With further Arctic Amplification, How fast will Greenhouse Gas emissions accelerate in the Arctic Circle?

2012, 2013, Arctic, Arctic Amplification, Arctic Circle, Atmosphere, Climate Feedbacks, CO2 Emissions, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Freshwater, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrosphere, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Model, Ocean Currents, Ocean Heat Content, Ocean Stratification, Oceanography, Permafrost, Polar Amplification, Region, Sea Ice, Sea Level Height, Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Temperature, Soil, Study, Temperature, Water Temperature, YearLeave a comment

Introduction to Methane Hydrate “Methane Hydrates and Contemporary Climate Change” (2011) IDENTIFICATION This post “A Mechanism for Shallow Methane Hydrate Dissociation”, explores possible mechanism which could release vast quantities of shallow Methane Hydrate into the ocean and atmosphere.       CH4 Release The following studies explore the release of CH4 emissions in the Arctic region. OBSERVATION…

Gavin Schmidt: The emergent patterns of climate change

2014, Climate Change, Climate Visuals, Communication, Model, StudyLeave a comment

You can’t understand climate change in pieces, says climate scientist Gavin Schmidt. It’s the whole, or it’s nothing. In this illuminating talk, he explains how he studies the big picture of climate change with mesmerizing models that illustrate the endlessly complex interactions of small-scale environmental events. You can’t understand climate change in pieces, says climate…

Die Vermeidung des Klimawandels – der dritte Teil des neuen Berichtes des Weltklimarates IPCC

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Ein Gast Beitrag von Brigitte Knopf auf Stefan Rahmstorf’s Blog, erläutert den neuen Bericht der Arbeitsgruppe 3, des IPCC’s. „Die Emissionen steigen global weiter an und der Anstieg ist an erster Stelle auf das Wirtschaftswachstum zurückzuführen. Um Klimaschutz zu erreichen, muss die Nutzung fossiler Ressourcen ohne CCS in der Stromerzeugung bis Ende des Jahrhunderts auslaufen.…

Conservative Senator Calls out Hypocrisy of Fossil Fuel Incentives

2014, Carbon Tax, Economy, Energy, Oil, PolicyLeave a comment

Published on Apr 3, 2014 Senator Grassley on the importance of renewing the wind energy PTC absent comprehensive energy tax reform. Senator Charles Grassley is known to be a long time fiscal conservative Republican Senator from Iowa. Obviously, the size and scope of the Iowa wind industry belies the anti-renewable propaganda of the science denial…

No One Is Immune: IPCC Study Offers Bleak Climate Change Outlook

2014, CO2 Emissions, Food Security, Global, Greenhouse Gases, IPCC, National Security, Science Talk, Society, Study8 Comments

A new massive report on global warming says dangers will worsen as the climate changes. Related IPCC Climate Change Report The Five Key Points IPCC Report: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis IPCC Report: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability New York Times: Climate Study Puts Diplomatic Pressure on Obama

IPCC Climate Change Report The Five Key Points

2014, Anthropocene, Food Security, Global, Inequality, IPCC, Migration, National Security, Society, Study, Water SecurityLeave a comment

The Guardian recently summarized the five keypoints of the new IPCC AR5 Impact Report. The world faces threat to food supply, conflicts over water rights and growing inequality. The only option to is cut emissions By Suzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian): 1. Food threat Climate change is already taking a sizeable chunk out of global food supply…