Caribbean Islands Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Island major threatened of sea level rise, explains climate change.
EPA: Climate Change Communication – Scale, Complexity, Urgency (October 2017)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the National Dialogue on Climate Action, hosted a public lecture on the challenging issue of the communication of climate change on 26 October 2017. Video by EPA Ireland https://www.youtube.com/user/EPAIrela… The speaker, Professor Chris Rapley CBE, is Professor of Climate Science at University College London and has specialised…
The Sciences of the Anthropocene explained
In this opening lecture of the Environmental Change Institute’s MSc in Environmental Change and Management, Professor Yadvinder Malhi discusses the emerging concept of the Anthropocene. In his lecture he explores the history of the concept, how it is used in disciplines ranging from the Earth system sciences, geology, ecology, social sciences and in the wider…
Richard Alley: The Big Picture on Energy and Climate (2017)
His presentation (3/22/2017), titled “The big picture on energy and climate,” discusses the dynamics of how money, jobs, national security, ethics and the environment influence perceptions and decisions about energy. The presentation was sponsored by several Lycoming College organizations including: Clean Water Institute, Center for Energy and the Future, Outdoor Leadership and Education program, and…
CO2 makes largest Jump in recorded history, hits record high
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/30/global-atmospheric-co2-levels-hit-record-high The Keeling Curve animation via Scripps Oceanography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEbE5fcnFVs
Al Gore 2017, 10 yrs After An Inconvenient Truth
Former Vice President, Al Gore joins Climate One, along with filmmakers, Bonnie Cohen and Jon Shenk to discuss An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The film is a follow-up on the popular An Inconvenient Truth which was release 10 years ago. The trio will discuss the challenges the world still faces when it comes to…
Kerry Emanuel: 2017 Hurricanes a taste of Future
Climate scientist Kerry Emanuel describes physics behind expected increase in storm strength due to climate change. http://news.mit.edu/2017/kerry-emanuel-hurricanes-are-taste-future-0921 Video via Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences MIT https://www.youtube.com/user/EAPSweb/videos Speaker: Kerry A. Emanuel, Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science, Co-Director of the Lorenz Center Natural disasters are the result of the interaction of a natural phenomenon…
David Attenborough on Climate Facts & Blue Planet Two #Oceans #Plastics
“All we have to do is keep declaring the facts as we see the facts, and producing the evidence whenever we can” – David Attenborough. Read the full article on climate change, optimism and Blue Planet Two at https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/09/25/david-attenborough-climate-change-science-storytelling-blue-planet-ii “Sir David Attenborough may be 91, but he is a busy 91. As we set up…
Peter Ward Turbulence Podcast: Mass Extinction, Evolution, Climate Change
In this episode of Turbulence (Sep 15, 2017), Jake speaks with Peter Ward about the mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history, the pressing issue of climate change, the future of evolution, the future of the human race, and other topics. More from Turbulent Media at http://turbulentmedia.com Turbulence Podcast Patron https://www.patreon.com/turbulentmedia Podcast release via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTS1gWK6g74 Peter…