Is there any “good news” related to the coronavirus? Perhaps, in reduced pollution and carbon emissions – and in some places, lives saved.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Greenland and Antarctica are now melting six times faster than in the 1990s, accelerating sea-level rise
Greenland and Antarctica have lost 6.4 trillion tons of ice in the past three decades, accelerating sea-level rise around the world.
Finally, some good news: Spring starts Thursday – the earliest it’s been in 124 years
If you’re ready for spring, we’ve got some good news for you: Spring is coming earlier this year than it has since 1896.
What winter? Earth just had its second-warmest December-February on record
Only the El-Niño-fueled winter of 2015-16 was warmer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
‘Big concerns’ about Nashville: Severe storms, tornadoes forecast in central, southern US
Cities at risk include the tornado-ravaged Nashville area, which is still reeling from a violent outbreak just over a week ago.
Planet is ‘way off track’ in dealing with climate change, UN report says
The planet is “way off track” in dealing with climate change, a U.N. report said, and global warming is a far greater threat than the coronavirus.
New species of tiny ‘bird-dinosaur’ discovered trapped in 99-million-year-old amber
A new species of a bird-like dinosaur that lived 99 million years ago has been identified from a fossilized skull trapped in a block of amber.
Days were a half-hour shorter when dinosaurs roamed the Earth 70 million years ago
70 million years ago, the Earth turned faster than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared with the current 365.
Climate change worsened Australia’s catastrophic wildfires, study says
Researchers found that climate change increased the chances of Australia experiencing extreme fire weather by at least 30% – and likely much more.
Shrinking shores: Half the world’s beaches could disappear because of climate change, study says
A new study warned of “the near-extinction of almost half of the world’s sandy beaches by the end of the century” because of climate change.