CLIMATE SCIENTIST: We Need Disruptive Change

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

Excerpt of a May 4th 2018 discussion, Anthropocene Lecture, in Berlin, with Bruno Latour (Philosopher) and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), watch the full talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-n_44M2nLw Bruno Latour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_LatourHans Joachim Schellnhuber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Joachim_Schellnhuber Film and production: Dusan SolomunModerated by Bernd M. Scherer Further information https://www.hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/2017/anthropocene_lectures/anthropocene_lectures_start.php

Sea Level Rise is a Hockey Stick

2018, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Sea Level Rise, Solutions, USALeave a comment

Larry Goldzband (Bay Area Conservation), Jim White (INSTAAR), Tiffany Troxler (Florida International University), and citizen scientists discuss sea level rise today and for the future. We’re planning for 4-7 feet (+2 meters) of sea level rise by the end of the century, which is about twice as much as was projected just some years ago.…

Is THIS Graph the only one needed to act on Global Warming?

2018, Air Pollution, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, CO2 Emissions, Communication, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Impacts, Model, StudyLeave a comment

Studies point to cognitive impairments at carbon dioxide levels believed possible by the end of this century, additional observation informed models tend to project higher warming scenarios, further research points to the possibility of self-reinforcing feedbacks in the climate system – again affecting the outcome of current unmitigated releases of heat-trapping gases to Earth’s atmosphere.…

CO2 May Make Earth +10-15ºC Hotter, Like Early Paleogene

2018, Bacteria, Biosphere, Climate Proxies, CO2 Emissions, Global, Impacts, Life forms, Microbiology, Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, Paleoclimatology, Pleistocene, Study, Temperature, Temperature Reconstruction, Trees, WildlifeLeave a comment

University of Bristol: A new study led by scientists at the University of Bristol has warned that unless we mitigate current levels of carbon dioxide emissions, Western Europe and New Zealand could revert to the hot tropical climate of the early Paleogene period – 56-48 million years ago. The Atlantic: They were strange days at…

Fire tornado’s sighted in California, England, Australia Strongest tornado in California’s history

2018, Australia, Europe, Extreme Weather, Impacts, UK, USA, WildfireLeave a comment

A tornado? Scary. Wildfire? Horrific. A tornado made out of fire? Just about the most terrifying thing Mother Nature can whip up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/08/03/californias-carr-fire-may-have-unleashed-the-most-intense-fire-tornado-ever-observed-in-the-u-s California’s Viral Fire Tornado Has Scientists Searching For Answers – Fire tornados are among the rarest weather phenomena on Earth, and this vortex had the added distinction of possibly being the strongest…

Study suggests Earth may enter Hothouse Climate State

2018, Adaptation, Anthropocene, Biosphere, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Climate Engineering, Climate Feedbacks, Climate Sensitivity, Climate Visuals, CO2 Sequestration, Coal, Communication, Cryosphere, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Geosphere, Global, Holocene, Hydrosphere, Natural Gas, Oil, Paleoclimatology, Policy, Solutions, Tar SandsLeave a comment

Earth could spiral into a ‘Hothouse’ state even if we reduce CO2 emissions, warns report https://www.inquisitr.com/5019576/earth-could-spiral-into-a-hothouse-state-even-if-we-reduce-co2-emissions-warns-new-report Read the study paper http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/31/1810141115 Tipping Elements – the Achilles Heels of the Earth System https://www.pik-potsdam.de/services/infodesk/tipping-elements The Climate State of the Holocene and Anthropocene (Rates of Change) https://climatestate.com/2018/08/08/the-climate-state-of-the-holocene-and-anthropocene-rates-of-change Additional sources Donald Trump’s Paris Exit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulcj3gkAbLo Rockström: The Earth System…

Climate change fuels wildfires. Here’s how

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Drought, Europe, Extreme Weather, Heat wave, Impacts, USA, WildfireLeave a comment

Mike Mann provides a clear explanation of the relation between climate change and current extreme weather around the world, and the imperative to reduce carbon emissions. Via https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/climate-change-is-making-wildfires-more-extreme-heres-how Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/06/domino-effect-of-climate-events-could-push-earth-into-a-hothouse-stateScientists Have Uncovered a Disturbing Climate Change Precedent https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/earths-scorching-hot-history/566762/

Die Hitzewelle in Europa und Deutschland 2018

2018, Drought, Europe, Extreme Weather, Germany, Heat wave, Impacts, PrecipitationLeave a comment

Mehr als 45 Grad wurden in Portugal gemessen. Gleich an mehreren Orten fielen Hitzerekorde – und es soll es noch heißer werden. Mehr zum Thema dieser Sendung vom 4 August 2018 https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/portugal-hitzerekord-101.html Wissenschaftler warnen vor Heißzeit https://tagesschau.de/inland/heisszeit-pik-101.html

Gov. Jerry Brown: We entered a New Climate & Weather Era

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Policy, USALeave a comment

During a press conference with the California state’s emergency officials Governor Jerry Brown provided an update on the destructive northern California wildfires, and talked about the peculiar connections established by climate change. California wildfires roar into ‘uncharted territory,’ fueled by climate change https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/02/carr-fire-california-wildfires-get-worse-gov-jerry-brown-says/887646002/ Watch the full press conference recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGJCisTK0c