Here we go again, after YouTube just last February took down the Climate State channel, and now again. The Climate State channel had close to 18.000 subscribers and 6.5 million views, over 600 videos – the biggest climate change focused channel on the planet. Update December 2017: Climate State is Back! If visitors now try…
No surprise to those who saw this video last year, Dr Willie Soon, one of the most frequently cited climate deniers with any science background, (although his Phd is in aerospace engineering, not climate..) is in the news, as a new Greenpeace report shows where the bodies are buried. https://climatecrocks.com/2011/07/01/willie-soon-powered-by-exxon The Soon fallacy http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2015/02/the-soon-fallacy Video…
In this lecture by Alex Thomas, he explains how does carbon dioxide interact with water and why the ocean can store so much carbon. What is the effect on the ocean’s pH and how does this in turn determine how much carbon the ocean can store. Video via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEi4k7uQOEc
Fiji plans to move more than 40 villages to higher ground to escape coastal floods and is also working on ways to help future migrants from other Pacific island nations as sea levels rise, Fiji’s attorney general said. http://news.trust.org/item/20171117103442-72wi4 Glacier calving footage by rqmondo Teaser image https://pixabay.com/en/beach-woman-sea-swing-blue-coast-2858720 Sound effects http://TrailerMusicAcademy.com
Australia Record Heat 2017 http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/events/australia-record-heat-2017 Heatwave health alert issued for southern Tasmania as 130yo record set to fall. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/weather-health-warning-for-southern-tasmania/9174300 Power plant failures push Victoria’s energy grid close to the edge in November heat http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5077208/were-just-two-days-into-a-heatwave-and-our-grid-is-already-on-the-edge
Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. Based on an article written by Eric Holthaus. Read the full story https://grist.org/article/antarctica-doomsday-glaciers-could-flood-coastal-cities
Observations and modeling show a warming world could bring more severe storms. Produced by Peter Sinclair https://climatecrocks.com
Pacific island nations could lose between 50 and 80 percent of their fish species by the end of the century if climate change continues unabated. https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2018622497/climate-change-could-kill-50-80-of-pacific-fish-species-study Teaser image via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/dolphin-marine-mammals-jump-2562115
Bruno Tremblay from McGill University speaks about projections for future sea ice extent. This video is part of a panel presentation published by Earth Institute November 2017, with already improved sound quality (reduced humming sound). Full panel video via Earth Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSYM3jV2-8
Jennifer Francis from Rutgers University speaks about our atmosphere with a scope on the Arctic response to climate change and the connection to weather. This video is part of a panel presentation published by Earth Institute November 2017, with already improved sound quality (reduced humming sound). Video via Earth Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSYM3jV2-8
In this panel, Vladimir Romanovsky (University of Alaska Fairbanks), talks about thawing permafrost. Anders Levermann (PIK) 12:30 ,talks about Greenland’s contribution to sea level rise, David Titley (Ret. U.S. Navy Admiral, now Pennsylvania State University) 23:38 , talks about security, with a subsequent panel discussion 33:34 . Video via Earth Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFe3GOCBZO8
Researchers studying a rapid global warming event, around 56 million years ago, have shown evidence of major changes in the intensity of rainfall and flood events. The findings indicate some of the likely implications should current trends of rising carbon dioxide and global warming continue. https://scienmag.com/new-research-indicates-likely-hydrological-implications-of-rapid-global-warming