Science
A scientific wake up call: What the IPCC report means for all of us
A new report from the IPCC, released on Monday, warns of the serious and irreversible consequences of global warming if we do not enact “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.” It also brought to the forefront...
‘Hothouse Earth’: What is it and what can we do about it?
This week, an international team of scientists published a new study, suggesting we are now dangerously close to the tipping point for a “Hothouse Earth”. While that might sound like an almost humorous term, it describes an entirely new climate system, characterized...
What if we treated Earth like it was our business?
BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, AUGUST 2nd 2018 Much like a business, our planet has a budget. If it exceeds that budget it is borrowing resources, like a business requiring a line of credit. The difference is that the business owner is...
The world ablaze: How wildfires are fueled by climate change
On July 29th, Captain Brian Hughes and his crew were engaged in tactical fire operations on the east side of the Ferguson fire in California, when he was struck by a tree. Hughes was treated on scene, but passed away...
Beyond the Latest Heat Wave, a Pattern of Extremes
BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, JULY 19th 2018 As summer rolled around, so did the terrifying headlines of heat waves and their death tolls across the country. Not long ago I wrote about the effects of storm surge flooding in Boston and...
Climate Engineering: From Science Fiction to Reality
BY JACKIE RYAN, JUNE 1, 2018 When you think about climate change solutions, you might picture sleek electric vehicles or rows of solar panels. Both of these examples reduce or even eliminate the need for fossil fuels because they can run...
Oceans in Deep trouble from Climate Change
BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, APRIL 6th, 2018 Earlier this year, Coca-Cola announced ambitious new targets for package recycling, aimed to collect and recycle the equivalent of all its packaging by 2030. As one of the largest beverage companies in the world,...