SciTechDaily: 56 Million Years Later: Could Today’s Warming Mirror a Past Climate Catastrophe?
A team from UNIGE analyzed 56 million-year-old sediments to determine the rise in soil erosion due to global warming, which is associated with significant flooding. Around 56 million years ago, Earth underwent significant and swift climate warming, likely triggered by greenhouse gases emitted from
New map shows how devasted the climate is predicted to be where you live
A new climate change map shows predictions for just how devastated the future climate will be in various places around the world. The map, which … The post New map shows how devasted the climate is predicted to be where you live appeared first on BGR.
Wildfires rage in California as heat wave bakes much of the US
It's been an unusually active wildfire season in California as more than 150,000 acres have already burned this summer, compared to 8,000 acres at this same time last year. (Scripps News)
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely. Beryl made landfall around the middle the Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds in the early hours of Monday. The powerful storm previously devastated parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. It's the earliest a storm has ever...
The New York Times: Record-Breaking Heat Broils Much of Western U.S.
From Oregon to California to Arizona, several cities have seen scorching temperatures in recent days. And there is little relief in sight, forecasters say.
The Associated Press: Beryl bears down on Texas, where it's expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength
Beryl is hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas. It is currently a tropical storm but is forecast to regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day.
State officials issue evacuation order as wildfire threatens town: 'Do not try to gather belongings or protect your home — go now'
All the roads were closed and state police barricaded entry points to keep people out of the dangerous area, which was already hazy with smoke. State officials issue evacuation order as wildfire threatens town: 'Do not try to gather belongings or protect your home — go now' first appeared on The Cool Down.