Climate Crisis

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows. Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997, as the climate crisis progresses.

More than eco-anxiety: SFU study exposes emotional fallout of climate crisis for youth - EurekAlert!

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study

Surviving the extreme temperatures of the climate crisis calls for a revolution in home and building design - EurekAlert!

Economics has failed on the climate crisis. Doyne Farmer, a complexity scientist, has a mind-blowing plan to fix that, a super-simulator of the global economy that would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world

New study proposes global framework to safeguard world’s most vulnerable regions amid climate crisis - EurekAlert!

‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis

Space dust in the Arctic is helping scientists track the climate crisis

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country | Insects

Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis

Carbon-14 dating unlocks ancient Jerusalem’s water secret: monumental Siloam Dam was built in 800 BCE to face a climate crisis - EurekAlert!

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds. Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say.

Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply - EurekAlert!

How We Solve the Climate Crisis

NATO rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year, study finds. Researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict.

Reawakening ‘sleeping’ crops to combat today’s climate crisis

Reawakening ‘sleeping’ crops to combat today’s climate crisis - EurekAlert!

The Climate Crisis Threatens Supply Chains. Manufacturers Hope AI Can Help

The Caspian Sea Is Drying Up: Endangered Seals, Vanishing Shorelines, and a Climate Crisis