Drop in Renewable Energy Costs leads to Record Global Boost

2017, Clean Tech, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling Read the full article written by Damian Carrington at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/06/spectacular-drop-in-renewable-energy-costs-leads-to-record-global-boost Video footage via Pixabay.com https://pixabay.com/en/videos/list/?hp=&image_type=video&cat=&min_width=&min_height=&q=renewable+energy&order=latest

Large Underwater Methane seeping Structures can collapse

2017, Arctic, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Geosphere, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrosphere, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Oceanography, Pedology, PermafrostLeave a comment

For the first time, underwater pingos have been found, outside of the permafrost regions. Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs https://cage.uit.no/news/domes-of-frozen-methane-may-be-warning-signs-for-new-blow-outs/ Related Waking the Giant: Climate Force and Geological Hazards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xndhx7KpSU0 Gas Blowouts on the Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas View of the methane seeps in the Arctic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTFjWBiP4E Leaking…

Like Champagne opened, methane explosions resulted in Ocean craters

2017, Abrupt Climate Change, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Greenhouse Gases, Methane (CH4), Methane Hydrate, Paleoclimatology, PleistoceneLeave a comment

Like ‘champagne bottles being opened’: Scientists document an ancient Arctic methane explosion What could possibly go wrong, ignoring climate change, the warnings or clues from what science tells us, even if we were just creating a better world with clean energy, and millions of new jobs? One thing which could go very wrong, are based…

Media, Political Leaders React to U.S. Paris Climate Exit

2017, China, Climate Change, Emissions Reduction, Europe, Policy, Solutions, USALeave a comment

A compilation of recent responses to Donald Trump’s announcement from June 1, 2017, to exit the Paris Agreement, signed by 195 nations. Woodrow Wilson Center FOX and CNN via Emmanuel Macron Secular Talk ABC News Aljazeera http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/eu-and-china-agree-on-joint-climate-change-action/5458479676001 Related Globe heaps scorn on Trump for Paris exit http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336176-globe-heaps-scorn-on-trump-for-paris-exit

Larsen C likely to create largest Iceberg ever recorded

2017, Antarctica, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Glaciology, Ice Sheets, WAISLeave a comment

Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days References Content: Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-research/antarcticiceriftclosetocalvingaftergrowing17kmin6days.php Larsen C video by British Antarctic Survey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAM0tZB0aIc Music by Stephen Lu http://chibola.com Additional video footage via http://pixabay.com Related Larsen Ice Shelf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larsen_Ice_Shelf Larsen Ice Shelf Meets Open…

Global Average Temperature vs Temperature Extremes

2017, Science Talk, Temperature, UKLeave a comment

In his March 2017 talk “The Brutal Logic of Climate Change”, at the University of Sheffield, Aaron Thierry outlined many of the aspects of climate change.This video here is the excerpt on temperature anomalies. Watch the full lecture at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7TL_BbAd-s The emissions pledge pathway negotiated at the Paris conference has a probability of over 90%…