Did warming play a role in the deadly floods in South Africa? Yes, a Study

This includes observational data and two sets of computer simulations that model the world as it is, about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) warmer than it was before the onset of widespread emissions in the late 19th century, and a hypothetical world. Global warming never happened. The finding that the probability of such an …

Warming Risk of Mass Extinction in World’s Oceans, Model Shows

At first, the scientists chose a simple title for their research: “The Risk of Extinction at Sea from Climate Warming.” But as the broadcast drew near, something bothered them. Their findings showed two drastically different outcomes for ocean life over the next three centuries, depending on whether greenhouse gas emissions were sharply controlled or continued …

5 Extracts from the UN Report on Limiting Global Warming

According to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of researchers brought together by the United Nations, countries today are not doing nearly enough to prevent global warming from rising to dangerous levels in the lifetimes of most people on Earth. According to the report, limiting the destruction will not …

How Sudden Rising Energy Prices Make Fighting Global Warming Difficult?

In the United States, soaring gasoline prices—currently an average of $3.40 per gallon, a dollar higher than a year ago—was a drop on President Biden’s approval ratings. trying to persuade Congress to pass climate policies aims to reduce fossil fuel emissions. At the same time, the Biden administration defended moves to issue new oil and …

Are Global Warming Summits Still Cool?

However, the government’s goal of working towards full carbon neutrality is not legally binding and it won’t happen until 2045, well past the point of political accountability for most current office holders. Environmentalists and legislators have complained that the state climate regulator’s planning process focuses on this long-term history, potentially to the detriment of short-term …

A New Type of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan

But climate change is also a threat multiplier for the Taliban. Analysts say water management will be critical to its legitimacy among Afghan citizens, and it will be one of the most important issues in the Taliban’s relations with their neighbors. Throughout history, water has been an important currency in the Afghan war zone, as …

Ezra Pound, Effects of Air Conditioning on Global Warming and Others

Pound Untied To the editor: r. O. Blechman’s Sketchbook (August 8) He absurdly omits the poem for which Ezra Pound has been rightly recognized and celebrated for decades. Nor does Pound draw any attention from his fellow writers, many of whom visit him in a mental institution. Elizabeth Bishop’s “St. Elizabeths Visits” is a powerful …