Both Poles Heat Up

Recently it has become too common that the Arctic hits record heat by tens of degrees, not just a few. Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2018

Average wages rose from 0.3% to 2.9% but the bottom 83% are seeing slower growth than the top 17%. Humans Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2017

A major disaster increases poverty by about one percent, and heightens inequality. The US added 222,000 jobs, had 4.4% unemployment, 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 →

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 →

Antarctic Ice Increases

Antarctica is a powerful influence on climate change, particularly sea level rise. Antarctica is also hard to study. Recent data Continue reading →