2013 was hottest year on record in Australia

Atmosphere, Australia, Extreme Weather, Health, Heat Stress, Heat wave, Region, Temperature, Wildfire11 Comments

Australia has just sweltered through its hottest year on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Average temperatures were 1.20 degrees Celsius above the long-term average of 21.8C, breaking the previous record set in 2005 by 0.17C. Professor Karoly: “In the model experiments, it is not possible to reach such a temperature record due to natural climate…

Dangerous Climate Change’’: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature

2013, Atmosphere, Carbon Tax, Climate Feedbacks, Climate Sensitivity, CO2 Emissions, CO2 Sequestration, Coal, Dirty Energy, Economy, Education, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Extreme Weather, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Region, Study1 Comment

James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Makiko Sato, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Frank Ackerman, David J. Beerling, Paul J. Hearty, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Shi-Ling Hsu, Camille Parmesan, Johan Rockstrom, Eelco J. Rohling, Jeffrey Sachs, Pete Smith, Konrad Steffen, Lise Van Susteren, Karina von Schuckmann, James C. ZachosPublished: December 03, 2013 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081648 | PDF Release URL Abstract We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth’s measured energy imbalance,…

Australia record-breaking heat wave bushfires rage as temperatures hit 54C

2014, Australia, Extreme Weather, Health, Heat Stress, Heat wave, Region, Wildfire14 Comments

Published on YouTube Jan 2, 2014 Notice how the above video is not mentioning: – Record breaking temperatures were set – Australia just had the warmest Spring on record – The current heat wave is the largest ever recorded – 2013 was the warmest year on record John Nairn from the weather bureau says several…

A case for compensation for climate change destruction

2014, Caribbean, Dirty Energy, Ecocide, Energy, Policy, Protest, Region1 Comment

Release URL | BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday January 2, 2014 | By Sir Ronald Sanders Can the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) take international legal action against the States that are warming the planet with devastating consequences not only for their survival, but in some cases even their existence? This question comes into sharp focus…

Separate Oil and State

2014, Dirty Energy, Energy, PolicyLeave a comment

The democratic process has been hijacked. Share and like if you agree. Then repeat till we get Democracy back. Annual lobbying on Oil & Gas Industry Profile: Summary, 2013 Total for Oil & Gas: $105,176,582 Total Number of Clients Reported: 182 Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 724 Total Number of Revolvers: 444 (61.3%) Related Inside Story President Obama’s new Climate…

Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis

2013, Carbon Tax, CO2 Sequestration, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy26 Comments

Published on YouTube Nov 21, 2013: A pair of climate scientists are calling for what some may view as a shocking solution to the global warming crisis: a rethinking of the economic order in the United States and other industrialized nations. Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows-Larkin of the influential Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research…