“The collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica could significantly affect global sea levels,” the NERC said in a statement
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Climate Change
The other Shoe: Water Vapor from Warming Oceans is a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Heinrich Boell Stiftung | – – Without the ocean, climate change would proceed far more quickly. The massive volumes of water in the seas greatly influence the changes occurring in our atmosphere. Infographic from the Ocean Atlas – Where Does the Warmth Go?(Cutout of the graphic below) – Creator: petraboeckmann.de. This image is licensed under […]
Massive Melting in Arctic is a Danger Signal of Manmade Climate Change
Scientists have known for a long time that as climate change started to heat up the Earth, its effects would be most pronounced in the Arctic. This has many reasons, but climate feedbacks are key. As the Arctic warms, snow and ice melt, and the surface absorbs more of the sun’s energy instead of reflecting […]
China’s Climate Policies Could Save 94,000 People from Early Grave
The difference is that the Chinese Communist Party Cares and our Capitalists do not.
Man-Made Climate Change Will Give California Whiplash Between Drought, Floods
California’s recent severe drought may have only been a taste of things to come.
Like Eating Fish? Then buy an electric Car and put up Solar Panels
By Jefferson Keith Moore | (The Conversation) | – – Climate change is rapidly warming the Earth and altering ecosystems on land and at sea that produce our food. In the oceans, most added heat from climate warming is still near the surface and will take centuries to work down into deeper waters. But as […]
Sweden’s new Carbon Tax on Air Travel aims helping Environment
By Valéry Laramée de Tannenberg | EURACTIV.fr | translated by Freya Kirk | – – Sweden has introduced a new carbon tax. From 1 April, all passengers boarding a flight departing from Sweden will be charged extra fees. EURACTIV’s partner le Journal de l’environnement reports. From 1 April, passengers boarding a flight departing from Swedish […]
Our burning of Fossil Fuels slowing down Atlantic Currents and Spelling TROUBLE
TeleSur | – – The findings imply that models used to project global warming scenarios had likely underestimated the contribution of a weakening AMOC, said the teams. A system of Atlantic Ocean currents that regulates global weather is at its feeblest in 1,600 years after being weakened partly by climate change, prompting scientists to warn […]
How Trump’s Gutting of Tailpipe Standards will make China Auto Leader Worldwide
By Greg Dotson | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration on Monday, April 2, took steps to ease pollution and efficiency rules for new passenger cars and trucks, giving automakers a reprieve from more stringent Obama-era standards. But in the process, the move could yield global leadership in the auto sector to the […]