Cartoon: The climate contrarian guide to managing risk
Climate change is fundamentally a risk management problem. Whether or not you agree with the 97 percent expert consensus on human-caused global warming, there is an undeniable risk that the consensus is…
Snows of the Nile: The search for vanishing equatorial glaciers
When you think of Africa, glaciers probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. And certainly not glaciers on the Equator. But the Rwenzori Mountains aren’t in the business…
How rainbows and oil slicks help to illustrate the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect, where some atmospheric gases let through sunlight but absorb the infrared heat given off by Earth, can be understood in amazing detail by starting off with the spread of colours in a rainbow…
Global warming will intensify drought, says new study
When scientists think about climate change, we often focus on long term trends and multi-year averages of various climate measures such as temperature, ocean heat, sea level, ocean acidity, and ice loss. But…
The 5 stages of climate denial are on display ahead of the IPCC report
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