Forward: May 2014 was one of the most worrisome months in recent memory for the health of the planets climate. The month saw a sudden, unexpected increase in the pace of really scary new climate-change studies coming out of scientific research institutes in America and Europe.
Some of the studies document the impact of climate change, which is arriving faster and hitting harder than even pessimists predicted. Others examine likely future impact on sea level, weather, global economy and more.
Scariest...