Data That Matters August 2017

Earth Overshoot Day was August 2, 100% of the annual resource production used in 58% of a year. The range Continue reading →

2016 Heat Record Confirmed

The final data and analyses are in. 2016 was the warmest year on record. Records were also set in: greenhouse Continue reading →

Exceeding Global Warming Limit

The generally accepted conservative limit to global warming that avoids widespread environmental disaster is 2C. It now looks like we Continue reading →

Greenland Glacier May Raise Seas 1 Foot

The trillion ton Larsen C iceberg was big, and may indirectly affect sea levels by uncorking land ice; but the Continue reading →

Tropics Expanding

Greenhouse gases and global warming have affected the planet’s major weather drivers. Our weather systems tend to be driven by Continue reading →

Larsen Ice Shelf Massively Calves

Pick your favorite analogy. The Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica is now 10% smaller because a chunk of it Continue reading →

Polar Land Ice Melts

Ice that sat on the land of Greenland and Antarctica has been melting in a long term and accelerating trend. Continue reading →

Climate Change In US Varies By State

Climate change is expected to decrease US GDP by 6%, which would turn it negative. The lower 48 states, however, Continue reading →