WHAT IF: All the Ice Melts?
Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Scott: What happens if all the ice … Read more
Climate Change
Climate Change: UN report; Greenland Melts; Penguins in Danger; Gulf Stream Could Collapse; Deforestation
Here’s the latest news we’ve rounded up about climate change and its rapidly growing impacts: United Nations Climate Panel Issues Dire ReportA United Nations climate panel has confirmed — in … Read more
CLIMATE CHANGE: Glacier Blood; Tipping Points; heat Trap; Vanishing Lake: Amazon Flip
Periodically, we share the news (good and bad) around climate change and the efforts to fight it: ‘Glacier blood’ could be key to understanding impacts of climate changeAtop the French … Read more
Climate Change Updates: Earth’s Axis, Underestimating Warming, Pandemic Effects, Oil Industry Shake-Ups
Climate Change Has Been Altering Earth’s Axis For At Least 30 YearsThe planet’s spin on its axis is determined, in part, by the distribution of weight around the globe, in … Read more
CLIMATE CHANGE: Are We Ready for Six Months of Summer?
Global warming will change the lengths of the four seasons, a new study suggests, potentially making six-month-long summers the norm in the Northern Hemisphere by the year 2100. In contrast, … Read more
CLIMATE CHANGE: “Doomsday” Glacier Nearing Tipping Point
A robotic submarine has returned from the dark underbelly of one of Antarctica’s largest glaciers with chilling news — it could be melting faster than we previously thought. Thwaites Glacier, … Read more
FOR READERS/WRITERS: Earth Day & Cli-Fi
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Today is Earth Day, so I thought we’d talk about cli-fi – climate change sci-fi. Readers, what are your … Read more
Storing DNA on the Moon
A “lunar ark” hidden inside the moon’s lava tubes could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of Earth’s species, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, or … Read more
Climate Change: Greenland’s Dark Zone; Covid CO2 Drop Over; Company Pledges and More
Mystery of Greenland’s expanding ‘dark zone’ finally solvedhttps://www.livescience.com/greenland-dark-zone-mystery-solved.htmlThe mystery of a growing “dark zone” on Greenland’s melting ice sheet has been solved. Researchers have found that phosphorus-rich dust blown across … Read more
What if Earth’s Magnetic Field Flips Again?
A reversal in Earth’s magnetic field thousands of years ago plunged the planet into an environmental crisis that may have resembled “a disaster movie,” scientists recently discovered. Our planet’s magnetic … Read more