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…
Island major threatened of sea level rise, explains climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the National Dialogue on Climate Action, hosted a public lecture on the challenging issue of the communication of climate change on 26 October 2017. Video by EPA Ireland https://www.youtube.com/user/EPAIrela… The speaker, Professor Chris Rapley CBE, is Professor of Climate Science at University College London and has specialised…
In this opening lecture of the Environmental Change Institute’s MSc in Environmental Change and Management, Professor Yadvinder Malhi discusses the emerging concept of the Anthropocene. In his lecture he explores the history of the concept, how it is used in disciplines ranging from the Earth system sciences, geology, ecology, social sciences and in the wider…
His presentation (3/22/2017), titled “The big picture on energy and climate,” discusses the dynamics of how money, jobs, national security, ethics and the environment influence perceptions and decisions about energy. The presentation was sponsored by several Lycoming College organizations including: Clean Water Institute, Center for Energy and the Future, Outdoor Leadership and Education program, and…
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/30/global-atmospheric-co2-levels-hit-record-high The Keeling Curve animation via Scripps Oceanography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEbE5fcnFVs
Former Vice President, Al Gore joins Climate One, along with filmmakers, Bonnie Cohen and Jon Shenk to discuss An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The film is a follow-up on the popular An Inconvenient Truth which was release 10 years ago. The trio will discuss the challenges the world still faces when it comes to…
Climate scientist Kerry Emanuel describes physics behind expected increase in storm strength due to climate change. http://news.mit.edu/2017/kerry-emanuel-hurricanes-are-taste-future-0921 Video via Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences MIT https://www.youtube.com/user/EAPSweb/videos Speaker: Kerry A. Emanuel, Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science, Co-Director of the Lorenz Center Natural disasters are the result of the interaction of a natural phenomenon…
In this episode of Turbulence (Sep 15, 2017), Jake speaks with Peter Ward about the mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history, the pressing issue of climate change, the future of evolution, the future of the human race, and other topics. More from Turbulent Media at http://turbulentmedia.com Turbulence Podcast Patron https://www.patreon.com/turbulentmedia Podcast release via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTS1gWK6g74 Peter…