global warming
Man Arrested For Stealing a Glacier to Make “Designer” Ice Cubes
When many of us thirst for a chilled drink, we think back to our science lessons and recall that when water is placed in the freezer, it turns into ice. It seems a man in Chile forgot this and has been
EU Climate Commissioner Wants to Double Renewable Energy Share by 2030
The Climate Commissioner for the European Union, Connie Hedegaard, told reporters today in New Delhi that she believes the European Union should pledge to double their renewable energy supply by 2030 and
New Report Details Why Existing Buildings Are Greener Than New Ones
Every year, roughly one billion square feet of buildings are demolished and replaced with new construction in the United States, according to a new report from Preservation Green Lab, and that number is
Giant Bulge of Fresh Water in the Arctic Ocean Threatens Europe’s Weather Patterns
European researchers recently discovered a bulging mass of fresh water currently growing in the western Arctic Ocean that could wreak havoc on Europe’s climate if it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The
Nobel Laureate Develops World’s Cheapest and Most Effective CO2 Sponge
One of the holy grails of clean technology is now one step closer to reality as Noble Prize-winning chemist George Olah just developed a breakthrough low-cost plastic material than acts as
Newly Observed Criegee Molecule Could Be the Key to Cooling Climate Change
Researchers in the United Kingdom have finally been able to nail down and measure the impacts of the elusive Criegee biradical (or Criegee intermediate) – an atmospheric molecule that could be one
Official Doomsday Clock Moves One Minute Closer to End of World Due to Climate Change, Nuclear Proliferation
A well-known group of scientists decided yesterday that Earth’s doomsday is now one minute closer due to global inaction on climate change and the ongoing threat of nuclear disaster. The decision
Unseasonably Warm Winter Weather Breaks Over 1,100 Record High Temperatures
Most people across the middle of the country and stretching to the East Coast would not think they’d be spending the first week of January without a winter coat. But last week’s weather broke
Geo-physicist Tries to Recreate an Ice Age Ecosystem in Siberia to Prevent the Release of 500 Billion Tons of CO2
Located south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia is an expansive pocket of more than 500 billion tons of methane – more greenhouse gas than man has made since the Industrial
Inhabitat’s Top Environmental News Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!
2011 was a landmark year for green news as environmental issues dominated headlines around the world – and Inhabitat was there to bring you the biggest stories as they happened. This year we brought
Brand New Smoking Island Rises Out of the Red Sea
As island nations around the world look for solutions to stem rising sea levels due to climate change, a new land mass has spontaneously popped out of the Red Sea. The smoking hot island is acting as a
COP17: Talks in Durban End With Failure to Cut Current Global Emissions
The UN Climate talks in Durban ended early Sunday morning in overtime as nations around the world struggled to agree on how to prevent catastrophic climate change and ensure the future of the human race
COP17 UPDATE: Durban’s Last Day and No Agreement is Signed
As the COP17 conference in Durban winds to a close today, we’re still left without a major global agreement on how to reduce emissions and stall global climate change. The focus today has been on a
COP17 DURBAN UPDATE: Developing Countries Snag Talks on Issue of Carbon Markets
On this second to last day of COP17, a new piece of the puzzle that explains why this year’s United Nation Climate Talks are likely to end in a stalemate tomorrow, has emerged. Developing nations
DURBAN UPDATE: Agreement in COP17 Climate Talks Will Likely Not Be Reached
Representatives from over 190 countries across the world are still gathered in Durban, South Africa and though the conversation about the impending climate crisis continues, many have lost hope for an
Discovery Channel Surrenders to Petition, Will Show Climate Change Episode of Frozen Planet
After recent rumors that the Discovery Channel was going to cut the last episode of their Frozen Planet series – the one that deals exclusively with climate change – people were outraged and
State of California Shows up the Fed’s Emissions Targets With Impressively Ambitious AB32 Cap and Trade Program
In 2013 California will go where no U.S. state has gone before – it will start a comprehensive emissions limiting program by employing the mandatory use of carbon credits throughout the state for
COP17 DURBAN UPDATE: Current Pledges Will Cause a Global Temperature Change of 3.5° C
As the nearly 200 representatives gathered at COP17 hurdle towards the end of the talks, researchers have released yet another study that says they are just not doing enough. A report issued during the UN
VIDEO: See How Painting Mountains in Peru is Slowly Bringing Back Lost Glaciers
When we first learned about Eduardo Gold’s plan to paint the Peruvian Andes white in order to deflect heat back into the atmosphere and bring back the shrinking glaciers, we weren’t 100%
COP 17 Kicks Off as 200 Nations Converge in South Africa to Save the Climate
The 17th Conference of the Parties — also known as COP17 or the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference — kicked off today in Durban, South Africa – despite echoing doubts cast by
World’s Largest Chunk of Manmade Ice to Cool Mongolia’s Capital City!
Image: “L.A. Ice” by Victor Hadjikyriacou, produced for Unit 11 at the Bartlett School of Architecture, part of last year’s Landscape Futures Super-Workshop via BLDGBLOG Mongolia seems
Irreversible Climate Change Will Occur in 5 Years if Major Infrastructure is Not Changed
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world is currently backing itself into a corner where irreversible climate change will most likely occur in just five years. The Agency — an
SNOW IN NYC! East Coast Gets Hit By Unexpected October Snowstorm!
It’s snowing in New York City right now! The whole Atlantic seaboard is expecting to get hit with a major snow storm from midday Saturday until Sunday morning, which could drop up to 8 inches of
Lead Climate Change Skeptic Scientist Richard Muller Admits Global Warming is Real
Climate change naysayers may now have to face the writing on the green wall, as lead skeptic scientist Richard Muller recently changed his mind and now believes that global warming is real. Last week,
Coke and World Wildlife Fund Turn Classic Red Soda Cans White in Honor of Endangered Polar Bears
You know it’s the holidays when you begin to see those adorable Coca-Cola polar bears all over the place, but with the catastrophic effects of global warming, real life polar bears are not nearly as
Gigantic Melting Vitruvian Man Calls Attention to Vanishing Arctic Sea Ice
The Vitruvian Man is typically used as a symbol of the human relationship to geometry, to proportion, and to civilization. So Greenpeace decided to enlist artist John Quigley to install this massive
China’s Coal-Powered Grid Negates the Green Benefits of Electric Vehicles
If any other country in the world was to announce plans to get 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, it would be a massive environmental victory — except in China. Despite the Chinese
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