Unexpected Boost of Methane, Permafrost is Warming at a Global Scale

2019, Arctic Amplification, Climate Feedbacks, CO2 Emissions, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Global, Impacts, Methane (CH4), Permafrost, Pleistocene, Polar Amplification, SoilLeave a comment

Rapid changes in the long-frozen soil are raising concerns about a surge of planet-warming greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16012019/permafrost-thaw-climate-change-temperature-data-arctic-antarctica-mountains-study SOURCES Permafrost is warming at a global scale https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-08240-4#Fig4 How Nitrogen Contributes to Permafrost Carbon Dynamics https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-nitrogen-contributes-to-permafrost-carbon-dynamics Adding Depth to Our Understanding of Nitrogen Dynamics in Permafrost Soils https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018JG004518 Unexpected future boost of methane…

Climate Leaders talk at Davos World Economic Forum

2019, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Europe, Global, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

Panel discussion on climate leadership at the World Economic Forum, January 24, 2019. Speakers Andy Serwer (Editor in Chief Yahoo Finance) Mark Rutte (Prime Minister of the Netherlands) Christian Mumenthaler (CEO Swiss Re) Feike Sybesma (CEO Royal DSM) Rachel Kyte (UN Sustainable Energy) Ma Jun (Chairman China Green Finance) According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel…

UN Chief António Guterres on the State of our World

2019, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Europe, Global, Policy, ProjectLeave a comment

Special address by the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres at the World Economic Forum, January 24, 2019. Source, https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/sessions/special-address-by-antonio-guterres-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-e018d7ec-4526-4c72-bb33-45ecdb89f468

Al Gore, David Attenborough and Jacinda Ardern, Safeguarding Our Planet

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January 22, 2019, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore talks with Jacinda Ardern, and Sir David Attenborough at the World Economic Forum in Davos, about safeguarding our Planet and what to say to world leaders who don’t believe the climate crisis is real. Visit Voice for the Planet website http://voicefortheplanet.org Source: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/sessions/our-planet

Classic: Ralph Cicerone, Roles for Scientists (2009)

2009, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Education, Greenhouse Gases, History, Lecture, Methane Hydrate, Science TalkLeave a comment

Ralph Cicerone (1943-2016), former President of the National Academy of Sciences outlines the challenges of climate change and the roles that science and scientists must play in meeting them. Series: “Roger Revelle Centennial Symposium” Source: University of California Television (UCTV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4cXsmckZKas Ralph Cicerone, former president of the National Academy of Sciences, has passed away at…

The 2018 Special IPCC Report on Climate Risks

2018, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Emissions Reduction, Impacts, IPCC, Policy, Science TalkLeave a comment

Part of the panel discussion at COP24 in Katowice (Poland) December 4, 2018, on climate risks, as part of the IPCC Special Event: Unpacking the new scientific knowledge and key findings in the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C. Watch the full panel here https://unfccc-cop24.streamworld.de/webcast/sbsta-ipcc-special-event-unpacking-the-new-scienti Read the summary report here https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/

Polar Vortex: How the Jet Stream and Climate Change Bring on Cold Snaps

2019, Antarctic Amplification, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Extreme Weather, Impacts, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Science Talk, Sea Ice, TemperatureLeave a comment

Polar Vortex: How the Jet Stream and Climate Change Bring on Cold Snaps https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02022018/cold-weather-polar-vortex-jet-stream-explained-global-warming-arctic-ice-climate-change Temperatures are rising much faster in the Arctic than the global average (“Arctic Amplification”). https://twitter.com/ZLabe/status/1086714347399700480 Broward County declares cold weather emergency https://news.google.com/?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen Be careful and try staying in your house. Large parts of the Country are suffering from tremendous amounts of…

Tony Janetos: The 4th US National Climate Assessment

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Anthony Janetos talks at the Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit, about the 4th US National Climate Assessment, January 19, 2019. Read the report summary here https://nca2018.globalchange.gov National Climate Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Climate_Assessment Watch the full panel recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDjGP-_CXq0

Multi Meter Sea Level Rise, Antarctic Sea Ice & Ice Melt Acceleration

2019, Antarctic Amplification, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Glaciology, Ice Sheets, Ocean Heat Content, Oceanography, Polar Amplification, Sea Ice, Sea Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise, StudyLeave a comment

A pair of new studies released on Monday share a same ominous message — that our planet’s ice is melting at an alarming rate, which is bad news for global sea levels. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/14/world/climate-change-antarctica-ice-melt-twin-studies/index.html Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-018-0284-4 Four decades of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance from 1979–2017 https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/01/08/1812883116…