The Week in Climate Change News

The Week in Climate Change News

A selection of climate change and climate policy news from this past week. Unusual Pacific Storms Like Hurricane Hilary Could Be a Warning for the Future. A lack of data from the Eastern Pacific Ocean makes it hard to project whether global warming will increase...
Understanding Coral Bleaching

Understanding Coral Bleaching

Corals across several countries are bleaching and dying en masse from unprecedented levels of heat stress, prompting fears that an unfolding tragedy in Central America, North America, and the Caribbean could become a global event. US government scientists have...
Featured Connection: Biological Oceanography

Featured Connection: Biological Oceanography

The Interaction between Marine Life and the Ocean  Because the ocean contains 99% of the living space on Earth and covers over 70% of Earth’s surface, its composition significantly impacts all life. This is true whether you live on the coast or thousands of miles...
Climate Change and Heat Waves

Climate Change and Heat Waves

A study published by the World Weather Attribution, an international group of scientists who measure how much climate change influences extreme weather events, reported that human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in...
Ocean Warming

Ocean Warming

A really insightful article on ocean warming was just published in Scientific American. It is by Katharine Hayhoe, the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University, and the author of Saving Us: A Climate...
Featured Connection: Ecology

Featured Connection: Ecology

Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms – including humans – and the world around them. Ecologists seek to understand the complex connections between these living organisms and their habitats. Ecologists study plants and animals at various...