A Different Kind of Message from the Climate Scientists
Energy Central
JULY 12, 2024
I personally know several climate scientists, including ones who have been part of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
But as increasing ocean temperatures contribute to ever more intense and destructive hurricanes, climate scientists wondered whether the open-ended Category 5 is sufficient to communicate the risk of hurricane damage in a warming climate.
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Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 8, 2021
8 – Climate scientists are having a moment, decades overdue. Private investment funds are seeking out climate soothsayers to inform decision-making. The post Climate scientists appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Oct.
A climate scientist on the planet’s simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Pakistan’s climate chief has said one-third … Continue reading A climate scientist on the planet’s simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought.
What do climate scientists tell their kids about the future?
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Climate change threatens sweltering global temperatures, rising seas, catastrophic storms and disappearing wildlife. Many of us worry about the data climate scientists generate—about the future we are leaving to our children. Yet many of these experts are parents themselves.
Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth’s ability to offset carbon emissions
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 9, 2023
Plants that currently take up a quarter to a third of humanity’s carbon emissions might not be … Continue reading Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth’s ability to offset carbon emissions Their study is the first to find the temperature-carbon dioxide release relationship at the landscape level.
Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists’ understanding of climate change
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Only about one-third of Americans think climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is happening, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Read the full story from Pew.
US climate scientist Michael Mann wins $1m in defamation lawsuit
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The high-profile climate scientist Michael Mann has been awarded $1m by a jury in a defamation lawsuit against two conservative writers who compared his depictions of global heating to the work of a convicted child molester. Read the full story in The Guardian.
Investors Go Salmon Fishing With Climate Scientists
3BL Media
MARCH 9, 2022
DESCRIPTION: The global climate is an enormously complex system, and as climate change intensifies, damaging climate events are cascading from one another. By Sara Rosner - Director, Environmental Research and Engagement—Responsible Investment. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein.
Climate scientist identifying water requirements for climate mitigation through ecosystem restoration
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 25, 2024
While there is a significant amount of interest in climate mitigation by restoring those degraded lands with forests and other ecosystems, it is unclear how feasible that would be and the resulting benefits. Worldwide, deforestation and farming practices are responsible for the degradation of vital ecosystems.
Climate scientists express their views on possible future climate scenarios in a new study
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2 degrees Celsius.
Meet the Climate Scientists Taking Arctic Icebergs-in-a-Bottle to Glastonbury
3BL Media
JUNE 22, 2022
But, as climate scientists are fond of saying: " What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic." The "poster child" for the effects of the loss of sea ice on species is the polar bear, a species that could become extinct by 2100 if Arctic ice continues to melt at projected rates.
Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought in light of a changing world
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 20, 2022
But rather than add … Continue reading Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought in light of a changing world. The colors illustrate the unprecedented drought blighting the region. In some areas, conditions have blown past severe and extreme drought into exceptional drought.
IPCC warns: Window to deliver 'sustainable, livable future for all' is closing
GreenBiz
MARCH 21, 2023
Climate scientists urge policymakers, investors and businesses to accelerate global decarbonization efforts, saying the pace of action remains far too slow despite a raft of readily available climate solutions.
Global sea and air temperatures are spiking, ahead of El Niño. We should be very concerned
Renew Economy
JUNE 20, 2023
Recent spikes in ocean heat content and average global air temperature have climate scientists scrambling to find the cause. The post Global sea and air temperatures are spiking, ahead of El Niño. We should be very concerned appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Climate scientist in Australia: dangerous climate change is here now
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 7, 2020
We went to see the Great Barrier Reef – one of The post Climate scientist in Australia: dangerous climate change is here now appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Prior to beginning my sabbatical stay in Sydney, I took the opportunity this holiday season to vacation in Australia with my family.
FSU climate scientists receive Department of Energy funding to study greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
But as peatlands are lost to overextraction and affected by a warmer climate, the impact on these natural carbon scrubbers remains … Continue reading FSU climate scientists receive Department of Energy funding to study greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands
Climate scientist sounds alarm on emissions growth: 'Every day in Singapore will be beyond the limits of human existence'
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Singapore could be virtually unliveable by the end of the century unless emissions reduce, warns climate scientist Ben Horton of the Earth Observatory. Meanwhile, Southeast Asian nations are ratcheting up fossil fuel production.
Adam Sobel: A Climate Science Midlife Crisis
3BL Media
MARCH 16, 2022
This week on Sea Change Radio we speak with climate scientist, Adam Sobel, a professor at Columbia University, to get a glimpse into the mind of a climate scientist.
Playing with the Earth: One woman’s journey to becoming a climate scientist
Cisco CSR
MARCH 30, 2023
International Girls in ICT Day is a global movement encouraging girls and young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education and careers. Cisco hosts events… Read more on Cisco Blogs
AMOC collapse: Scientists issue open letter warning on catastrophic risk of Atlantic ocean circulation collapse
John Englart
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Risk of Collapse of Ocean Circulation (AMOC) underestimated: Continued greenhouse gas emissions could trigger a regional cooling around the North Atlantic warned the Icelandic Met OfficeAn Open Letter by Climate Scientists, including 3 Australian climate scientists, was presented to the Nordic Council of Ministers warning of AMOC collapse "risk has (..)
Scientific consensus can strengthen pro-climate attitudes in society
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 26, 2024
Climate scientists have long agreed that humans are largely responsible for climate change. A new study finds that communicating the scientific consensus about climate change can clear up misperceptions and strengthen beliefs about the existence and the causes of climate change.
Energy Insiders Podcast: 2°C? It’s already nearly too late
Renew Economy
APRIL 28, 2022
Climate scientist Andy Pitman says net zero needs to be reached by 2035 to have any chance of capping global warming at 2°C. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: 2°C? It’s already nearly too late appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Climate report: 'Uncharted territory' imperils life on Earth
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 24, 2023
An international coalition of climate scientists says that the Earth's vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point that life on the planet is imperiled.
A wetter world recorded in Australian coral colony
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
MARCH 18, 2024
When climate scientists look to the future to determine what the effects of climate change may be, they use computer models to simulate potential outcomes such as how precipitation will change in a warming world. Some scientists are also looking at something a little more tangible: coral.
Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth's ability to offset carbon emissions
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JULY 24, 2023
Scientists have determined how the Earth responds as it heats up due to climate change. Their study is the first to find the temperature-carbon dioxide release relationship at the landscape level.
Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia’s rising seas
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Scientists are urgently calling for global action, including reducing fossil fuel use, as the Pacific Ocean's sea levels rise faster than the global average and the warming Indian Ocean drives storms, erratic rainfall, and droughts.
New study finds 50-year trend in hurricane escalation linked to climate change
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
OCTOBER 19, 2023
New research by climate scientists indicates that there have been great changes to Atlantic hurricanes in just the past 50 years, with storms developing and strengthening faster.
Learn More About the Types of Techniques Used To Misrepresent Climate Science Online
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Climate scientists have taken thousands of measurements all over the planet — on the earth’s surface, deep in the oceans, and up in the atmosphere — and have been able to show that our planet has warmed more than 1 degree Celsius over the last 150 years. They may also claim that it is the sun that is driving climate change.
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Climate scientists agree: methane cuts are essential to limit global warming
Energy Central
APRIL 7, 2022
By EDF BlogsBy Ilissa Ocko and Tianyi Sun A new report out this week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is once again shedding more light on the climate crisis. As part of the Paris Climate Agreement — countries across the globe.
Hot 2023: Manmade or natural?
Energy Central
OCTOBER 16, 2024
As a recent article in Science magazine notes, iconic climate scientist James Hansen was suggesting that a new, air pollution driven warming mechanism might be at work. The global temperature was almost 0.3°C NASA’s Gavin Schmidt.
Leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe: ‘You have the ability to use your voice’
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Hayhoe says people can use their roles in their workplaces and communities to act on the climate crisis. Read the full story in The Guardian. Read more →
Earth's hottest 12 month period with most of the temperature increase due to burning fossil fuels
John Englart
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Analysis by climate scientists at Climate Central has highlighted we have just gone through the hottest 12 month period in recorded history (November 2022-October 2023), with an average global temperature of 1.3C
Your Climate Strategy Has a Major Blind Spot: How To Measure and Manage Super Pollutants Now
3BL Media
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Unfortunately, carbon markets and carbon accounting, used worldwide to drive climate action, have systematically undervalued or completely overlooked these pollutants, leaving companies and governments with only half the data they need to make informed decisions.
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The Climate Message Needs to Change: Here’s How – Part 2
Energy Central
JULY 24, 2024
We ended yesterday’s post by recommending that climate scientists should stop making predictions. A new communications strategy is needed. Yesterday I offered five recommendations on how it should change. Today I offer another five. With start.
New research explains 'Atlantification' of the Arctic Ocean
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
This analysis helps explain how North Atlantic water influences Arctic Ocean climate. Scientists call it Atlantification. The many environmental responses to the Arctic dipole are described in a recent article.
How important is the accuracy of climate science?
Energy Central
JUNE 19, 2023
But what do climate scientists predict will be the result? Let’s look at what climate scientists think it means for the future of heat waves. Global temperatures have risen and continue to rise. Global temperatures have already risen 1.1 degrees C and are heading upwards. But do we know exactly what does that means?
Nitrogen runoff strategies complicated by climate change
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 8, 2023
As climate change progresses, rising temperatures may impact nitrogen runoff from land to lakes and streams more than projected increases in total and extreme precipitation for most of the continental United States, according to new research from a team of climate scientists.
Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 29, 2023
Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. Scientists are working on several fronts to better understand and predict these events and what they mean for the carbon cycle and biodiversity.
Buckets of Saltwater
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
"One group of climate scientists found the planet has warmed 1.34°C AAAS: "Is the world 1.3ºC ºC or 1.5ºC ºC warmer? Historical ship logs hold answers." " Historical baseline ocean temperatures are disputed. " The dispute is not about current temperatures, where.
Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
AUGUST 2, 2023
Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. Scientists are working on several fronts to better understand and predict these events and what they mean for the carbon cycle and biodiversity.
Did we inadvertently speed global warming?
Energy Central
MAY 7, 2024
A paper published late last year by climate scientists James Hansen and colleagues claims that the rate of global warming is poised to increase by 50% in the coming decades. Disclaimer: James Hansen has a bit of a checkered reputation within the climate community. There is a faction that discounts much of what he says.
IPCC report: global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C – we need deeds not words
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 9, 2021
C of global warming – the “safe” limit for temperature rise outlined in the Paris Agreement – as soon as the early 2030s, according to a landmark report by the world’s most senior climate scientists. by Keith Baker (Glasgow Caledonian University) Earth could exceed 1.5°C
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Earth ‘Likely’ to Exceed Dangerous Climate ‘Tipping Points’
Impakter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Earth ‘Likely’ to Exceed Dangerous Climate ‘Tipping Points’. Climate scientists have rung the alarm about impending climate doom many times lately, risking the same fate as the child who cried “wolf”.
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