The report, The long term impact of carbon dioxide on climate was issued in 1979, by the JASON advisory group. JASON is an independent group of elite scientists which advises the United States government on matters of science and technology, mostly of a sensitive nature, in the following some highlights. Impacts Conclusions Related ScienceFriday: Since…
Based upon President Kennedy’s Speech he gave in September 1962 at Rice University https://youtu.be/kPimDzHzwBU Music Gilde Flores / Epic Stock Media http://epicstockmedia.com Related Every president since JFK was warned about climate change https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060105233
The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists. A new NASA study by sea ice expert Claire L. Parkinson reveals recent trends in Antarctica’s sea ice extent. CREDITS A 40-y record reveals gradual Antarctic sea ice increases followed by decreases at rates far exceeding the…
Guest post by Honey Gusto, who asks, “Do I need to give up meat to preserve the Earth?” Who would have thought that by eating meat, you may actually be negatively impacting the environment. Or to put it bluntly, you are. Well believe it or not, this can actually be the case, and it’s a…
This data visualization depicts the last 25 years of Antarctic land ice elevation change. Areas in red indicate land ice loss. Watch the NASA visualization Areas in blue are regions that saw land ice elevation gains. The camera starts with a view of the Earth and then flies down to Antarctica, where it pauses to…
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute used data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge to develop a more accurate model of how the Greenland Ice Sheet might respond to climate change in the future, finding that it could generate more sea level rise than previously thought. Watch a narrated NASA model visualization In the…
During the unprecedented extreme record breaking June Europe heatwave of 2019, many countries experienced the highest temperature for this month, some even set all time new temperature records, e.g. in the southern village of Gallargues-le-Montueux in France the thermometer settled at 45.9C (114.6F).[1] Europe’s five hottest summers since 1500 have all been in the 21st…
If you followed the Europe 2019 June heatwave on twitter you may have come across tweets claiming that the highest recorded temperature was set in 1930 with 50C or 122F. For instance the account of Dr. Waheed Uddin, was quick to post an Australian newspaper article from 1930, which claimed that a temperature of 50C…
The Leaders of the G20 met in Osaka, Japan from 28-29 June 2019, and declared united efforts to address major global economic challenges, to foster global economic growth, while harnessing the power of technological innovation, in particular digitalization, and its application for the benefit of all. The G20 had been at risk of ending without a…