Are the worst climate outcomes unavoidable? Are we doomed?

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, National SecurityLeave a comment

At the AGU Fall Meeting 2017, Michael Mann explained why the narrative of certain doom of mankind is equal to denial, and that our actions today make a difference to what we can expect with future warming. Watch the entire panel discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2k2tpbfVk Conversation Earth content with Guy McPherson http://www.conversationearth.org/near-term-human-extinction-guy-mcpherson-218 SUPPORT CLIMATE STATE● Patreon…

Expert asks, can we control the climate crisis in time?

2017, Atmosphere, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Communication, Germany, Greenhouse Gases, Holocene, Science Talk, TemperatureLeave a comment

Stefan Rahmstorf speaks at the 2017 Bonn climate conference, explaining the basics of global climate change, and outlines our current emissions pathway – asking if we can control the climate crisis. The talk is titled Climate Action and Human Wellbeing at a Crossroads: Historical Transformation or Backlash? Stefan Rahmstorf’s homepage http://www.pik-potsdam.de/~stefan

How Greenland’s Melt Raises Seas. What will be left?

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Glaciology, Greenland, Hydrology, Ice Sheets, Science TalkLeave a comment

This video provides an outline on the accelerated ice loose from Greenland, explains the mechanism causing the melt, and features the new stunning visualization of Greenland without ice. Teaser image https://pixabay.com/en/ice-sea-light-nature-greenland-463845 Konrad Steffen’s full talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0ynd1Vesk How Greenland Would Look Without Its Ice Sheet, British Arctic Survey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hGSvgE7jGA Little Algae creates Huge Melt Feedback on…

Arctic Sea Ice and Permafrost Status Report 2017

2017, Arctic Amplification, Climate Change, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Extreme Weather, Holocene, Permafrost, Polar Amplification, Sea IceLeave a comment

The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, affecting people in the region, fish and wildlife they depend on for food, and their environment. This unprecedented change has ramifications far beyond the region for the global economy, weather, climate, sea level, trade and security.  Highlights https://www.climate.gov/Arctic-2017Read the report at http://acrtic.noaa.gov/report-card

Wildfire California Extreme Footage Compilation (2017)

2017, Extreme Weather, USA, WildfireLeave a comment

Dry weather and merciless winds, with gusts predicted to reach the strength of a Category 1 hurricane in mountainous areas, threaten to intensify the already devastating Southern California wildfires. A value of 48 is considered high danger, while 162 is extreme. Thursday’s score: 296, a record. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/07/us/ventura-fire-california/index.html L.A. County Fire Department https://twitter.com/LACoFDPIO Terrence McKelvey &…

What it takes to limit Climate to 2C

2017, Climate Visuals, Climate Wiki, CO2 Emissions, Greenhouse GasesLeave a comment

How steep emissions reduction get, in order to limit global warming to two degrees celsius, visualized by Carbon Brief. Graph by Zeke Hausfather and animation by Rosamund Pearce for Carbon Brief. https://twitter.com/CarbonBrief/status/938809099830956033 For more from Carbon Brief follow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXgvmQ2jUgUjRpJzvga5Tg Tweets by CarbonBrief

Most accurate climate models predict greatest future warming

2017, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Model, Science Talk, Study, TemperatureLeave a comment

The climate change simulations that best capture current planetary conditions are also the ones that predict the most dire levels of human-driven warming, according to a statistical study released in the journal Nature Wednesday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/06/the-most-accurate-climate-change-models-predict-the-most-alarming-consequences-study-claims Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy budget https://www.nature.com/articles/nature24672 Greater future global warming inferred from Earth’s recent energy…