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Most accurate climate models predict greatest future warming

2017, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Model, Science Talk, Study, TemperatureBy Chris Machens December 6, 2017 Leave 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…

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Rupert Murdoch’s LA home Burning down in Record Wildfire

2017, Denial, Extreme Weather, Impacts, WildfireBy Chris Machens December 6, 2017 Leave 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…

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Someone pretending to be Guy McPherson files fake copyright strike

2017, Climate StateBy Chris Machens December 6, 2017 Leave a comment

Today our YouTube channel received a fake copyright strike. The video in question was entirely created with our own content and discussed rather neutral Guy McPherson’s so called Near Term Extinction theory. The video got close to 2000 views and received over 100 comments, many what appeared to be from deniers – we can provide…

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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 PowerBy Chris Machens December 6, 2017 Leave 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…

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

2017, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Expedition, Greenland, Hydrosphere, OceanographyBy Chris Machens December 6, 2017 Leave 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…

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Guy McPherson’s Near Term Extinction Theory

2017, Climate Change, Communication, ImpactsBy Chris Machens December 5, 2017 Leave 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…

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Rare December Thomas Fire, conditions remain Critical

2017, Extreme Weather, Impacts, USA, WildfireBy Chris Machens December 5, 2017 Leave 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…

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Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity

2017, Australia, Biosphere, Birds, China, Climate Change, Communication, Impacts, Life forms, WildlifeBy Chris Machens December 5, 2017 Leave 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

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Science bashing Guy McPherson’s flip flop on Near Term Human Extinction

2017, DenialBy Chris Machens December 5, 2017 Leave a comment

UPDATE The curious case of Guy McPherson’s Crusade against Science.

Insect Armageddon, 75 percent decline in Germany

2017, Biosphere, Environment, Europe, Germany, Impacts, Life formsBy Chris Machens December 4, 2017 Leave 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…

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Megaboulders, shocking Evidence for Future Climate

2017, Extreme Weather, Geodynamics, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Impacts, Oceanography, Paleoclimatology, Pedology, Pleistocene, Sea Level Height, StormsBy Chris Machens December 4, 2017 Leave a comment

Climate-change warnings include rising seas and wild weather shifts. But giant flying boulders? That’s heavy http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/11/28/oceans Super Typhoon Shoved Car-Size Boulders Onto Philippine Beaches https://www.livescience.com/49201-haiyan-waves-moved-giant-boulders.html How did these giant boulders get here? http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/how-did-these-giant-boulders-get-here Peter Sinclair’s interviews via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-r1RLlYa6A Music composed by Piotr Wojtowicz aka ThePianoMan007 https://soundcloud.com/thepianoman007/i-saw-you-there

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Climate State is Back!

2017, Climate State, DenialBy Chris Machens December 2, 2017 2 Comments

Sometimes in the early morning hours of a rather warm December winter day in the Northern Hemisphere, our YouTube channel has been re-activated by YouTube! For those who are unaware, 3 days ago YouTube terminated our channel without warnings. There is no explanation, no email, nothing which would explain the situation to us. However, there…

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