Damian Carrington

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Damian Carrington

Almost 40% of glaciers in existence today are already doomed to melt due to climate-heating emissions from fossil fuels, a study has found. The loss will soar to 75% if global heating reaches the 2.7C rise for which the world is currently on track. The massive loss of glaciers would push up sea levels, endangering millions of people and driving mass migration, profoundly affecting the billions reliant on glaciers to regulate the water used to grow food, the researchers said.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Damian Carrington

The excess pollution emitted as a result of the Dieselgate scandal has killed about 16,000 people in the UK and caused 30,000 cases of asthma in children, according to a new analysis. A further 6,000 premature deaths will occur in coming years without action, the researchers said. The Dieselgate scandal erupted in 2015 when diesel cars were found to be emitting far more toxic air pollution on the roads than when they passed regulatory tests, due to the use of illegal “defeat devices”.

1 week ago | motherjones.com | Damian Carrington

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if the average level of heating over the last decade of 1.2C continues into the future.

2 weeks ago | videnskab.dk | Damian Carrington

Hvis du havde en pulje på 450 dollars (cirka 3.000 kr.), hvor meget af den ville du så give til en velgørenhedsorganisation, der reducerer CO2-udledningen ved at investere i vedvarende energi - og hvor meget ville du beholde selv? Nogenlunde sådan lød spørgsmålet, der blev stillet for nylig i et videnskabeligt eksperiment. Og det var ikke ligegyldigt, hvad deltagerne svarede: Rigtige penge blev efterfølgende uddelt til en række tilfældigt udvalgte deltagere.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Damian Carrington

Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if the average level of heating over the last decade of 1.2C continues into the future. The loss of ice from the giant Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets has quadrupled since the 1990s due to the climate crisis and is now the principal driver of sea level rise.