Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows

Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating. It's been topic of intense scientific inquiry for years.
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Climate change is speeding up — the pace nearly doubled in ten years

The rate of global warming has surged since 2015 and is now nearly double what it was in the 1970s, according to a study 1 ...

Sea levels are already higher than we thought, according to new calculations

A new study found that many of our predictions on sea-level rise have been predicated on inaccurate starting numbers. In many places, especially Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it's significantly ...

X-raying rocks reveals their carbon-storing capacity

To avoid the worst effects of climate change, many billions of metric tons of industrially generated carbon dioxide will have to be captured and stored away by the end of this century. One place to ...

Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds

Earth is not infinite. Pollution beyond certain levels threatens the climate and ecosystems. To prevent this, scientists have proposed planetary boundaries, defining the safe operating limits of the ...

Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistry

CO2 levels are altering the chemical makeup of human blood over time, and may lead to health problems down the road. | Credit ...