Wikipedia: A flood basalt is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that coats large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava. Flood basalt provinces are often called traps, which derives from the characteristic stairstep morphology of many associated landscapes. Related Greenland ice sheet collapse, triggered ancient sea…
[twentytwenty][/twentytwenty] NASA recently published above satellite images from California, one was taken on July 2, 2011, just as the latest dry period began (Before), and the other was acquired on June 25, 2014 (After). The state is becoming increasingly less green, because of the persistent drought conditions. Also notice how the land based water drys…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_progress_bar values=”100|131 News items” bgcolor=”bar_green” title=”This week ClimateState covered 131 news items” options=”striped,animated”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]All the ClimateState coverage from week #29, 2014 on one page. Never miss out on global warming news again. July 14, 2014 ClimateState, The Week #28 in Review Obama takes on Big Oil: Will the president’s final, radical climate push be enough?…
New evidence suggest that the longest interglacial (the time in between ice ages) – a warming period, called Marine Isotope Stage 11, more than 400,000 years ago, created nearly complete deglaciation of southern Greenland, thus contributed 4-6 meters to global sea level rise at that period. Overall se alevel rose about 6-13 meters above present…
Watch the true story of a town who discovered strength in unity and turned the tables on the powerful oil & gas industry. Postscript: A month after this video was made, New York’s highest court ruled in favor of Dryden over the fracking industry in a historic win! Read more and see photos Hydraulic fracturing
Evidence indicates that the Jamal sink hole (Siberia) has been caused by permafrost thaw, still under investigation. New footage (July, 18 2014) shows the crater in more detail, and Dan Miller explains the interconnections of climate change and permafrost. Anna Kurchatova: Siberia’s frozen soil — known as permafrost — contains millions of tons of methane…
Nachdem Deutschland den Weltmeister Titel im Fussball gewonnen hat, folgt nun nach kurzer Pause ein erneuter globaler Titel, Deutschland wurde zum Weltmeister in Energieeffizienz gewählt. Eine Studie ergab, dass Bemühungen bei der Gebäudesanierung, Deutschland zum Titel verhalf. Die Umweltgruppe American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy aus Washington, lobte die Maßnahmen Deutschlands bei Gebäudesanierungen, welche als Ziel haben den…
Video, David McKenzie (CNN) describes China’s preparations to deal with the enormous Typhoon Rammasun, and considered the strongest typhoon in 40 years, to target China. Jeff Masters: Deadly Typhoon Rammasun is located about 440NM NW of Manila heading towards the South China Island of Hainan (population of 9 million). Latest satellite imagery estimates indicate the…
Severer storms caused record floods in the ancient Chinese town of Fenghuang (Hunan province), Guizhou province and Jiangxi province. Today (Saturday 18th, July 2014) Rammasun, a super typhoon is approaching the China coast, considered the strongest storm to target China in 40 years. The Telegraph: According to China’s official Xinhua news agency, the Tuojiang river in…