China Yangtze River, lakes at record low levels as heatwaves, drought hit southern China Longest river in Asia and China’s two biggest freshwater lakes at their lowest since records began, while other rivers are drying up Parts of the south have been sweltering through high temperatures since last month, and forecasters say there is more…
Nature: Scientists welcome ‘enormous’ US climate bill — but call for stronger action. Several US agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), will see a significant influx of cash from a massive climate and tax bill that US President Joe Biden signed on 16 August. Scientists around…
Scientific American: The Senate’s passage of a monumental climate bill comes after decades of legislative defeats, but it is still an early step in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. CLIMATEWIRE | Three decades after ratifying the world’s first climate treaty, the Senate passed a sweeping budget bill Sunday that pours hundreds of billions of dollars into…
The Climate State Application is now available at the Microsoft Store. The app for desktop computers, running Windows 10 or 11 features content about the climate on Earth, including articles, wikis, and videos. The Climate State App can be considered a major climate related content platform. Large parts are also available for audio playback, offering…
New research on Antarctica, including the first map of iceberg calving, doubles the previous estimates of loss from ice shelves and details how the continent is changing. NASA: The greatest uncertainty in forecasting global sea level rise is how Antarctica’s ice loss will accelerate as the climate warms. Two studies published Aug. 10 and led…
The release of the Climate State App for the PC platform is here. The application combines past and current content about climate change. Content includes the following: Basic sciences Videos News Global sea level rise map RSS feeds Historical timeline A wiki Future updates extend the existing content. Science at your fingertips.
NASA: The huge amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up temporarily warming Earth’s surface. When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The…
The Guardian: Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist. The publication of Bill McGuire’s latest book, Hothouse Earth, could not be more timely. Appearing in the shops this week, it will be perused by sweltering customers who…
Michael Mann discusses the new SCOTUS decision undermining EPA’s ability to regulate carbon pollution with Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez of CNN Newsroom (Jul 2, 2022). For more from Michael Mann visit https://michaelmann.net