Human Civilization Faced with Existential Risks

2019, Climate Change, Communication, Impacts, National Security, ReportLeave a comment

The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia’s military. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050 Can we think in new ways about the existential human security risks driven by the climate crisis? Read the report here http://www.climatecodered.org/2019/05/can-we-think-in-new-ways-about.html For more from Break Through visit https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au End of civilization: climate…

Some of Australia’s Military raise alarm over climate emergency in new climate change short film Home Front

2019, Australia, Climate Change, Communication, Conflict, Documentary, Films, Migration, National Security, ReportLeave a comment

CAST IAN DUNLOP Former Chair, Australian Coal Association Industry Risk Analyst SHERRI GOODMAN Frmr. Dep. Undersecretary of Defense, EEM Security (USA) Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center ​​ CHRIS BARRIE Former Chief, Australian Defence Force JOHN HEWSON Former Leader, Liberal Party of Australia JOHN BLACKBURN Former Deputy Chief, Royal Australian Air Force ​ MICHAEL THOMAS Retired…

Oil Wars, Fossil Fuel Subsidies and the Global Climate Crisis

2019, Adaptation, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Energy Security, Impacts, National Security, Oil, Policy, Resources, Society, StudyLeave a comment

An oil war is a conflict about petroleum resources, or their transportation, consumption, or regulation. The term may also refer generally to any conflict in a region that contains oil reserves or is geographically positioned in a location where an entity has or may wish to develop production or transportation infrastructure for petroleum products. Historically,…

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…

Extreme Weather + Lack of Climate Action top Davos Global Risks Report 2019

2019, Climate Change, Communication, Economy, Europe, Policy, Report, SolutionsLeave a comment

The world is facing the increased risk of political confrontations between major powers, which is hindering solutions to challenges like climate change, according to the The WEF report, called the Global Risks Report 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/davos-founders-warn-of-rising-tension-between-the-worlds-superpowers.html Read the report https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2019 Extreme Weather Lack of Climate Action top Davos Global Risk The world is facing the increased…

Are We Becoming too Dumb to Solve the Big Problem of Climate Change?

2018, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Global, Health, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, StudyLeave a comment

Recent studies suggest that various pollution sources contribute to the decline of cognitive abilities, IQ scores, human intelligence. Could this trend potentially affect our collective efforts to combat climate change? Support Climate State on Patreon http://patreon.com/ClimateState Sources Video narrated by Cormac Bren – Sound and Music by Epic Stock Media http://epicstockmedia.com – Additional video material…

Arctic Sea Ice Is the Thinnest and Youngest It’s Been in 60 Years

2018, Arctic Amplification, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Science, Sea Ice, StudyLeave a comment

NASA GODDARD: Arctic Sea Ice Is the Thinnest and Youngest It’s Been in 60 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFFvJYpg4xk ANDY LEE ROBINSON: Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Volumes 1979-2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzEUJ86PCg NASA CLIMATE CHANGE: Annual Arctic sea ice minimum 1979-2018 with area graph MMCM: Wistful https://soundcloud.com/mmcm/wistful