If we can rely on sea sponges that track temperatures, climate change is much more advanced than scientists have estimated. A new study using ocean organisms called sclerosponges to measure Earth’s average temperature suggests the world has already warmed by about 1.7 degrees Celsius over the past 300 years – at least half a degree … Read more
Space scientists are eager to protect the possibility of doing astronomy from the moon. Plans are in the works to deploy astronomical hardware on the lunar landscape, such as super-cooled infrared telescopes, an array of gravitational wave detectors, large Arecibo-style radio telescopes, and even peek-a-boo instruments tuned to look for evidence of aliens “out there.” … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When United Nations climate talks conclude in Dubai sometime this week, big promises are likely to be made about how the world will fight climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels like oil. , gas and coal. Negotiators are debating how quickly to cut fossil fuels and … Read more
More than 100 world leaders agreed at this year’s United Nations climate summit to make their agriculture and food systems a key part of their plans to fight climate change, aiming for improvements in a sector responsible for around a third of global warming emissions. With livestock responsible for more than half of these emissions, … Read more
Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates from countries around the world rose to a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to establish a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries to help recover from climate-related disasters. But the applause may not yet be justified. … Read more
At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests have registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times as many as an Associated Press analysis of the talks shows. last year, when new rules came into effect requiring participants to publicize their work. . Apart from the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels increased Thursday on the oil company chief who took over fragile international climate negotiations that began in Dubai amid concerns about what some say are conflicting dual roles are. The newly installed climate chief started on the right track, and not just because … Read more
The world is headed for significantly less warming than predicted a decade ago, but that good news is being overwhelmed by far more pain from current climate change than scientists expected, experts say. That’s just one of the seemingly contradictory circumstances facing climate negotiators as they gather in Dubai this week for marathon United Nations … Read more