Dear EarthTalk: It has been said that global warming will bring a new ice age. Is this true or only fiction?
While no one can be sure what and how severe the effects of global warming will be, it is entirely possible that one outcome of our profligate use of fossil fuels could be an [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone been tracking whether climate change is causing more loss of human life as it gets more pronounced?
Researchers believe that global warming is already responsible for some 150,000 deaths each year around the world, and fear that the number may well double by 2030 even if we start getting serious about [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I keep meeting people who say that human-induced global warming is only theory, that just as many scientists doubt it as believe it. Can you settle the score?
So-called “global warming skeptics” are indeed getting more vocal than ever, and banding together to show their solidarity against the scientific consensus that has concluded [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What are some of the leading proposed technological fixes for staving off global warming, and how feasible are they?
While most of the world fixates on how to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere, scientists and engineers around the world are busy working on [...]
