Do those coming of age in the wake of global warming simply see climate change as inevitable?
Under threat from climate change, Kiribati officials are mulling a plan to ship everyone to Fiji.
Conservationists have discovered a big batch of new — and interesting-sounding — creatures in Southeast Asia, including a psychedelic gecko and a monkey with something resembling Elvis’ hairstyle.
Let’s face it: all Arctic ice looks about the same. Cold, and white, and deserted. But now, there’s one piece to watch.
A study recently published in Psychological Science suggests that daily weather dictates climate change opinion, indicating that “irrelevant environmental information, such as the current weather, can affect judgments.”
As authorities scrambled to pick up the pieces after a second major earthquake hit the southern New Zealand town of Christchurch on Tuesday, government workers further south had just finished handling an altogether different kind of natural disaster. (via Ecocentric)
The cyclone that thrashed a still-soggy Queensland yesterday has re-energized an ongoing debate Down Under over what Australia can expect from a warmer planet and what the nation – the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide per capita – should do about it.
If Rudolph wants to adapt to global warming, he may have to lose his most precious assets. (via AlertNet)
Since cars need spots to park in, losing parking spots leads to fewer drivers on the road, which leads to a drop in auto emissions. Surprising but really it’s basic math, people.
It’s hard to argue that global warming can be a good thing, but here’s proof. (via New York Times)
