Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published Monday, Southeast Asia coastal zones are among the world’s most climate vulnerable regions. Graphic courtesy of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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Earthava

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The post Plastic Pollution and Climate Change: Understanding Their Interconnected Impact on Our Planet appeared first on Earthava. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat not only to ecosystems but also to the climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The grief of yet another climate-changed event is overwhelming. Photo provided by the author The aftermath of Helene is proving the worst of what we imagine in the face of climate change. Given the warming ocean surface temperatures, rapid intensification of hurricanes is happening more often. My heart is heavy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2023

For the first time, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—the world’s highest court—may be ruling on climate change. On March 29, the UN General Assembly will vote on a resolution to bring climate change before the ICJ.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Satellite images have confirmed that the world's oceans have become slightly greener. Scientists suspect climate change is the reason. Read more on E360 →

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It’s 20 years since we started blogging on climate here on RealClimate (December 10, 2004). We wanted to counter disinformation about climate change that was spreading through various campaigns. The Keeling curve, highlighted with the release of important climate reports and climate summits.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 20, 2024

The institutional developments are new, but university engagement with the climate issue goes back decades. University research has led in developing clean technologies, mapping the impacts of climate change, and identifying policy tools to reduce emissions. Columbia has a Climate School.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 3, 2025

The slowdown of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could have 'dire' consequences, including greater climate variability and accelerated global warming.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Climate change is propelling these weather events to grow faster and stronger than ever before. Other climate change impacts are accelerating as well. Consider the record-breaking warm ocean temperatures of the past year, which has caused the largest coral bleaching event on record , habitat loss and species migration.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 19, 2025

Just by looking at the name, you can see that a GCM is a model that simulates the circulation of Earths different physical systems like the atmosphere and ocean. The Earths climate system doesnt like imbalances in heat given the difference in density: Earth will do everything in its power to mix the cold poles and the hot tropics.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the sea as on land, climate change is driving shifts in the abundance and distribution of species. East Coast are changing their behavior as waters warm. Scientists are just beginning to focus on why some fish predators and prey like striped bass and menhaden on the U.S. Read more on E360

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2025

The worlds largest fossil fuel and cement producers have known for decades that their products cause climate change, yet they spread disinformation to misinform the public and have profited as people around the world have suffered from ever-worsening climate impacts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

Whats the point of a beach adventure if you cant even go into the ocean? How does raw sewage end up in our oceans and rivers? In some cities, a combined sewer system means that usually both wastewater and stormwater get treated to the same high standards before releasing into the ocean. San Francisco City and County v.

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Yale E360

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A global initiative to protect 30 percent of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030 is gaining momentum. But scientists warn that as the world warms, many conservation areas will become less and less suited to the types of species and ecosystems they were intended to protect. Read more on E360 ?.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2025

The fossil fuel industrys role in driving climate change is undeniable, yet corporate accountability remains a contested space. As the scientific evidence strengthens, courts around the world are increasingly considering the role of major fossil fuel companies in climate-related damages. Cases such as Milieudefensie et al.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual report on billion-dollar weather and climate-related disasters in the United States, which tells a grimly familiar story. Many of these disasters—including floods, storms, wildfires and droughts—were worsened by climate change. .

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 9, 2021

The IPCC has released its Sixth Assessment Report on the physical science basis of climate change. Here are a number of the lowlights: It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States obligations regarding climate change. ii) Peoples and individuals of the present and future generations affected by the adverse effects of climate change?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

The reason for this long drought has a lot to do with changes in precipitation patterns and rising temperatures linked to human-caused climate change, but it also has to do with human decisions that have led to the overexploitation of water resources of our rivers, lakes, and groundwater and a lack of sufficient policies to protect these resources.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

That’s how long Ocean Conservancy has been advancing policies that secure a healthy ocean and a thriving planet. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Yet despite its critical role, the ocean is often sidelined in global climate discussions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2025

The IPCC compiles scientific insights on climate change, informing policymakers and the public about risks and possible actions. In essence, combined with climate models, they provide a way to envision the consequences of different actions or inactions. What Are Future Climate Scenarios? Lower-emission scenarios (SSP1-2.6)

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 27, 2021

All countries in the world urgently need to adapt to climate change but are not yet in a good position to do so. It’s urgent because we are not even adapted to the present climate. Such reports provide a summary of the state of our knowledge, but are not sufficiently specific for climate change adaptation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

This past week, I attended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China. In previous posts, Ive explained what the IPCC is, why this assessment cycle is crucial , and highlighted its role in climate action. Marine CDR lacks long-term observational data and has potential ecological risks.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 28, 2025

The rate of warming in the oceans has more than quadrupled since 1985, suggesting global warming in general has undergone a marked acceleration

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 5, 2023

Moreover, the partnership will also enable Captura to conduct technology development and ocean modeling work to guide feasibility studies for commercial facilities.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 14, 2024

For decades, the oceans have absorbed much of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gases. The latest observations suggest they are reaching their limits, so how worried should we be?

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 5, 2022

As climate change worsens, scientists are hoping to more accurately monitor its effects on water temperatures and quality, lake levels, coastal erosion and algae blooms. Populations of the species, which are already endangered, are dropping off at drastic rates as climate change warms river waters across the country.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

This past week, I attended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China. In previous posts, Ive explained what the IPCC is, why this assessment cycle is crucial , and highlighted its role in climate action. Marine CDR lacks long-term observational data and has potential ecological risks.

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Real Climate

JULY 24, 2023

The AMOC is a big deal for climate. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a large-scale overturning motion of the entire Atlantic, from the Southern Ocean to the high north. Major abrupt past climate changes are linked to AMOC instabilities, including Dansgaard-Oeschger-Events and Heinrich Events.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2025

Present-day GCMs consider changes in not just the atmosphere, but also changes in the ocean, the land, and sea-ice (see figure below). Modern climate models incorporate multiple sub-components that simulate land, ocean, and sea-ice conditions to inform modeling of atmospheric conditions.

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Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern Europe.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2024

That’s because the parties to the London Convention and London Protocol are meeting from October 28 to November 1 in London to discuss, among other things, governance of ocean alkalinity enhancement and ocean sinking of biomass (e.g. Some are land-based, while others use the ocean. seaweed) for carbon storage.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 23, 2024

The spectrum of colors viewed by the PACE satellite can identify different phytoplankton species in the ocean and a variety of aerosols in the atmosphere, helping researchers identify threats to the health of people and the planet.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 31, 2025

Our planet is undergoing significant changes due to climate disruption, with especially severe impacts on the ocean. Most climate action today rightly focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, these efforts are necessary, but not sufficient to meet global climate targets.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Over the past few years, misinformation about climate change and our ocean has been spreading across news and social media, and many believe it will only get worse. In my work towards ocean climate solutions, I have seen how misinformation can delay climate action and impact policy decisions that affect our ocean.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 1, 2021

Warmer global temperatures cause more water to evaporate from Earth’s surface and oceans, meaning that there is more fuel for storms. Urban infrastructure in many cities was not built for current and future climate pressures. The post Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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