As one might expect, the animals that we share the earth with have a purpose. Sometimes the science confirming this fact is a bit slow. Turns out elephants have an important role in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems….

Here’s how these megaherbivores help buffer against the climate crisis Date: Author: Whitney Kent Elephants’ important role in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems has earned them various names including ecosystem engineers, seed dispersers, and forest gardeners. However, African forest elephants —a species inhabiting the dense rain forests of central […]

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There are more delegates at #COP26 that are assoicated with #FossilFuels industry than from any single country. What impact might that make, if any?

Getty Images A gas flare is seen at an oil well site in 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows. Campaigners led by Global Witness assessed the participant […]

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Years after his blog post about Climate Change, Michael Mann has won his defamation suit against anti-climate change conservatives. This case affirms scientists’ ability to speak authoritatively about the devastating and serious affects of Climate Change to the Earth’s population.

FARGO — Michael Mann, a controversial University of Pennsylvania climatologist, has been awarded $1 million for defamation in a trial that sends a message about scientists getting attacked politically for well-intentioned work. The case centered on a 2012 blog post published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute in which conservative […]

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This title says it all. Most of us have seen pictures of a lone polar bear on a small island of ice. Unfortunately, our pity for polar bears is not enough now. These polar bears face starvation as the ice melts around them. If we don’t wake up to their disaster, one can question whether we will wake up in time to face the dangers in our future.

There are lessons from the animal kingdom in how to adapt to the climate crisis. Lara Williams is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change. The bear necessities. Photographer: Ekaterina Anisimova/AFP via Getty Images A lone polar bear on an iceberg. This year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s […]

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Unfortunately, we have been hearing a lot about tipping points as related to Climate Change. But do we really understand what is at stake? This article helps explain the magnitude of one tipping point as it refers to the wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. What can be done? What is the urgency?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching collapse, which scientists warn will have a dangerous impact on our global climate. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), which “effectively transports heat and salt through the global ocean,” has recently shown signs of trending […]

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After some delays due to inclement weather and politics, NASA finally launches its PACE mission, February 8th 2024. One of the goals of this satellite is to improve observations of our atmosphere and the oceans below. Scientists will have a better idea of how our oceans work to make living in our world possible.

NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has made it off the chopping block all the way to orbit. The nearly $1 billion PACE mission, which the Trump administration tried to cancel four separate times, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early this morning (Feb. 8) from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space […]

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