Humanity has only a handful of decades to avoid a devastating ‘Hothouse Earth’
A study published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences tells a tale of two Earths. In one, humans are able to rein...
World is finally waking up to climate change, says ‘hothouse Earth’ author
Report predicting spiralling global temperatures has been downloaded 270,000 times in just a few days
Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state
A domino-like cascade of melting ice, warming seas, shifting currents and dying forests could tilt the Earth into a “hothouse” state beyond which human efforts...
Climate change: ‘Hothouse Earth’ risks even if CO2 emissions slashed
It may sound like the title of a low budget sci-fi movie, but for planetary scientists, "Hothouse Earth" is a deadly serious concept.