Record shattering Heat Wave Hits U.S. and Canada
The heat wave baking the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada, is of an intensity never recorded by modern humans.
Detroit hit by unusual amounts of rain causing flash flooding
Flash flooding inundated many highways in the Detroit metro area on Saturday, with more rain in the forecast. There is also a tornado watch in the region.
Atlantic Ocean: Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers
Michael Mann weighs in on the worrisome shifts in the great conveyor belt, and the dangerous heatwave threatening the Pacific Northwest. 115 degrees in the shade this weekend in Portland. 119 degrees ground temperature in the Arctic; 80 degrees air temperature. These are unpresented heatwaves which have the fingerprints of human activity all over it,…
Earth’s Energy Imbalance Has Doubled since 2005
NASA: Researchers have found that Earth’s energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019. Earth’s climate is determined by a delicate balance between how much of the Sun’s radiative energy is absorbed in the atmosphere and at the surface and how much thermal infrared radiation Earth emits to space. A positive…
Dangerous heat wave strains Texas power grid
Record-breaking drought and sweltering temperatures are baking parts of the U.S.
Hydrogen beyond the hype
Speaker Hanno Böck talks about hydrogen, and points out – to make it viable you would require more renewable electricity, also it would be expensive. He also makes the distinction between green hydrogen, and fossil hydrogen – how it is produced, with green hydrogen making up only a small fraction today. Hydrogen is a crucial…
Stefan Rahmstorf explains Climate Tipping Points
Climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf speaks on climate tipping points.
Climate scientist Michael Mann on the G-7 event
Michael Holmes (CNN), interviews climate scientist Michael Mann about the G-7 talks currently underway. #ClimateChange at the #G7 -financing for countries to leap frog fossil fuels is a start says @MichaelEMann but more needs to happen. “The #ParisAccords was a foot in the door but we have to reduce carbon emissions far more…if we are…
The Electric Plasma Jet Engine
China Reveals Electric Plasma Jet Engine To Solve Climate Change. Imagine a gleaming futuristic airliner flying around the world, fuelled solely by clean energy and fresh air. That is the grand vision of a new generation of jet thrusters that is causing a lot of buzz in engineering labs all over the world. Is this…