How Much Heat Can a Human Endure ?
While there are heat records being broken, I’ve found this summer to be cooler on average (even very cold some days, especially overnight temperatures). via Unexplained-Mysteries Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Kein With heatwaves seeing temperature records being broken on a regular basis, just how hot is too hot ? What is the hottest temperature you have ever experienced ? … Continue reading
14,000 Scientists Warn of “Untold Suffering” if We Fail to Act on Climate Change
“…the world is richer than it has ever been, as indicated by global gross domestic product. Then again, it’s also as polluted as it has ever been, with some of the highest levels of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide concentrations ever recorded in the atmosphere.” By AJ Dellinger via MIC Headline Image: NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images There are some phrases that … Continue reading
Earth’s Axis Has Been Shifted by Climate Change, According to Study
“It is estimated that since 1980, the poles’ positions have moved about 4 meters (13 feet).” BY ANDERS ANGLESEY via NewsWeek Headline Image Credit: NASA Climate change has contributed to the shifting of Earth’s axis of rotation, according to new research. Earth’s geographic north and south poles—where the planet’s axis of rotation intersects with its surface—are not fixed. Changes in … Continue reading
‘Do We Want the Earth to Become Like Venus?’: Putin Calls for Action on Climate Change
via RT: Vladimir Putin has called on the people of the world to come together and “tend to our planet” for future generations. The Russian President also warned that “unrestrained and unlimited consumption” will have to abandoned. Putin was speaking on Thursday to the Valdai Club, a Russian discussion forum attended by influential politicians, academics and business leaders, and visited … Continue reading
Earth Experiences Second-Hottest Winter on Record
February 2020 was the second-hottest February ever recorded, and the Northern Hemisphere winter months as a whole – December 2019 through February 2020 – were also the second-hottest in recorded history, according to a Friday report by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According to the scientists, the first two months of 2020 also ranked as … Continue reading
Ice Ages Connected to Changes in Earth’s Tilt – Study
New University of Melbourne research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt angle of the Earth’s axis was approaching higher values. During these times, longer and stronger summers melted the large Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, propelling the Earth’s climate into a warm ‘interglacial’ state, like the one we’ve experienced over the last 11,000 … Continue reading
Scientist Say Fears of Ancient Methane Being Released Due to Rising Temperatures Unfounded
The climate change movement has long warned that, as global temperatures rise, we run the risk of releasing vast reserves of trapped methane into the atmosphere and bringing about the end of days. New research says: probably not. Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York studied methane emissions from a period in Earth’s history which bears many similarities … Continue reading
Earth About to Face A ‘Mini Ice Age’
Due to the solar minimum at hand, Earth is set to experience a ‘mini ice age’ that could bring extreme winters and chilly cold storms over the coming decades. Solar minimums are part of the Sun’s natural life cycle and typically occur every 11 years. However, this year will be the start of a grand solar minimum, which is an … Continue reading
The Doom of Ancient Egypt Might Soon Befall Earth, Archaeologist Warns
Describing the downfall of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the archaeologist who found the tomb of one of the rulers from that time period, warned that history may repeat itself. The discovery of the burial chamber of Khentkaus III, royal leader of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, might hold some dire portents for the world today, the Daily Express reports. … Continue reading
Ecologists Share a Glimpse of Our Grim Future from Global Warming
The UN has recently published a troubling report on global warming suggesting that the temperature rise at the North Pole will be greater than anticipated in the coming years and that soon climate change could become irreversible, threatening humanity with massive disasters. Sputnik has discussed the report with two prominent ecologists. A recent UN report on global warming has shown … Continue reading
