Melting Point Greenland – 2012 Documentary

2012, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Documentary, Films, Glaciology, Greenland, Ice Sheets80 Comments

2013 National Headliners Award First Prize Environmental Reporting HD 42 mins In the summer of 2012, one of the most vital ecosystems on earth, the Greenland ice sheet, experienced a meltdown that alarmed scientists the world over. Greenland is an island encased in ice and it’s the world’s second largest ice sheet after Antarctica. That…

The Science of the Polar Vortex and Jet Stream

2014, Arctic, Arctic Amplification, Arctic Circle, Atmosphere, Europe, Extreme Weather, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Science Talk, Storms, Stratosphere, Troposphere, UK, USA, Year2 Comments

At least since around 2001 we have study papers connecting the polar vortex / jet stream behavior to anomalies, such as cold weather outbreaks or precipitation changes. The polar vortex phenomenon was described as early as 1853. In recent years studies linked changes in the cryosphere to the polar vortex. Feel free to suggest further study papers in the comments.…

NRC: Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change (2013)

2013, Abrupt Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, CO2 Emissions, Conflict, Cryosphere, Dead Zones, Deglaciation, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrosphere, Ice Sheets, Lecture, Mass Extinction, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, National Security, Ocean Acidification, Policy, Region, Science Talk, Sea Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise, Sea Temperature, Study, USA8 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4hWHlpq3iU Published 3rd December 2013: National Research Council Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises | Release

Chris Hayes & Michael E Mann: There’s Global Warming – And It’s Snowing

2014, Antarctica, Arctic, Denial, Precipitation, Region, Science Talk8 Comments

Chris Hayes from MSNBC talks to Michael E Mann about global warming deniers and the season we call “winter.” Release with full segment URL Chris Mooney in MotherJones: 1. Statements about climate trends must be based on, er, trends. Not individual events or occurrences. Weather is not climate, and anecdotes are not statistics. 2. Global warming is actually…

Dangerous Climate Change’’: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature

2013, Atmosphere, Carbon Tax, Climate Feedbacks, Climate Sensitivity, CO2 Emissions, CO2 Sequestration, Coal, Economy, Education, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Extreme Weather, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Region, Study1 Comment

James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Makiko Sato, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Frank Ackerman, David J. Beerling, Paul J. Hearty, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Shi-Ling Hsu, Camille Parmesan, Johan Rockstrom, Eelco J. Rohling, Jeffrey Sachs, Pete Smith, Konrad Steffen, Lise Van Susteren, Karina von Schuckmann, James C. ZachosPublished: December 03, 2013 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081648 | PDF Release URL Abstract We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth’s measured energy imbalance,…

Bamboo, Pyrolysis, Bio-Char & Mycorrhizal Fungi: Nature’s Machine to Draw Carbon Down Exponentially

2012, Climate Engineering, CO2 Sequestration, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Films, Lecture, Project, Reforestation9 Comments

Uploaded on YouTube Feb 4, 2012: Charlotte O’Brien, Director of Bio Bamboo and CO2 Drawdown Solutions, explains how to significantly draw down Carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it as a Bio-Char soil conditioner using Bamboo to fuel Pyrolysis. Adding the Bio-Char to depleted soil fosters the spread of Mycorrhizal fungus in the soil, which…

The melting of permafrost

Permafrost Methane Time Bomb

2012, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Climate Feedbacks, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Greenhouse Gases, Methane (CH4), Pedology, Permafrost, Region, Science Talk, Soil, StudyLeave a comment

First published on YouTube Sep 9, 2012: Because of global warming, permafrost — the frozen ground that covers the top of the world — has been thawing rapidly over the last three decades. But there is cause for concern beyond the far north, because the carbon released from thawing permafrost could raise global temperatures even…

200 years of Global Change 1900-2100 Climate Science History & Projections of IPCC-AR5 2013

2013, CO2 Emissions, Coal, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, History, IPCC, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Science Talk, Study, Tar Sands41 Comments

Hans Rosling lecture 19 mins – 28 September 2013 200 years of Global Change, Climate Science, History Projections & the IPCC AR5 Report explained Professor Hans Rosling, Karolinska Institutet of Sweden. Edutainer at www.Gapminder.org their mission: “To fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based worldview everyone can understand.” The first public forum for the launch of…

Climate-induced migration on the rise

2013, Africa, Climate Refugees, Conflict, Films, Global, Migration, National Security, Policy, Region2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7F35H0YaCU Climate change is not only throwing ecosystems off balance; it is also threatening the livelihoods of many people, which can result in major migrations. But we are currently lacking both reliable data and effective political strategies to deal with these changes, as a . . . You require a Full Access Pass to access…