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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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Climate change and the Moon are teaming up to create record floods on Earth | Salon.com
The Moon’s orbit is “wobbling” — and that plus climate change will wreak havoc on the ground By Matthew Rozsa, Published July 18, 2021 10:00AM (EDT) At the time of this writing, at least 120 people have been confirmed dead because of severe flooding in Western Europe. It is tragically likely that, when this story is…
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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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Scientists: Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine ‘planetary boundaries’ – The Washington Post
At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a “safe operating space” for human beings. That is the conclusion of a new paper published Thursday in the journal Science by 18 researchers trying to gauge the breaking points in the natural world. The paper contends that we…
