If you followed the Europe 2019 June heatwave on twitter you may have come across tweets claiming that the highest recorded temperature was set in 1930 with 50C or 122F. For instance the account of Dr. Waheed Uddin, was quick to post an Australian newspaper article from 1930, which claimed that a temperature of 50C…
The Leaders of the G20 met in Osaka, Japan from 28-29 June 2019, and declared united efforts to address major global economic challenges, to foster global economic growth, while harnessing the power of technological innovation, in particular digitalization, and its application for the benefit of all. The G20 had been at risk of ending without a…
The Climate Wars: Saudi Web servers were among the first used to post the stolen materials, and Saudi Arabia was the first country to call for an investigation of climate scientists in what came to be known as climategate, leading some to suggest that Saudi Arabia – the world’s single largest exporter of oil –…
Notification: This article will be updated for the duration of this heatwave. On June 20, 2019 meteorologist Bob Henson from Wunderground wrote, “A vicious heat wave next week could produce all-time highs at multiple European cities. This heat wave—which will be unusually strong for so early in the summer—will gin up some of the hottest…
1969 Scientists Caution on Changes In Climate as Result of Pollution The New York Times (December 21, 1969) Scientists have warned the human race that it is running the risk of allowing pollution to destroy life in the oceans and to alter the earth’s climate by raising temperatures. E.D. Goldberg, an oceanographic chemist, told a…
The first time I went running during a heatwave was probably during my time in the San Diego California area. I was 16 at the time and stayed at a home of an active marine soldier, so one day I joined him on a track through a barren desert and scrub landscape. There wasn’t really…
Back in 1982, Exxon’s environmental affairs office circulated an internal report to Exxon’s management which said that the consequences of climate change could be catastrophic, and that a significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption would be necessary to curtail future climate change. It also said that “there is concern among some scientific groups that once…
On January 31, 2019 YouTube disabled monetization for our channel, but they never officially informed us about it, never sent an email, never warned of it prior, there were no guideline breaches we were aware of, other than a couple of copyright claims, part of over 900 videos we uploaded over the years. This came…
Methane hydrates are ice like structures forming a solid similar to ice. Significant amounts have been located under sediments on the ocean floors of the Earth. Generally, methane hydrates are more stable in fresh water than in salt water. A region allowing the formation for methane hydrates (largely dependent on depth and pressure) is called…