Iceland Declares Potential AMOC Collapse to be a National Security Threat

While world leaders convene in Brazil at COP30 to discuss the global climate crisis, Iceland has declared the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to be an existential threat to the northern island nation’s national security. As one of the many island nations around the world that will be more immediately affected by climate […]

World Temperatures Expected to Overshoot 1.5°C Warming Threshold by 2035

Global average temperatures will exceed the sought after limit of 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels within the next decade unless drastic cuts are made to greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report warns that if current trends in environmental policies continue as they are, this […]

A Key Component of the North Atlantic Current May Be Reaching Its Own Tipping Point

Adding to concerns about potential interruptions to the North Atlantic Current is the possibility that a subcomponent of that crucial network of currents, the Northern Subpolar Gyre, has been losing stability since the 1950s, indicating that it may also be approaching its own tipping point. While the consequences of an interruption in the Gyre’s circulation […]

The Ganges and Tigris–Euphrates River Systems are Facing Severe Global Warming-Fueled Droughts

Adding to the ever-growing list of disasters being generated by the equally ever-growing climate crisis, two river systems that birthed numerous civilizations throughout history—India’s Ganges River and the Tigris–Euphrates in Iraq—are facing severe water shortages due to a combination of global warming and a mismanagement of the remaining water that is still available by Indian […]