The price of offshore wind has dropped by 50% in two years in the UK – we asked the head of renewables at Scottish Power to explain what’s going on https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/09/19/video-offshore-wind-suddenly-cheap-uk
Unearthed accompanied scientists to the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest as they learned more about a part of the world that could have massive implications for the planet. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/10/congo-basin-rainforest-peatlands-simon-lewis-climate-change-carbon/
At least 15 people are dead and a dozen injured after overnight downpours caused sudden and catastrophic flooding in cities outside Athens, according to Reuters. In western cities like Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, citizens lost homes, cars and businesses. Forecasters expect more rain tonight. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/16/564576504/deadly-floods-devastate-western-greek-cities Part of the footage via Understanding Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTSzYz54q9g…
WILLIAM WEHRUM IS the Trump administration’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation. https://theintercept.com/2017/10/06/watch-a-top-epa-nominee-embarrass-himself-with-feigned-ignorance-of-basic-facts More Clueless Climate Deniers https://climatecrocks.com/2017/11/12/more-clueless-climate-deniers
The Greenland ice sheet is one of the largest contributors to global sea level rise, and if completely melted, could add ~7 meters to sea level. In recent years, the imbalance of the ice sheet has increased with warmer atmospheric conditions. In this talk, Visiting Assistant Professor Samiah Moustafa describes the field’s current knowledge on…
Miriam Jones speaks at the Permafrost Collaboration Team Meeting, October 10, 2017. https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/events/7798 Video via IARPC Collaborations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOyLef1t4IU Related Bølling-Allerød warming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B8lling-Aller%C3%B8d_warming
On the eve of the COP23 UN Climate Talks, the Pacific Climate Warriors and 1000s of people from around the world used their bodies, their culture and their spirits to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels, and a rapid, just transition to renewable energy for all. More on this story at 350…
Two of the frozen continent’s fastest-moving glaciers are shedding an increasing amount of ice into the Amundsen Sea each year. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/26/climate/antarctica-glaciers-melt.html
Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean are strong — a cause for concern because the glacier holds more than 11 feet of sea level rise and acts as a plug that helps lock in the ice…