Climate Change Fuels Fourfold Rise in World's Most Destructive Wildfires Edited by: Fasi Uddin Wildfires Growing Deadlier and Costlier The planet is entering an era of megafires , with the most destructive blazes now occurring 4.4 times more often than in the 1980s, according to a groundbreaking study published in Science. Unlike previous research that measured wildfires mainly by land burned , this study focused on economic damages and human costs . The findings highlight a " climate driven escalation of societally disastrous wildfires, " said lead author Calum Cunningham , a pyrogeographer at the University of Tasmania's Fire Center. For more context on global climate impacts, visit Earth Day Harsh Reality . How the Study Was Conducted Beyond Scorched Acres: Measuring Human Tall The research team assessed the 200 most damaging wildfires since 1980 in Australia, the United States and Germany . Losses were calculated as a share of national GDP , adjusted for inflat...
Scientists Identify Missing Link in Earth's Carbon Cycle—Could Global Warming Trigger the Next Ice Age? By Fasi Uddin , 26 September 2025 In a breakthrough discovery that could reshape how we climate change, researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have uncovered a missing factor in Earth's carbon cycle models . Their study suggests that the same warming crisis gripping the planet today might eventually tip the climate into a new ice age , underscoring the delicate balance between human-driven carbon emissions and natural planetary processes. How Rock Weathering Became Earth's Natural Thermostat For decades, scientists believed that rock weathering acted as the planet's thermostat. Rainfall absorbs carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) from the atmosphere, trickles onto silicate-rich rocks such as granite and gradually breaks them down. The dissolved minerals then flow into rivers and oceans, where they react with calcium to form seashells and limestone reefs...