The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Extreme weather calls for action, UN climate chief saysReuters“We have had severe climate and weather events all over the world and everyone is beginning to understand that is exactly the future we are going to be looking about if they don’t do something about it,” she said. SEA LEVELS. Rajendra Pachauri, head of …See all Continue Reading →
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First evidence of ocean acidification affecting live marine creatures in the Southern Ocean Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:09 AM PST The shells of marine snails — known as pteropods — living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification, according to a new study. These tiny animals are a valuable food source Continue Reading →
China planning ‘huge fracking industry’ Chinese plans to expand fracking for shale gas prompt fears over local water and international climate impacts Share54 inShare7 Email Jaeah Lee for Mother Jones, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 November 2012 15.06 GMT Jump to comments (39) A worker performs a routine check to the Continue Reading →
UN: methane released from melting ice could push climate past tipping point Doha conference is warned that climate models do not yet take account of methane in thawing permafrost Share130 inShare4 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 November 2012 19.02 GMT Frozen ground in Siberia. Permafrost covers nearly a quarter of the northern Continue Reading →
Doha 2012: US claims ‘enormous’ efforts to cut carbon emissions Two weeks of talks aim at securing a treaty by 2015 to cut greenhouse emissions Share14 inShare1 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent The Guardian, Monday 26 November 2012 21.25 GMT Almost 200 governments are gathering in Doha in an attempt to reach an agreement on Continue Reading →