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Many places in the Midwest and northern United States could shrink drastically by the turn of the century, according to a new study based on five climate scenarios. By the same token, according to the researchers, the populations of 40% of U.S. cities could grow by 2100.Remake this Sci-Fi Film with Peter Capaldi!The five scenarios are known as the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), and they were established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report. The five pathways describe different…

The world is set to reach new record temperatures within just a few years, as global temperatures are expected to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization announced today. And the incoming El Niño isn’t helping matters.Get Ready For Another Summer of Invasive Lanternflies | Extreme EarthThere is a 66% chance that the annual average global temperature will be 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels between 2023 and 2027, for at least a year, the WMO said. The upcoming…

As inexpensive as wind and solar are, they can still represent a significant financial investment. That’s why the new report emphasizes that improved access to financing, especially for developing nations, would help speed climate action. “Money cannot solve everything, but it is critical to narrowing the gap between those who are most vulnerable and those who enjoy greater security.” Lee said. 2) Cut methane emissions from fossil-fuel production and waste.  Carbon dioxide is the main culprit in climate change, but…

We need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by more than half over the next decade in order to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, says a blockbuster new report. The next few years represent a crucial crossroads, the international group of scientists said, as the choices we make could make or break our efforts to avert catastrophe.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading scientific body on climate change, put out its latest report on Monday. While the world has made some progress in…

Exxon knew....a lot.Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher (AP)ExxonMobil knew even more about how damaging climate change is than we thought, a study out this week shows.In 2015, journalists obtained a trove of internal documents related to ExxonMobil’s work on climate change and published a series of investigations into how the company’s external PR didn’t match its internal research. “Exxon Knew,” which refers to the idea that Exxon knew about climate change and its dangers while continuing to mislead the public and perpetuating…

California is in its third week of back-to-back-to-back extreme weather events. The Pacific coast has been drenched by consecutive atmospheric rivers spanning from the end of last year into the present, with precipitation totals 400%-600% above average in some regions. At least 17 people have died as a result of the storms, and nearly 100,000 people faced evacuation orders, as reported by The New York Times. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, and tens of thousands in the state remain without electricity,…

A Microsoft logo is displayed at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona on March 2, 2022.Photo: JOSEP LAGO/AFP (Getty Images)Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith wants thousands of companies to shift from pledging to help solve climate challenges to actually making good on those promises. These companies can’t rise to meet the challenge unless their workers are trained in sustainability, he wrote in a company statement this week.“Employers must move quickly to upskill their workforce through learning…

Nations are supposed to be doing everything they can to stave off catastrophic climate change, but a new report reveals that we’re not hitting the marks we need to. Not even close. We are speeding toward climate disaster, according to the report from the United Nations. Unless countries worldwide commit to much larger carbon emissions cuts, the planet is on track for between 2.1 and 2.9 degrees Celsius (3.8 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of average temperature increase by 2100. At that level of global warming, scientists…

A man watches a wildfire approach the beach in Evia, Greece, in August 2021.Photo: Thodoris Nikolaou (AP)We could be facing a “climate endgame,” and the concept of climate change ending human existence is a “dangerously underexplored topic,” says a troubling new research paper. In other words: We know climate change is going to be really bad, but we’re completely unprepared for the true worst-case scenarios.“We aimed to develop a rationale and scientific foundation for researching climate calamity: the question of whether…