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World enters the era of global ‘water bankruptcy,’ UN scientists warn – Los Angeles Times
Climate & Environment ‘Water bankruptcy’ — U.N. scientists say much of the world is irreversibly depleting water Citrus orchards in Dinuba, Calif. About 70% of the world’s water is used for agriculture. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times) By Ian James, Staff Writer, Follow Jan. 21, 2026 2:42 PM PT Dozens of the world’s major rivers…
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Alien Series Trailer Reveals How The Xenomorphs Get To Earth
FX has released another tantalizing trailer for Alien: Earth, the upcoming TV series that brings the Alien franchise to the small screen for the first time. Directed by Noah Hawley, the show promises to reimagine the long-running sci-fi horror series by taking its terror to Earth in the year 2120. A prequel to Ridley Scott’s…
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Jimmy Carter: America’s Greatest Environmental President
Carter’s Legacy Jimmy Carter: America’s Greatest Environmental President Carter had a visionary understanding of the climate crisis ahead, which only grows more profound with each passing year. December 29, 2024 U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, Washington, DC,…
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Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years
Rebecca Moore, Director, Google Earth, Earth Engine & Outreach, Published Apr 15, 2021 Read this post in Spanish. // Blog en español aquí. For the past 15 years, billions of people have turned to Google Earth to explore our planet from endless vantage points. You might have peeked at Mount Everest or flown through your…
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Climate Change Has Knocked Earth Off Its Axis
Brian Kahn, Friday 5:12PM Of all the things attributable to climate change, the rotational poles moving differently is definitely one of the weirder ones. But a new study shows that’s exactly what’s happening. It builds on previous findings to show that disappearing ice is playing a major role, and shows that groundwater depletion is responsible…
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Climate emergency: The new science showing it’s make-or-break time | New Scientist
As climate talks ramp up ahead of the crucial COP26 meeting in Glasgow, new research on what our carbon emissions are doing to the planet paints a disturbing picture Environment, 21 April 2021, By Michael Le Page SHALL we start with the good news or the bad news? The good news is that the world…
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Upheaval and extinctions linked to magnetic reversal 42,000 years ago | Earth | EarthSky
Posted by Kelly Whitt in Earth | Human World | February 20, 2021 A magnetic reversal 42,000 years ago helped bring about earthly extinctions, scientists said, accompanied by changes in the sky including electrical storms and widespread auroras. A new international study suggests that a magnetic field reversal – combined with changing solar winds –…
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Crisis Ensued The Last Time Earth’s Magnetic Poles Flipped, Researchers Say : NPR
An ancient, well-preserved tree that was alive the last time the Earth’s magnetic poles flipped has helped scientists pin down more precise timing of that event, which occurred about 42,000 years ago. This new information has led them to link the flipping of the poles to key moments in the prehistoric record, like the sudden…
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The polar vortex is about to split in two. But what does that actually mean?
The science behind the polar vortex is incredibly complicated, and we’ve only recently begun to understand how changes at our planet’s poles impact weather at more moderate latitudes. Source: The polar vortex is about to split in two. But what does that actually mean?
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Wild Earth and the Origins of Vegan Pet Food – The Atlantic
A new start-up is making vegan food for dogs and lab-grown mouse meat for cats. It wants to change the way all pets eat. Source: Wild Earth and the Origins of Vegan Pet Food – The Atlantic
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Humans on Earth.. how long?
It is hard to realize how short the period of time we have been on this planet actually is… pic.twitter.com/IyjGi3L2lA — World and Science (@WorldAndScience) November 17, 2016 Source: https://twitter.com/WorldAndScience
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DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory
Oct 19, 2015 NASA launched a new website Monday so the world can see images of the full, sunlit side of the Earth every day. The images are taken by a NASA camera one million miles away on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
