Life In Dead Reefs

Coral reefs are dying, and revealing some aspects of life. Warm water, oxygen deprivation, pollution, are killing coral reefs leaving Continue reading →

US Oil Exports Spike

Because the US Congress lifted restrictions, the US has seen a 1,284% increase in oil exports since 2009. Fracking greatly Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2016

Venezuela is experiencing 15-fold inflation. The US economy added 161,000 jobs in October and wages were up 2.8% from 2015. Continue reading →

Polar Ice Breaks Into New Trend

Add all of the sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic and get a number that varies with the Continue reading →

Climate Change Shifts Diseases

As climates warm, disease carrying life expands its range. Many diseases are confined to the tropics because their carriers can’t Continue reading →

Sea Level Gauge Biases

It looks like there’s a mistake in the measure of sea level rise. Getting good data is difficult; especially, when Continue reading →

Wildlife Populations Declining

Researchers are estimating that the world will have lost 2/3 of its wildlife population between 1970 and 2020. While some Continue reading →

Almost Record Global Warmth

The good news is that, for the first time in 17 months we didn’t set a record for global temperatures. Continue reading →