“On 14-15 August 2021 it rained for the first time since records began at the highest point on the Greenland ice cap.”
When Greenland was a warm place
A very timely and relevant talk hosted by the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh.
Artist Femke Herregraven talks about her work relating to the bubonic plague, and the links between finance and disease.
The Impact of Tree ‘Farts’ In Ghost Forests
“Even the smallest fart counts.”
“Let’s defend our future, let’s fight for it, let’s create it” #NobelPrizeSummit
The Covid19 pandemic is a clear warning that we need to address climate change. It is also an opportunity to rebuild in a new direction.
“It’s like a giant cork being removed from a bottle”: Melting Antarctic Ice Shelf
More than a third of the Antarctic’s ice shelf area could be at risk of collapsing into the sea if global temperatures reach 4°C above pre-industrial levels, new research has shown.
Discovering Greenland’s Time Capsule
“Our study shows that Greenland is much more sensitive to natural climate warming than we used to think–and we already know that humanity’s out-of-control warming of the planet hugely exceeds the natural rate,” says Andrew Christ.
Tanzania’s Tropical Birds: Tracking Our Warming Climate
” it’s a really important ecosystem to study, especially given how little research takes place in Africa compared to other tropical locales.””
Threat to Food Chains from Rising Global Temperatures
Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows.
Global warming: an important revision
“Getting an idea of natural climate change through the 11.65 thousand years since the end of the last period of extensive glaciation depends on a variety of indirect measurements or proxies for temperature. “
‘Tipping Point’ in the Earth’s Biosphere Only 2 Decades Away
The Earth’s ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming.
