Most accurate climate models predict greatest future warming

2017, Atmosphere, Model, Science Talk, Study, TemperatureLeave a comment

The climate change simulations that best capture current planetary conditions are also the ones that predict the most dire levels of human-driven warming, according to a statistical study released in the journal Nature Wednesday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/06/the-most-accurate-climate-change-models-predict-the-most-alarming-consequences-study-claims Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy budget https://www.nature.com/articles/nature24672 Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy…

Rupert Murdoch’s LA home Burning down in Record Wildfire

2017, Denial, Extreme Weather, Impacts, WildfireLeave a comment

The home of 21st Century Fox and Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, located on a vineyard outside of Los Angeles, is “burning down” in Southern California’s wildfires, according to an NBC News report on Wednesday. http://thehill.com/homenews/media/363573-report-rupert-murdochs-la-home-burning-down-in-wildfire California Increased Wildfire Risk http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/california-increased-wildfire-risk Smoke and Fire in Southern California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91379 Rupert Murdoch doesn’t understand climate change…

The TOP 5 Climate Fixes

2017, Carbon Tax, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Coal, Communication, Dirty Energy, Electric Car, Emissions Reduction, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Agriculture practises, pollution, plastic waste, lifestyle changes, public transportation, diet, aviation, will be addressed in an upcoming video. If you have more input on possible climate fixes you would like to see featured, comment below. The dirty fossil fuels we burn for energy — coal oil and gas — plus forest destruction, are the main…

NASA’s Mission to Explore Greenland’s Ice Melt (Raw)

2017, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Expedition, Greenland, Hydrosphere, OceanographyLeave a comment

The Oceans Melting Greenland mission seeks to understand how ocean water is contributing to ice loss in Greenland. In October 2017, mission scientists and crew dropped 240 ocean probes from a C-130 aircraft into the waters around Greenland to measure ocean temperature. Footage includes interior and exterior shots of the aircraft with crew and scientists…