Posts Tagged ‘Scientific American’
Limiting the Planet to 1.5 Degrees C of Warming Is Crucial, but It Won’t Be Easy
By Clive Hamilton | Scientific American Astonishment was universal last December when the Paris Agreement on climate change included the aspiration to limit warming to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels, a much tougher target than the standard of 2°, now seen as too risky. It was a remarkable triumph for a long campaign by the small…
Read MoreFreshwater Fish Are Dying at Alarming Rates
By Carrie Madren | Scientific American | November 1, 2012 We may not miss the phantom shiner, the thicktail chub, the stumptooth minnow or the harelip sucker, but these freshwater fishes are among 39 species (3.2 percent of North America’s freshwater fish population) and 18 subspecies that have vanished from the continent’s waters over the past century.…
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