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New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration

The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern Europe.

By Bob Berwyn

 James Hansen, a former NASA climate scientist, led the team of researchers that documented an increasing rate of global warming since 2010. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Climate scientist and activist James Hansen attends a press conference at the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 6, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

New Study Warns of an Imminent Spike of Planetary Warming and Deepens Divides Among Climate Scientists

By Bob Berwyn
Climatologist and NASA scientist James Hansen poses next to a mock grave stone declaring 'Climate change-a matter of life or death' outside the ruins of Coventry Cathedral on March 19, 2009 in Coventry, England. The symobolic head stone is the first stage of a climate change campaign action day. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

James Hansen Warns of a Short-Term Climate Shock Bringing 2 Degrees of Warming by 2050

By Bob Berwyn
Climate expert and activist James Hansen attends a press conference at the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov. 6, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

60 Scientists Call for Accelerated Research Into ‘Solar Radiation Management’ That Could Temporarily Mask Global Warming

By Bob Berwyn
A picture taken on Nov. 30, 2019 shows a view of the Jaenschwalde Power Station near Peitz, eastern Germany. Credit: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images

The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns

By Bob Berwyn
President Donald Trump is flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases while speaking about coronavirus vaccine development on May 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

What Dr. Fauci Can Learn from Climate Scientists About Responding to Personal Attacks Over Covid-19

By Marianne Lavelle
Two ranchers walk across parched dried soil in Culberson County, Texas.

Texas Heat Caused by Warming: Hansen

By Elizabeth Grossman, InsideClimate News
James Hansen of NASA

Climate Scientists Feel Pressure to Speak Out

By Elizabeth Grossman, InsideClimate News

NASA Chief Arrested to Protest Oil Sands

By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News

Hansen on Why He's Fighting Keystone XL

By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News

A Carbon Tax Law for Fiscal Conservatives?

By Elizabeth McGowan

Tax Pledge Adds Hurdle to Climate Action

By Elizabeth McGowan

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