Earth broke global annual heat records last year, flirting with the agreed-upon warming threshold and showing more signs of a febrile planet, the European Climate Agency said on Tuesday. In one of the first of several teams of scientific agencies to calculate how exceptionally warm 2023 was, the European climate agency Copernicus said the year … Read more
Using advanced computer simulations, scientists have shown how easily a runaway greenhouse effect can quickly transform a habitable planet into a hellish world incapable of life. This research not only has implications for our understanding of extrasolar planets, or “exoplanets”, but it also offers insights into the Earth’s man-made climate crisis. The team of astronomers … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who know and the answer may be, “Why should I worry?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, last almost two weeks and are in their 28th edition in Dubai. Delegates … Read more