Energy & Environment: Greenland may be losing ice even faster than we thought

Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer; These researchers think we’re nearing ‘peak car’ — and the consequences could be dramatic; The Earth is soaking up less carbon than we thought — which could make it warm up even faster; Greenland may be losing ice even faster than we thought; For the first time, Obama requires U.S. government to factor climate into national security policy; Hundreds of U.S. scientists slam Trump for threatening to abandon Paris climate accord; Countries are racing to activate the Paris climate pact this year. They’re almost there; Watch this law professor try to convince a physicist that Greenland’s melt will cause seas to fall; Think California’s current drought is bad? Past incarnations have lasted hundreds of years;   With Chris Mooney   Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer Oddly placed fossils in the Transantarctic mountains could carry a sea level warning all the way to the present. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » These researchers think we’re nearing ‘peak car’ — and the consequences could be dramatic A new report predicts a 'peak car' revolution once cars become automated and electric. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   The Earth is soaking up less carbon than we thought — which could make it warm up even faster New research presents bad news about the pace of climate change. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Greenland may be losing ice even faster than we thought New research finds that the ice loss -- and contribution to sea level -- is higher by 20 billion tons per year. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   For the first time, Obama requires U.S. government to factor climate into national security policy The move signals the president's determination to exercise his executive authority during his final months in office to elevate the issue of climate in federal decision-making. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Hundreds of U.S. scientists slam Trump for threatening to abandon Paris climate accord The researchers said withdrawing from the accord would greatly jeopardize global climate resolve. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Countries are racing to activate the Paris climate pact this year. They’re almost there Sixty countries have now joined the accord, representing 48 percent of global emissions. By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Watch this law professor try to convince a physicist that Greenland’s melt will cause seas to fall One of the most terrifying aspects of climate change -- how it changes the gravitational pull of ice sheets on the ocean -- somehow transmogrified into grounds for skepticism. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Think California’s current drought is bad? Past incarnations have lasted hundreds of years Researchers are discovering links between Pacific ocean cycles and past California megadroughts. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071