Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels peaked to an average of over 419 parts per million over the course of May, 50 percent higher than the stable levels that were present before the industrial revolution, and the highest they’ve been in well over 800,000 years. May 2021’s average CO2 levels came in at 419.13read more
An enormous iceberg larger than Rhode Island has broken off of Antarctica’s Ronne Ice Shelf, and is now adrift in the Weddell Sea. First spotted by an ESA’s satellite, the state-sized chunk of ice measures in at 170 kilometers (105 miles) long by 25 kilometers (15 miles) wide, making itread more
For the sixth year in a row, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be another above-average year, although they don’t anticipate that this year will be a repeat of 2020’s “hyperactive” season, with a record-breaking number of storms. Additionally, 2021 is now the seventh yearread more
Peru is looking at using ancient indigenous water management techniques to keep water flowing to its residents as climate change causes the local climate to become increasingly arid. The 1,400-year-old nature-based practice makes use of a combination of man-made canals and the natural flow of groundwater to transport and retainread more