With global warming driven by human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the frequency and intensity of extremely heat waves have increased over the world in recent years. Concurrently, winter has become warmer in many areas. It is thus interesting to check the frequency and intensity of extremely cold waves. According to Berkeley Earth, the last eight years are the … [Read more...] about Overview of Record-Breaking Cold Waves in the Winter 2022-2023 and Their Linkage to Global Warming
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Differences Between Net-Zero Emissions, Carbon Neutrality, Climate Neutral, Carbon Offset, and Carbon Footprint
Climate warming driven by human-made greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly affecting the entire world. Nowadays, tackling climate change is at the top of the global agenda. The target set by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) is to reach global net-zero emissions by the middle of this century and limit global warming to 2.0 or preferably 1.5 degrees … [Read more...] about Differences Between Net-Zero Emissions, Carbon Neutrality, Climate Neutral, Carbon Offset, and Carbon Footprint
Scientists Call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
On 13 September 2021, the eve of the United Nations General Assembly, an open letter signed by 2185 scientists and academics from 81 countries was delivered to UN member state governments, demanding a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FF-NPT) to tackle the climate crisis at its source: fossil fuels including coal, oil, and gas. The open letter calls on governments … [Read more...] about Scientists Call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Global Warming Inevitable, Irreversible, and Accelerating – IPCC’s Latest Report Warns
On 9 August 2021 Monday, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report demonstrating that human activities have caused ‘unprecedented’ and ‘irreversible’ change to Earth’s climate. This report is named “Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the … [Read more...] about Global Warming Inevitable, Irreversible, and Accelerating – IPCC’s Latest Report Warns
Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn
On 13 January 2021, a warning from 17 top scientists was published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, pointing out that the world is on track for a “ghostly future of mass extinction, declining heath, climate-disruption upheavals and resource conflicts this century”.This article is signed by ecologists, biologists and sustainability experts from the United … [Read more...] about Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn