Michael Near Category 3 Strength as it Heads Towards Florida. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are near 29°C (84°F) across the eastern Gulf, which is 1 – 2°C (2 – 4°F) above average for this time of year. Even though it is early October, no cold fronts have yet chilled the waters near the central Gulf…
Increasing numbers of scientists and climate policy experts are claiming that carbon removal (also known as negative emissions technologies) is necessary to meet the Paris Agreement goals. How can we assess carbon removal as part of a portfolio response to climate change and as individual technologies or approaches? Moderation by Dr. Simon Nicholson and Dr.…
The concluding installment of Dr. Aaron Thierry’s Courage in the Anthropocene series, delivered at the University of Sheffield and hosted by the Carbon Neutral University Network. In this talk, Dr. Thierry takes an innovative look at what prevents change and how fresh thinking could help us deliver a sustainable future. Part 1: http://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/ Part 2:…
The second installment of Dr. Aaron Thierry’s three part exploration of our critical place in the climate change story, delivered at the University of Sheffield. Here Dr. Thierry investigates whether or not it is possible for human society to make the changes necessary to avoid the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Part 1: http://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/ Part…
In the first installment of his inspiring three part series at the University of Sheffield, Dr. Aaron Thierry explores the risks and realities of climate change along with our place on Earth in the pursuit of an answer to the question; must we change? Part 1: http://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/ Part 2: http://climatestate.com/2018/10/06/young-scientist-can-we-change-avoid-catastrophic-consequences/ Part 3: http://climatestate.com/2018/10/06/will-we-change-courage-in-the-anthropocene/ @You Tube…
Despite Repeated Warnings by Paul McCartney Paul McCartney: Despite Repeated Warnings Extended Music Vid Despite Repeated Warnings by Paul McCartney. Music video made by Climate State. Album: Egypt Station Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3uLrSFrNqa8CULSIU7e9v5 ‘Egypt Station’ OUT NOW: https://paulmccartney.lnk.to/EgyptStationYT Original track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvZazALhyA Video source: Paul McCartney Live New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QGxFpSb6Sc Extras: Paul McCartney on ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ (‘Words…
The Day After Super Typhoon Mangkhut Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, is known as the strongest typhoon to strike Luzon since Megi in 2010, and the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. Mangkhut made landfall in the Philippine province of Cagayan on September…
Dr. Ramanathan outlines the current state of climate change, at the Super Pollutant Day conference September 2018. Speakers Dr. Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego David Beckman, President, Pisces Foundation Original release (with panel discussion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HCLqTgbNk4 Teaser image by University of California…
Mission 2020 and Exponential Roadmap presentation with Johan Rockström and Christiana Figueres at Global Climate Action Summit 2018. Are we condemned to a Hothouse Earth? Speakers Christiana Figueres: Former IPCC, Founding Partner, Global Optimism and Convenor, Mission 2020 Johan Rockström: Professor of Environmental Sciences at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Incoming Director of the Potsdam Institute for…
The YouTube algorithm works similar to how the Streisand effect works. First, people prefer blockbuster, Hollywood kind of scenes, of current extreme weather, hence incredible scenes will likely result in more users sharing and viewing a video. Secondly, how many views and how fast a video gets above certain view counts, determines how long and…
The world’s strongest storm this year, Typhoon Mangkhut lashes Hong Kong and mainland China https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/15/asia/typhoon-mangkhut-hong-kong-intl/index.html CORRECTION: Tornado footage is from 2015 http://youtube.com/watch?v=wFABQ6jb9kw The wrong attribution appears to originate from Dave Stanley https://twitter.com/daveystan1/status/1041289214615203840 and was also picked-up by the BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-45540282/typhoon-mangkhut-hong-kong-latest-to-face-storm Typhoon Mangkhut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Mangkhut Sources Simon Church, Premonition, fish jump ashore https://youtu.be/wVqTCm661hI Anson Hsu 大润发 https://twitter.com/moruhen/status/1041361994173968384 SHIBUYA COMMUNITY…
Mangkhut, the strongest storm of 2018 so far made landfall on the northern tip of the island of Luzon, at about 1:40 a.m. local time. https://goo.gl/R3xtxU Category 2 Mangkhut May be a Top-Ten Costliest Typhoon for China https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Category-2-Mangkhut-May-be-Top-Ten-Costliest-Typhoon-China Sources Jekki Pascual https://www.instagram.com/newspatrol/ Philippine Red Cross https://twitter.com/philredcross CNN Philippines Typhoon #OmpongPH at its worst in Tuguegarao…