Gerry Bell of NOAA gives an update on the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook (typically lasting from June 1 to November 30), and how to prepare for the hurricane season. More info from NOAA available at: Preparation http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/hurricane_preparedness.html Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hurricane Active storm map http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
A new NASA study finds that during Greenland’s hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier on the island’s west coast didn’t just melt faster than usual, it slid through the glacier’s interior in a gigantic wave, like a warmed freezer pop sliding out of its plastic casing. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6857 “You could…
Fossil fuel divestment funds double to $5tn in a year https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/12/fossil-fuel-divestment-funds-double-5tn-in-a-year Climate teach-in #2: Solutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPV_coPAkCE Divest LA https://www.facebook.com/InsurgencyNow/videos/1864190287182619 TRAILER Raise A Paddle: A Journey from the Pacific to the tar sands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz-OFpXbbxo Global divestment Mobilisation South Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSrFoGErRvs Additional video footage via http://pixabay.com A beginner’s guide to fossil fuel divestment https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/23/a-beginners-guide-to-fossil-fuel-divestment Go Fossil Free…
Pope Francis put climate change on the agenda of his first meeting with President Trump (May 24, 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/world/europe/pope-trump-vatican-meet.html Address by His Holiness Pope Francis to the United Nations General Assembly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPu1-CxhHA President Trump meets pope at the Vatican https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpmUQn4jWs 10 key excerpts from Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/18/10-key-excerpts-from-pope-franciss-encyclical-on-the-environment/ Related ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO…
Full length talk that covers the facts of climate change, the urgency with which it needs to be addressed and actions we can take to stop it. Delivered by Dr Aaron Thierry at the University of Sheffield, hosted by the Carbon Neutral University Network. Check out the Carbon Neutral University Network on:Web: http://www.carbonneutraluniversity.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/carbonneutralunishefWeebly: http://carbonneutralshef.weebly.com…
Climate models forecast extreme rainfall http://climatenewsnetwork.net/climate-models-extreme-rainfall The Global Challenges Foundation’s annual report “Global Catastrophic Risks 2017” is based on the latest scientific research. It contains contributions from leading experts, and summarizes the current status of global efforts to manage catastrophic risks. The GCF has also commissioned an international survey, in which 8,000 members of the…
‘Whether it’s the spectre of nuclear conflict or our planet tipping into catastrophic climate change, the need for effective global cooperation has never been greater’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/climate-change-global-warming-nuclear-war-asteroid-pandemic-volcano-global-catastrophe-a7752171.html The Global Challenges Foundation’s annual report “Global Catastrophic Risks 2017” is based on the latest scientific research. It contains contributions from leading experts, and summarizes the current status of…
The East Siberian Arctic Shelf has received more attention in recent years in regards to a potential contribution of the greenhouse gas methane, for the global methane budget, from several different sources. However, more studies are required to better constrain this potential accelerator of ongoing climate change. CREDITS The East Siberian Arctic Shelf has received…
Watch the CLIMATE STATE video at https://www.bitchute.com/video/RYcSGzMWoog/ Climate change will lead to “dire” food and water shortages, according to a draft report presented Monday to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2017/05/22/rbi-board-members-rating-agencies-to-advise-on-resolution-of-large-accounts The second part of the video takes a look at food security. The impact of climate change on food security and nutrition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfeZi1QS2M Climate Change, Global…
This video with scope on permafrost melting, highlights some of the new developments of our understandings, of what happens in the Arctic due to global warming. The Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC), at the University of Alaska Fairbanks May 11, 2017. Professor of Geophysics Vladimir Romanovsky discusses the impact of Arctic permafrost thaw. Related http://permafrostwatch.org…
The mass of the Antarctic ice sheet has changed over the last several years. Research based on observations from NASA’s twin NASA/German Aerospace Center’s twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites indicates that between 2002 and 2016, Antarctica shed approximately 125 gigatons of ice per year, causing global sea level to rise by 0.35…
No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change. Read the story https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/19/arctic-stronghold-of-worlds-seeds-flooded-after-permafrost-melts