The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/30/global-atmospheric-co2-levels-hit-record-high The Keeling Curve animation via Scripps Oceanography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEbE5fcnFVs
“All we have to do is keep declaring the facts as we see the facts, and producing the evidence whenever we can” – David Attenborough. Read the full article on climate change, optimism and Blue Planet Two at https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/09/25/david-attenborough-climate-change-science-storytelling-blue-planet-ii “Sir David Attenborough may be 91, but he is a busy 91. As we set up…
In this episode of Turbulence (Sep 15, 2017), Jake speaks with Peter Ward about the mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history, the pressing issue of climate change, the future of evolution, the future of the human race, and other topics. More from Turbulent Media at http://turbulentmedia.com Turbulence Podcast Patron https://www.patreon.com/turbulentmedia Podcast release via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTS1gWK6g74 Peter…
This peer-reviewed educational video introduces feedbacks that are important in the Arctic climate system. It is aimed at an undergraduate non-science major level. The video was produced by a team of CIRES scientists in collaboration with CIRES Education and Outreach. Video production was funded by Professor Jennifer Kay’s CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation…
Together with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Urban Complexity Lab of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) developed an animated short movie that visualizes the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the past – and the possible future. A Brief History of CO2 Emissions Release via Potsdam Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7S0D1iucY —– Credits:…
NASA MODIS satellite imagery reveals large amounts of newly deposited sand. Where did the sand came from? Where will it go? Before/after #Irma shot of S Florida. Note all the sediment stirred up in the shallow waters! MODIS imagery https://twitter.com/NWSCaribou/status/907296983718748161 What a difference a week makes, Turks and Caicos before and after #Irma https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade/status/906930295495999488
Some suggested the soil is melted permafrost. Content via https://twitter.com/climate_ice/status/906454805123682304
Temperature anomalies arranged by country 1900 – 2016. Visualization based on GISTEMP data https://www.flickr.com/photos/150411108@N06/35471910724 / Created by Antti Lipponen https://twitter.com/anttilip / via Carbon Brief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yIHxOui9nQ The credited music has been removed, new drone sound effect by http://epicstockmedia.com
This talk by Lonnie G. Thompson, focuses on glaciers as recorders and early indicators of climate change. The ongoing widespread melting of high-elevation glaciers and ice caps, particularly in low to middle latitudes, provides strong evidence that a large scale, pervasive and in some cases, rapid change in Earth’s climate system is underway. On Thursday…