Video games and carbon footprints
There are many actions for gamers when it comes to computer games. Back in 2013, I highlighted a project to count carbon dioxide at power plants, but there is much more gamers can do. […]
Vast methane ‘plumes’ seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane - a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide - have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
Vanishing Arctic Ice and Amplification
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Using Lasers to Fight Climate Change
The newest laser technology that detects methane and makes plugging methane leaks profitable is examined by Wall Street Week in Wyoming. David Westin explains how it all works and could help fight climate change.
USGS: Climate-Hydrate Interactions
On the stability of methane hydrate deposits, the goal is to determine how much, if any, methane hydrate is currently dissociating on Earth in response to climate change.
US: Hundreds of billions to be given to clean energy, electric vehicles and flood defenses
The Biden administration announced a vast spending bill, with hundreds of billions of dollars allocated to support clean energy, electric vehicles and new defenses against extreme weather events.
US withdraws from $9.3 billion climate agreement with developing countries
The United States withdrew from the massive climate agreement, the deal goal is to assist South Africa, Indonesia, and other developing countries in their transition to clean energy.
US Midwest: Jet Stream delivers Dangerous Flash Floods (August 2013)
Mangled Jet Stream Delivers Four Months Worth of Rain in One Week to Missouri; Central, Eastern US to Remain Under Severe Flood Threat.
Ups-and-downs of Indian monsoon rainfall likely to increase under warming
The Indian monsoon is a complex system which is likely to change under future global warming.