Category Climate change

Areas most at risk of climate change

Scientists have identified nine “tipping points” of irreversible climate change ranging from disappearing ice sheets to the Sahara and Indian monsoons becoming erratic and northern forests dying. Cheerful stuff, huh? But don’t despair: the researchers suggest — perhaps a little…

Focus the Nation. Global warming national teach-in

 On January 31st , thousands of students on every campus, millions of students nationwide, participate in workshops and panels, brainstorming global warming solutions. Over 1600 institutions have signed up for Focus the Nation, and they’ve gotten endorsements from Obama and…