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Climate Disruption Dispatches
Each month, we chronicle the catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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Melting Accelerates in Antarctica: So Far, 2015 Is Hottest Year Yet
This April could well mark the beginning of the end of the polar ice caps.
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Dahr Jamail | The “Mega-Drought Future,” the Disappearance of Coral Reefs and the Unwillingness to Listen
Scientists are now mapping a world and climate that is changing rapidly in often terrifying ways.
Dahr Jamail | Species Extinctions, Human Chronic Disease on the Rise, as Climate Disruption Mounts
Scientists are predicting more species extinctions, and rising rates of chronic disease in humans related to air pollution.
Dahr Jamail | As Climate Disruption Advances, 26 Percent of Mammals Face Extinction
Climate disruption is progressing rapidly on every front, and even some climate deniers are recognizing the danger.
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Dahr Jamail | Extinction Rate Rivals That of Dinosaurs, 2014 Likely Hottest Year Ever
The earth's sixth mass extinction event could already be unfolding.
Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption Depression and 2013 Emissions Set New Records
In spite of announced clean energy policies, the world isn't moving fast enough to mitigate climate disruption.
Dahr Jamail | As Casualties Mount, Scientists Say Global Warming Has Been “Hugely Underestimated“
As the signs of runaway anthropogenic climate disruption continue to escalate, a new study reports that climate change is “worse than we thought” because it is happening "faster than …
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UN Report: Human-Caused Climate Disruption Is “Severe, Pervasive, Irreversible“
A recently released draft report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that anthropogenic climate disruption is fully upon us, and will dramatically worsen unless something is …
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Dahr Jamail | “Peak Water,” Methane Blowholes and Ice-Free Arctic Cruises: The Climate Crisis Deepens
This month's climate disruption dispatch, explaining how the planet is being impacted by anthropogenic climate disruption, provides another sobering reality check, demonstrating how rapidly our world is moving toward …
Dahr Jamail | The Brink of Mass Extinction
March through June 2014 were the hottest on record globally. While a single extreme weather event is not proof of anthropogenic climate disruption, the increasing intensity and frequency of …