by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | News
For decades, Antarctic sea ice seemed to be immune to climate change – growing in places and staying steady in others – while Arctic sea ice has seen serious decline. But this came to an end in 2016, with significant decreases to the sea ice. In fact, 2017 has a...
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | News
This past weekend, California was under warning. Not for an earthquake or wildfire, but for an approaching hurricane! It’s been 80 years since a tropical storm has made landfall in California, when a storm called El Cordonazo scored a direct hit on Los Angeles. As...
by admin | Aug 16, 2023 | News
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere has seen a trail of devastation left behind: wildfires scorching Hawaii, Canada and Portugal; drought plaguing Indonesia for four, long hot months; marine heat waves occurring in 40% of the world’s oceans, the most since satellite...
by admin | Aug 9, 2023 | News
Have you ever walked into a workplace, shopping mall, or movie theater in the heat of summer and find that you need to wear an extra layer, because the air conditioning is too cold? Researchers have calculated that air conditioning is responsible for 2 billion tons of...
by admin | Aug 3, 2023 | News
To accompany Florida’s state highpoint (Britton Hill), here is a new Science Wednesday short video on sharks. A new movie, Meg 2: The Trench, is out in theaters in a couple of days, about the megalodon shark. Get the facts in my new science video! How old is...
