Raise awareness about climate change on #ShowYourStripes Day with iconic graphic
The 'warming stripes' graphic shows a shift from blue to red stripes as greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the planet
Tag: ocean temperatures
How are hurricanes connected to climate change?
Hurricanes are intensifying faster, reaching further inland and costing billions in damage as the climate warms.
Firefly populations are declining; scientists stunned by increase in ocean heat
The spike in temperatures has some questioning whether human-caused heating has propelled the climate past a tipping point.
Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño and a dose of bad luck.
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live
El Niño tends to create a tale of two regions: the best of times for some, and the worst of ...
The consequences of climate change: more heat, more hurricane impacts
Greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the globe by about 1 degree F over the last 50 years.
Climate change and El Niño impacting hurricane season; sargussum, plastic and deadly bacteria create ‘perfect storm’
El Niño dramatically dampens hurricane activity, but at the same time record ocean heat is bubbling up in the Atlantic.
Get ready for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt — and take action to prevent more unsavory blobs in the future
This year, scientists estimate there is more than 10 million metric tons of sargassum in the Atlantic belt.
Major hurricanes expected to increase in 2023, researchers forecast
This hurricane season could be similar to 2017, the year of Harvey and Maria.
A record warm streak in the oceans has scientists worried
Experts are still figuring out what exactly is behind the spike, but there is wide consensus that both El Niño ...