Startling study finds US fertilizer industry emits 100 times more methane than estimated

A disturbing new study from researchers at Cornell University and the Environment Defense Fund has independently measured methane emissions from a number of ammonia fertilizer plants. The startling results suggest methane emissions are 100 ti… Continue reading Startling study finds US fertilizer industry emits 100 times more methane than estimated

At Least One in Six World Heritage Glaciers Will Be Gone by 2100

In worst case scenarios, nearly half of these protected glaciers would disappear by the end of the century. Continue reading At Least One in Six World Heritage Glaciers Will Be Gone by 2100

Unstable Ice Causes ‘Catastrophic Breeding Failure’ for Penguins

Climate change may be contributing to the penguin population crash at Halley Bay which is “unprecedented in the historical record.” Continue reading Unstable Ice Causes ‘Catastrophic Breeding Failure’ for Penguins

Arctic Warming Will Cost At Least $24 Trillion More Than We Thought, Study Finds

The economic losses of climate change, both past and future, are outlined in two new studies this week. Continue reading Arctic Warming Will Cost At Least $24 Trillion More Than We Thought, Study Finds