Tag - Climate

New Study Finds Climate Change Is Top Threat To Endangered Species

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe authors of a BioScience article highlight that climate change has emerged as the leading threat to ESA-listed species, surpassing other causes of biodiversity loss for the first time.Talia E. Niederman and her team at Defenders of Wildlife analyzed species threats using ESA listings, IUCN assessments, and new climate sensitivity evaluations.In...

Hurricanes’ Deep Water Impact: Climate Effects Reaching Far and Wide

Credit: Unsplash.Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, along with a colleague from Brandeis University and two from Oregon State University, have discovered proof that typhoons/hurricanes can force warm water into the depths of the ocean, transporting it to distant locations.Their findings, posted in the Proceedings of the National Academy...

2022 Will Strike a New Record For Climate Pollution

The earth has nine years to avert climate catastrophe. However, we are still pumping out record levels of pollution.A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey, on April 22nd, 2022.  Credit: Kena Betancur / VIEWpressThe growing climate catastropheThe globe is rapidly coming close to a current level of climate catastrophe...