you can light on fire
This article and video discusses just how bad climate change is affecting permafrost.
Thousands of flammable lakes are popping up all over Alaska and Siberia.
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Rising global temperatures are thawing and melting permafrost in the Arctic, which creates these thermokarst lakes that bubble with methane.
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Radical climate action ‘critical’ to Great Barrier Reef’s survival, government body says
This article discusses the need for radical climate action save the Great Barrier Reef’s. Australia’s top Great Barrier Reef officials warn the natural wonder will virtually collapse if the planet becomes 1.5 degrees hotter – a threshold that scientists say requires shutting down coal within three decades.
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Study: A potential breakthrough replacement for petroleum-based plastic
This Yazle Environment 360 article discusses a potential breakthrough replacement for petroleum-based plastic. Scientists at Ohio State University say they have developed a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastic food packaging by using natural tree-based rubber. According to the researchers, the new biodegradable material holds promise for fighting the world’s growing plastic pollution problem, […]
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A Green New Deal for Agriculture
This article discusses a Green New Deal for agriculture, discussing the history of the New Deal, and how it matters for rural America today. Agriculture policy in the original New Deal sprang from a heady mix of class struggle and uneasy alliances. The Green New Deal will have to stitch together […]
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Study: Climate change to hit low income spots worst
This article discusses a PSU study that shows that climate change will hit low income spots worst. A new study from Portland State University said the most extreme effects of climate could have a profound effect on Portland residents who are least able to afford it. The link is not […]
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Trump brushes aside environmental concerns, signs 2 executive orders to speed up gas, oil projects
This article discusses Trump ignoring environmental concerns by signing 2 executive orders to speed up gas, oil projects.
Aiming to streamline oil and gas pipeline projects, President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders making it harder for states to block construction because of environmental concerns.
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Study: 2018’s Hemispheric Heat Wave Wasn’t Possible Without Climate Change, Scientists Say
This Inside Climate News article discusses why 2018’s hemispheric heat wave wasn’t possible without climate change, scientists say. Heat waves are covering wider areas, and people are suffering the consequences. With 2°C of warming, most summers will look like 2018, scientists say.
A study presented this week at a scientific […]
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Climate change could spur a financial crisis
This Bloomberg article discusses the fact that climate change could spur a financial crisis.
Climate change is becoming increasingly relevant to central bankers because losses from natural disasters that are magnified by higher temperatures and elevated sea levels could spark a financial crisis, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco […]
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Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
This The Guardian article discusses the last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole. Pliocene beech fossils in Antarctica when CO2 was at similar level to today point to planet’s future. Trees growing near the South Pole, sea levels 20 metres higher than now, and […]
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Study: Earth’s Glaciers Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought
This article discusses how Earth’s Glaciers are melting much faster than previously thought. Glacier melt is accelerating due to global warming, and adding more water to already rising seas, the study found. Actual references to the studies are not included.
“Over 30 years suddenly almost all regions started losing mass at the […]
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