Repost from Nature.com by Alexandra Witze Decades-long droughts are likely to ravage the US Southwest and Great Plains within the next century, a study suggests. This drying could be worse than any other in the past 1,000 years, including a ‘megadrought’ seven centuries ago that helped drive an ancient civilization…

Repost from PBS Newshour Burlington, Vermont, the state’s largest city, recently became the first in the country to use 100 percent renewable energy for its residents’ electricity needs. In a state known for socially conscious policies, the feat represents a milestone in the growing green energy movement. NewsHour’s William Brangham…

Repost from Ben & Jerry’s There are a few things we know: climate change is real, it’s here and it’s going to get a whole lot worse if we don’t do something about it. Here’s something else we know: nations around the world have been slow to react. However, there’s…

Repost from National Geographic The coast would be radically changed by five feet of sea-level rise in 2100, as shown here. This projection is on the high end of the plausible scenarios—though not the highest—under consideration by multiple agencies planning for Florida’s future. Link to article Link to Interactive Map

Repost from nasa.gov The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000. This trend continues a long-term…

Repost from Yahoo! News by Jean-Louis Santini (AFP) Climate change and the danger of nuclear war pose an ever-growing threat to civilization and are bringing the world closer to doomsday, a group of prominent scientists and Nobel laureates said Thursday. “It is now three minutes to midnight,” said Kennette Benedict,…

Reposted from the Miami Herald by Tristram Korten The state of Florida is the region most susceptible to the effects of global warming in this country, according to scientists. Sea-level rise alone threatens 30 percent of the state’s beaches over the next 85 years. But you would not know that…

You can’t understand climate change in pieces, says climate scientist Gavin Schmidt. It’s the whole, or it’s nothing. In this illuminating talk, he explains how he studies the big picture of climate change with mesmerizing models that illustrate the endlessly complex interactions of small-scale environmental events. Viewed by 1M –…

Reposted from One Green Planet by Kate Good When photographer Alex Cornell shared an image of an iceberg in Antarctica that had flipped over, exposing its smooth, translucent underside, the world was captivated. Compared to the usual (arguably equally awe-inspiring) images that we see of icebergs, the enormous ice structure in this…

Reposted from Yahoo! News by Steve Karnowski (AP) A new concept in renewable energy is catching fire across the country, allowing customers who might find solar panels too expensive or impractical to buy green energy anyway. Community solar gardens first took off in Colorado a few years ago, and the…