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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says The latest 5-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally. Residents walk along a footbridge as the sun sets during a heat wave in Ourense, Spain, on Aug. 8. Brais […]
Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra
Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra Open-top chambers (OTCs) in Latnjajaure, Sweden, provide a controlled environment to study simulated warming of the tundra ecosystem. Credit: Sybryn Maes The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform […]
Hidden threat: Global underground infrastructure vulnerable to sea-level rise
Hidden threat: Global underground infrastructure vulnerable to sea-level rise Dr. Shellie Habel of the University of Hawai’i measures the salt concentration of emerging groundwater in a basement in Waikiki. Credit: Chloe Obara, University of Hawai’i As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. […]
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. This article is an excerpt from the book “On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America,” about climate migration in the U.S. For more, see abrahm.com. Another great American migration is now underway, this […]
Advances and challenges in understanding compound weather and climate extremes
Advances and challenges in understanding compound weather and climate extremes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the context of global warming, many extremes, such as heat waves, heavy precipitation, and droughts, have become increasingly frequent and intense, as expected theoretically. Somewhat unexpectedly, these extremes have also exhibited tightened linkage in both time and space, constituting compound […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX–Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIX August 17, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Are We Being Duped Regarding Global Warming? Today’s contemplation was prompted by an email my mum sent me. As she closes in on 80, I find that she’s becoming a bit more open-minded about things but remains somewhat of a skeptic when it […]
Future Headline: White House Prepares to Block Out the Sun
Future Headline: White House Prepares to Block Out the Sun In a world full of unimaginable absurdity, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future… and to where all of this insanity leads. “Future Headline Friday” is our satirical take of where the world is going if it remains on its current path. […]
Science Snippets: “If We Start Right Now …”
Science Snippets: “If We Start Right Now …” Every day, I receive an email message from at least one person with this line, or something like it: “If we start right now …” The message then goes on to say that, if we start right now, we can fix the climate emergency. We can preserve […]
It’s a Race: Will Human Extinction Result from a Loss of Aerosol Masking or Ongoing Overheating?
It’s a Race: Will Human Extinction Result from a Loss of Aerosol Masking or Ongoing Overheating?
Ozone Layer Recovers, Limiting Global Warming: UN Report
Ozone Layer Recovers, Limiting Global Warming: UN Report A UN-backed scientific panel tasked with assessing the effects of the 1989 Montreal Protocol – an international agreement to phase out Ozone Depleting Substances – has found that the ozone layer continues to strengthen, and as a result, the earth will avoid 0.3 – 0.5°C of global warming […]
Arctic Ocean overheating
Arctic Ocean overheating Arctic sea ice extent was 10.31 million km² on December 4, 2022. At this time of year, extent was smaller only in two years, i.e. in 2016 and 2020, both strong El Niño years. With the next El Niño, Arctic sea ice extent looks set to reach record lows. The NOAA image on the […]
When the Bullseye is the Wrong Target
When the Bullseye is the Wrong Target Guy R. McPherson, Beril Kallfelz-Sirmacek, and William M. Kallfelz, 30 November 2022, The largest elephant in the room: aerosol masking. arXiv:2211.16115 Guy R. McPherson, Beril Kallfelz-Sirmacek, and William M. Kallfelz, 30 November 2022, Medium: The largest elephant in the room: aerosol masking. Relevant articles: Counterpunch, 25 November 2022: Harper’s, December 2022: (This […]
Global Dimming Keeping the Planet Habitable
Global Dimming Keeping the Planet Habitable If you have not already seen it, visitors to this blog will have an interest in this 50-min documentary, “BBC Global Dimming Documentary”, via Gail Zawacki at her Wit’s End blog. It relates to evidence obtained from the three-day aircraft grounding that occurred after 9/11 and the profound effects that just […]
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction
Chris Hedges: Imminent Mass Extinction https://youtu.be/cbH_o-96qZI
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly
With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly Small remnants of thicker, multiyear ice float with thinner, seasonal ice in the Beaufort Sea on Sept. 30, 2016. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Alek Petty › Larger view The Arctic Ocean’s blanket of sea ice has changed since 1958 from predominantly older, thicker ice to mostly younger, thinner […]
