Are the worst climate outcomes unavoidable? Are we doomed?

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, National SecurityLeave a comment

At the AGU Fall Meeting 2017, Michael Mann explained why the narrative of certain doom of mankind is equal to denial, and that our actions today make a difference to what we can expect with future warming. Watch the entire panel discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2k2tpbfVk Conversation Earth content with Guy McPherson http://www.conversationearth.org/near-term-human-extinction-guy-mcpherson-218 SUPPORT CLIMATE STATE● Patreon…

Expert asks, can we control the climate crisis in time?

2017, Atmosphere, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Communication, Germany, Greenhouse Gases, Holocene, Science Talk, TemperatureLeave a comment

Stefan Rahmstorf speaks at the 2017 Bonn climate conference, explaining the basics of global climate change, and outlines our current emissions pathway – asking if we can control the climate crisis. The talk is titled Climate Action and Human Wellbeing at a Crossroads: Historical Transformation or Backlash? Stefan Rahmstorf’s homepage http://www.pik-potsdam.de/~stefan

How Greenland’s Melt Raises Seas. What will be left?

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Glaciology, Greenland, Hydrology, Ice Sheets, Science TalkLeave a comment

This video provides an outline on the accelerated ice loose from Greenland, explains the mechanism causing the melt, and features the new stunning visualization of Greenland without ice. Teaser image https://pixabay.com/en/ice-sea-light-nature-greenland-463845 Konrad Steffen’s full talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0ynd1Vesk How Greenland Would Look Without Its Ice Sheet, British Arctic Survey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hGSvgE7jGA Little Algae creates Huge Melt Feedback on…

Arctic Sea Ice and Permafrost Status Report 2017

2017, Arctic Amplification, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Extreme Weather, Holocene, Permafrost, Polar Amplification, Sea IceLeave a comment

The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, affecting people in the region, fish and wildlife they depend on for food, and their environment. This unprecedented change has ramifications far beyond the region for the global economy, weather, climate, sea level, trade and security.  Highlights https://www.climate.gov/Arctic-2017Read the report at http://acrtic.noaa.gov/report-card

What it takes to limit Climate to 2C

2017, Climate Visuals, Climate Wiki, CO2 Emissions, Greenhouse GasesLeave a comment

How steep emissions reduction get, in order to limit global warming to two degrees celsius, visualized by Carbon Brief. Graph by Zeke Hausfather and animation by Rosamund Pearce for Carbon Brief. https://twitter.com/CarbonBrief/status/938809099830956033 For more from Carbon Brief follow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXgvmQ2jUgUjRpJzvga5Tg Tweets by CarbonBrief

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, 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…

Guy McPherson’s Near Term Extinction Theory

2017, Climate Change, Communication, ImpactsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Han9oe9hicAbove video is currently unavailable due to a copyright DMCA takedown request per Guy McPherson. Read the full story here The curious case of Guy McPherson’s Crusade against Science. In the meantime watch the video here. Climate deniers love the notion, that we cannot do anything, or Guy’s claim that actions doesn’t matter, ie. phasing…

Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity

2017, Australia, Biosphere, Birds, China, Climate Change, Communication, Impacts, Life forms, WildlifeLeave a comment

Unsustainable farming, fishing and climate change has intensified the struggle for survival among vulnerable animals and crops, says IUCN at the release of its latest list of endangered species https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/red-list-thousands-of-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-human-activity Climate change is radically reshuffling UK bird species, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/climate-change-is-radically-reshuffling-uk-bird-species-report-finds