Rupert Murdoch’s LA home Burning down in Record Wildfire

2017, Denial, Extreme Weather, Impacts, WildfireLeave a comment

The home of 21st Century Fox and Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, located on a vineyard outside of Los Angeles, is “burning down” in Southern California’s wildfires, according to an NBC News report on Wednesday. http://thehill.com/homenews/media/363573-report-rupert-murdochs-la-home-burning-down-in-wildfire California Increased Wildfire Risk http://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/california-increased-wildfire-risk Smoke and Fire in Southern California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91379 Rupert Murdoch doesn’t understand climate change…

The TOP 5 Climate Fixes

2017, Carbon Tax, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Coal, Communication, Electric Car, Emissions Reduction, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Agriculture practises, pollution, plastic waste, lifestyle changes, public transportation, diet, aviation, will be addressed in an upcoming video. If you have more input on possible climate fixes you would like to see featured, comment below. The dirty fossil fuels we burn for energy — coal oil and gas — plus forest destruction, are the main…

NASA’s Mission to Explore Greenland’s Ice Melt (Raw)

2017, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Expedition, Greenland, Hydrosphere, OceanographyLeave a comment

The Oceans Melting Greenland mission seeks to understand how ocean water is contributing to ice loss in Greenland. In October 2017, mission scientists and crew dropped 240 ocean probes from a C-130 aircraft into the waters around Greenland to measure ocean temperature. Footage includes interior and exterior shots of the aircraft with crew and scientists…

Guy McPherson’s Near Term Extinction Theory

2017, Climate Change, Communication, ImpactsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Han9oe9hicAbove video is currently unavailable due to a copyright DMCA takedown request per Guy McPherson. Read the full story here The curious case of Guy McPherson’s Crusade against Science. In the meantime watch the video here. Climate deniers love the notion, that we cannot do anything, or Guy’s claim that actions doesn’t matter, ie. phasing…

Rare December Thomas Fire, conditions remain Critical

2017, Extreme Weather, Impacts, USA, WildfireLeave a comment

From Santa Barbara to San Diego, California’s coastal cities and mountains are on high alert this week, as an unusually prolonged bout of Santa Ana winds blowing toward the coast will lead to a multi-day period of extremely dangerous fire weather. https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/extreme-weeklong-fire-threat-puts-southern-california-edge ThomasFire is currently 31,000 acres with 150 structures destroyed https://twitter.com/VCFD_PIO/status/938010468639154176 Neighborhood homes destroyed…

Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity

2017, Australia, Biosphere, Birds, China, Climate Change, Communication, Impacts, Life forms, WildlifeLeave a comment

Unsustainable farming, fishing and climate change has intensified the struggle for survival among vulnerable animals and crops, says IUCN at the release of its latest list of endangered species https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/red-list-thousands-of-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-human-activity Climate change is radically reshuffling UK bird species, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/climate-change-is-radically-reshuffling-uk-bird-species-report-finds

Insect Armageddon, 75 percent decline in Germany

2017, Biosphere, Environment, Europe, Germany, Impacts, Life formsLeave a comment

Scientists warn that insects could be facing “Armageddon” after a new study found that more than 75 percent of the insect population in Germany has declined in the last two decades. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/scientists-warn-insect-armageddon-after-dramatic-drop-populations-n812401 More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809 Music composed by Piotr Wojtowicz aka…