While one of the main concerns regarding the ongoing melt of Arctic permafrost is the release of greenhouse gases such as methane previously trapped in the frozen soil, there are other elements, such as ancient viruses and bacteria that could poseread more
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP27, took place earlier this month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, a meeting of international representatives with the goal of addressing climate change policy. While the delegates managed to hammer out an agreement to establish a fund to help less affluentread more
A new report from the United Nations predicts that the combined climate pledges of the 193 countries that have signed the Paris Agreement are insufficient to keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5°C (2.7°F) by the end of the century, and expect temperatures to instead increase by 2.5°C (4.5°F) overread more
The explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai underwater volcano in January was the largest explosion on record—either man-made or natural, rivaled only by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa—and the largest volcanic eruption since Mount Pinatubo’s 1991 eruption, making for an event that ejected a massive amount of material high into the atmosphere.read more