Tag: Global Warming Effects - Page 3
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Arctic Sea Ice in Free Fall
Comparing recent melt seasons with historical records spanning more than 1,400 years shows summer Arctic sea ice in free fall
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Climate Change Causing Increased Risk From Extreme Weather, World's Largest Reinsurance Company Says
Munich Re shows that losses from extreme weather have quadrupled in the past 30 years, and places the blame on climate change.
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Great Barrier Reef Lost Half Its Coral in Past 27 Years
Though reefs can recover from such damage, there hasn't been enough time between incidents for the Great Barrier Reef to recover.
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Fish Could Become 24% Smaller as Oceans Warm
In warmer, less-oxygenated seas fish may stop growing sooner, reducing the maximum body weight they can attain.
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Climate Change Shifting US Plant Zones, Will Shift Pacific Ecosystems Hundreds of Miles
In the past 20 years, 20% of places in the US have shifted one zone in the USDA plant hardiness map, with one-third shifting half a zone.
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Yes, Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting - But Monsoon Changes, Snowmelt Are More Immediate Concerns
Glaciers melting are of concern, but its really the changes in water availability brought about by them and by changes to the monsoon due to climate change that we need to be worried about.
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For the 330th Month in a Row, It's Been Hotter Than the 20th Century Average
That's a quarter of a century.
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Financial Costs of Climate Change Seriously Underestimated by US Government Calculations
A new study says inaccurate discounting used in official US government climate calculations is forecasting damages 12 times lower than they should be.
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The Public Health Implications of Global Warming
CDC talks about the public health issues associated with global climate change including weather, killer, heat, smog, famine, and more.
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Northwest Passage Now Sailable, Thanks to Global Warming
That shortcut to the Pacific eluded explorers for centuries -- but due to recent melting patterns, however, it's finally a reality.
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Just 8% of Caribbean Reefs Now Have Living Coral
The massive decline over the past four decades is blamed on overfishing, pollution, and climate change.
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Climate Science Basics: Why Will Dry Areas Get Drier & Wet Areas Get Wetter (Video)
This short video from NOAA explains the atmospheric science behind why sub-tropical regions are likely to get even drier because of global warming, while sub-polar and equatorial regions will see more precipitation. Get schooled.
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All 2012's Extreme Weather & Climate Events in One Interactive Timeline
Want to check out all the extreme weather events of 2012 in one place? Start with this timeline from the World Resources Institute.
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Patagonia Glaciers Melting Faster Over Past Decade
Since 2000 the glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Icefield have been markedly become thinner, losing nearly 6' of snow and ice each year.
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Minnesota Moose Mystery: Is Climate Change Killing this Icon of the North?
A local reporter suggests the DNR blames climate change too quickly, ducking their responsibility for moose management
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Rising Temperature Raising Food Prices
Over the last two months, the price of corn has been climbing. On July 19th, it exceeded $8 per bushel for the first time.
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Northeast & Mid-Atlantic US Having Hottest Year on Record - July Hottest Month For US
Perhaps this is obvious to TreeHugger readers residing there, but we now have some stats on how abnormally warm the year so far has been in the region.
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Recent Extreme Heatwaves Were Caused by Climate Change - Even Moderate Heat Has Doubled
The European heatwave of 2003, the Russian heatwave of 2010, last year's record-breaking drought and heat in Texas? All climate change.
