DETROIT - People have been left divided over shocking footage which has revealed what will happen if all the ice on Earth melts. Watching David Attenborough's Frozen Planet on a Sunday evening is the perfect way to get yourself into a sombre and depressed state, perfectly prepared for work on a Monday morning. However, if you needed a
ANN ARBOR - Communities in the Great Lakes region need to start planning now for a future that may include “climate migrants” who leave behind increasingly frequent natural disasters in other parts of the country. And user-friendly web-based tools can be a central part of that planning process. Map of social and natural risk
NEW YORK - The World Economic Forum has released a new video warning of the cataclysmic consequences that anthropomorphic climate change will trigger over the next century if humanity's addiction to fossil fuels is not severed. The two-minute spot navigates the extensive impacts that unchecked global warming will have on various regions of the planet
PRINCETON N.J. - By 2100 more than 1 million properties in 24 states and Washington DC worth more than $100 billion are projected to be at least partly submerged at high tide. By 2050, as many as 4.4 million acres are projected to fall below the high tide line nationwide. Four states—Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas—account
POTSDAM, Germany - The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple “disastrous” tipping points, according to a major study. It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due to the 1.1C of global heating caused by humanity to date. These include the collapse of Greenland’s ice cap, eventually producing a huge
GENEVA, Switzerland - Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization, which highlights the huge gap between aspirations and reality. Without much more ambitious action, the physical and socioeconomic impacts of climate change will be increasingly devastating, it warns. The
NEW YORK - A novel coordination polymer-based photocatalyst for CO2 reduction exhibits unprecedented performance, giving scientists at Tokyo Tech hope in the fight against global warming. Made from abundant elements and requiring no complex post-synthesis treatment or modifications, this promising photocatalyst could pave the way for a new class of photocatalysts for efficiently converting CO2 into useful
DUBAI - A float house can be a lot of things, from a nature-immersed home that’s a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to a brick-and-mortar house, to a villa that is the epitome of upscale but still sustainable living. The one-percenters of the world don’t have to worry about being left out or, even worse, having to
SACRAMENTO, Ca. - California will require all new cars, light trucks and SUVs sold in the state to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 in the world's most ambitious move away from gasoline-powered vehicles and the pollution they emit. The requirements come in phases starting in 2026, and they will take 13 years to become fully
LOS ANGELES - It’s no secret by now that cities run hotter than the countryside: Fewer trees mean less shade, and concentrated human activity generates heat, which hard surfaces like pavement and parking lots absorb. To combat the so-called urban heat island effect, some cities have been retrofitting public buildings into climate shelters, while others have been planting
